Me too and for
all my life. I go full-body shakes, me.
One, you don't
know what people are thinking when they
look at you. This is your perception, not theirs. (took me the best part of 50 years to suss this one)
Two, how do you
know that the manager won't do anything if you put a complaint in?
I don't go gyms, or groups. I'm far too antisocial for that mither but I used to work out on my own at home. I had all the kit but none of the mither. (Plus, I could only smell my own feet)
Nero, what's the
biggest issue to you here? How other people reacted to you or how
you react when you're in fight or flight mode?
P. S, you're not 'pathetic' by any means. I think your initial response to that bloke was spot on. He's the pathetic one, not you.