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333Onfire
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25 Apr 2008, 10:19 am

Do people accuse you of staring at them when they are not looking? Some people just pointed this out to me a little while ago. I do it sometimes because I thought something was funny and I looked to see if it was O.K to laugh. Sometime I am just off in my own little world and I am looking in there direction. I was wondering if this is my own quirkyness or if others do this to?

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25 Apr 2008, 10:21 am

I stare a lot, partly to see if there is anyone I ought to recognise (I'm somewhat face-blind).

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25 Apr 2008, 10:30 am

LOL! Talking about face-blind... I broke up a fight between what I thought was my neighbour's kid and someone across the street... and it turned out they were brothers. There I was, standing in the middle of the street, yelling for the (supposed) kid's mother...

Very embarassing. I still get them confused a bit.

I don't know what to say about the staring thing. Maybe try to make sure you're facing a wall when you go off into la-la land?

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25 Apr 2008, 11:03 am

apparently i do this, but only one as*hole really cared enough to make it a problem for me. she was a co-worker in an office who enjoyed pointing out my many idiosyncrasies, including a variety of 'inappropriate' staring. :oops:

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25 Apr 2008, 11:05 am

Icheb wrote:

I stare a lot, partly to see if there is anyone I ought to recognise (I'm somewhat face-blind).

I recognize people by their clothing and hair. :D

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25 Apr 2008, 11:05 am

I don't have that problem.

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25 Apr 2008, 11:09 am

This happens 2 me a lot even though im not staring at dem ppl always point out at me.

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25 Apr 2008, 11:21 am

My Mom does this, normally I'll just ask if she's looking at me and she says no.
She's done that as long as I can remember.

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25 Apr 2008, 11:24 am

I'll space out while I'm looking at someone without realizing I'm looking at someone.

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25 Apr 2008, 4:51 pm

Specter wrote:

I'll space out while I'm looking at someone without realizing I'm looking at someone.

Me too.

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25 Apr 2008, 4:52 pm

hiya Silver :D

yeah, people get upset for staring. I really don't know why.

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25 Apr 2008, 4:55 pm

I don't stare at people conciously, to me it feels awkward looking for more than a moment unless I'm friends with them, but when I space out I'll realize that I've been staring at someone without realyl noticing thy're there.

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25 Apr 2008, 5:01 pm

Ryn wrote:

exactly! then I get so shocked!

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25 Apr 2008, 5:15 pm

I got scolded for giving some kids the "evil eye" at school once, way back... and I know I did have a tendency to stare awkwardly. But my usual problem was quite the opposite... I didn't look at people at all. I always looked 'shifty' because I was constantly looking down or away, and shuffling along with my head down.

I have quite good eye-contact now, though, which is an accomplishment I'm proud of. It only took me, what, 23 years?

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25 Apr 2008, 5:18 pm

that is something to be proud of!! :D

I haven't achieved that yet.

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25 Apr 2008, 5:35 pm

SilverProteus wrote:

Specter wrote:

I'll space out while I'm looking at someone without realizing I'm looking at someone.

Me too.

me three.

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