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31 Dec 2008, 6:27 pm

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sco·po·pho·bi·a (skp-fb-)
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An abnormal fear of being looked at or seen.

I think I've had this my entire life. I dont know if its related to Social anxiety or not. I think I might of developed it because people always gave me quizzical looks as a kid because of my quietness and lack of facial expression. Can anyone relate to the above definition?

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31 Dec 2008, 7:10 pm

Um... yeah. One of the problems I am having.

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31 Dec 2008, 7:16 pm

yes i hate the whole see and be seen culture, i toyed with the idea of wearing hijab for a while but nah, it's not me. anything they put their eyes on they either resent or envy.

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31 Dec 2008, 8:10 pm

I started to get that phobia when I was in 4th grade. I didn't like people looking at me because I felt they were watching me, waiting for me to do something weird so they can copy me.
I always had to put on an act by watching every move I do so they won't catch me to something "abnormal." I got over that phobia when I was 12. Now I don't care anymore how I act.

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31 Dec 2008, 10:00 pm

Spokane_Girl wrote:

How did you get over it? Did you go for therapy?

Do/did any of you's suffer from anxiety or social phobia?

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31 Dec 2008, 10:11 pm

i_wanna_blue wrote:

Spokane_Girl wrote:

How did you get over it? Did you go for therapy?

Do/did any of you's suffer from anxiety or social phobia?

I have anxiety and I stopped caring what people think. It all started when I did the culture fair and I was forced to be around kids who didn't like me and made fun of me in the past and I did break down there but then I got over it. I felt secured when my mom would come after school to be with me as we worked on the culture fair.

So once I stopped caring what they think of me, I got over it.

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31 Dec 2008, 10:33 pm

When I was really young, so young I can't even personally remember this (this is just something that my mom mentions when she reminisces about all of the ways I've been a pain in the ass)...

...so I'll say I was 3...

my mom couldn't take me out in public because I'd yell and cry that people were looking at me and beg to be taken home. Nowadays it doesn't matter because I'm not aware of other people unless they interact with me. There are still things I can't do because I don't want to be seen (like eat in front of people or use public bathrooms when other people are in there), but the agoraphobia is gone.

Didn't get diagnosed until adulthood.

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31 Dec 2008, 10:35 pm

I wouldn't say I'm afraid of it, however, I would say I do hate being "looked" at, especvially if I get the feeling that I am being watched.

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31 Dec 2008, 11:01 pm

It's obscene.

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01 Jan 2009, 4:13 am

MizLiz wrote:

There are so many things I hate to be seen doing :oops:

When I go to the library I always sit in the section that has the least people. I don't know why I have always been this way. Maybe it's because I feel so inept/different/strange around others.

Yes Spokane_Girl I notice this fear does subside when I don't care of what others think of me. But I find it very hard to naturally do this...

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01 Jan 2009, 4:42 am

Yeah I hate it too. Sometimes when people look at me in that speculatory fashion, I feel like saying "Take a picture, it lasts longer."

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01 Jan 2009, 5:31 am

I don't like being seen, but I don't know whether it's strong or bad enough to call it ''phobia''.

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01 Jan 2009, 8:27 am

another one to add to the list...

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01 Jan 2009, 9:52 am

It does sound like it is related to social anxiety. At least, I bet it is *much* more common among people with social anxiety disorder.

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01 Jan 2009, 2:00 pm

zen_mistress wrote:

Yeah I hate it too. Sometimes when people look at me in that speculatory fashion, I feel like saying "Take a picture, it lasts longer."

It doesn't bug me when I'm out walking around and people glance at me, but when people stare (and this is why I can't stand little kids because it seems like all they do is gawk), I feel like asking if they want my damned autograph.

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01 Jan 2009, 2:43 pm

You mean this is seperate from my social anxiety in general?

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