Study says people who struggle with eye contact can fake it by doing this

A research study says that looking at people's ears could fool them to thinking that you're looking at their eyes.

[laurensettles]

I struggle with it because I feel like I’m making the person uncomfortable by staring at them

[EM-Ree]

people who don't understand social anxiety can be so unforgiving.

[adoorableanimation]

I have difficulty with looking at people's eyes because when I do, it feels like I'm challenging them

[Sussexxsquad]

I have horrendous anxiety, I cannot make eye contact It’s scary.

[om]

I can’t make eye contact while speaking because I loose my train of thought while looking at people faces

[thesoundtrackofself]

I cannot focus on what I’m saying when I’m looking into someones eyes

[Mr.Ditkovich.]

I can barely make eye contact even with my own mom, and she is the closest person to me!

[MTs-Ideas]

I struggle in maintaining eye contact because I often feel heightened sence of aggression or readiness for conflict.

[lemonlime]

I work in customer service. Every conversation makes my skin crawl. i wonder if I come across like a jerk, but nah, I just hate myself lol

[catstack_]

Not a dumb study lol
This is helpful for me (a socially anxious human)

[KateFrancis-eorp]

I fucking HATE eye contact with every fibre of my being. This is a real problem for me because most other people are obsessed with it. If you don't do it people will assume you are a liar, or you are not listening to them. Which is stupid because psychopaths can look you in the eye and lie to your face. Also you listen with your ears, not your eyes.

[hollalaland]

Eye contact physically hurts me for reasons i cannot understand nor explain

[moneydrop]

The worst is being forced to make eye contact with someone.

[marixsa]

When I look at people in the eyes they get scared or feel that I'm upset at them; this brings a long explanation of " no I'm just intrigued / I have a very intense stare"+ some weird smiles . I used to do the look at their eyes for 5 sec then look to the side for 1 and look back, that would give me the annoying purple woman behaiviour of " you're lying/are you listening to me/ are you intimidated by me" and the ocational she's just shy(not at all). So when I went to HS I did the look for three sec then look at their chin or lips for 1 or 2 sec then look back at their eyes( it was annoying because I was like, kay look now, kay look away, kay look back and missed like half of the conversations). Now I just look at them for 5 sec blink for 1 sec and move my head; that still makes some people say that say "you're scary" and me say the occasional " I'm not mad I attentive" I know you for a very long time and you know that my stare is just very deep I won't feel confortable looking at your eyes, there will always be the thought of, am I scarying you/should I look away/ do I look defiant so on so on .

[zackapshir]

It happens to me when i go out for a date or when iam talking to a pretty girls and even when iam talking to someone face to face about an important issue. It makes me feel uncomfortable and it ruins the conversation since i cant even make jokes even if i try it ends up as a serious way . If you are suffering from this i think the best way is to not be afraid and always remember everyone is having this proplem but they just face it so just face it and ignore the fear.

[pinkbetty]

I struggle with this unless you're directly talking to me. I tend to force myself not to make eye contact unless we are speaking to avoid awkwardness between us. People around me get so offended and often do it to me intentionally out of spite thinking I'm trying to be rude lol. It really sucks. So I try to force myself to keep my head up and make eye contact

[abeerabatool]

We neeed a group of all those ppl . Share your appearances. Ineed help . I lose alot of opportunities bcz of this social anxiety

[OK-tnbc]

In college I was in a taekwando class. My instructor was also a police officer. I told him i was gonna miss a day, he asked me why while staring me down. I was honest but looked away to the left i believe. He said i was lying. I was petrified and fabrigasted. I cannot hold eye contact. I have alot of symptoms of high functioning autism although i have not been diagnosed. I also have ADHD and am definitely nerudivergerant. Its a difficult world to

[avatr]

i can make eye contact with animals but not humans...

[evefoodie]

If you look at their lips, wouldn't it seem like you want to kiss them?😂