Is anyone else like this,,,when talking to people?

[brady]

I get this too, sometimes i would say something and think it was stupid then my face would go red and i would look away from the person and start thinking the worst of things. So i try and avoid convos with people i dont know. When i have a few drinks i find it easier to open up and have a decent convo with someone

[STEPHYUNO]

Hi Aimee, I have experienced this and still do at times so please don't feel too bad, you are not alone and not strange.
I used to get that a lot in my early twenties, and just like you said, felt a bit silly, panicky and embarressed. The truth is people are generally too caught up in what you think of them and their own worries to even notice really, so hold on to that truth.As it is your own thoughts and worries, it seems consuming, but just look around you next time you are in a shop or bump into someone and remember that they have the same kind of stuff running through theyre heads too and will be hoping they don't make a fool of themselves, no matter how calm and confident they may appear.
Beleive in yourself, trust yourself and love yourself, Stephen x

[catchthepigeon]

Its crazy, I suffer from the same avoidance with eye contact and a heightened sense of self awareness, blushing, feeling sweaty etc when anyone talks tome. This has gradually got worse and worse to the point where I avoid as much as possible even my best mates and family.

It is also ruining my relationship with my girlfreind as we dont go out to socialise anymore or even to the pictures or for meals and is holding me back from working.

I have recently developed a panic about driving on the car with anyone, I feel trapped and forced to make conversation but do not want to talk. Yet on my own in the car I am fine.

I have gone from mr confident to a recluse is about 2-3 years. I used to be life of the party, now I just dread getting invited and make any excuses up possible.

I am desperate to get back to my old self but I refuse to go to the doctor as I panic about sitting in the waiting room.

If anyone has any advise, it would be most welcomed as this has destroyed my life and it just keeps getting worse and worse.

[shoegal]

I even get panic attacks when talking on the phone.

[NotResponding]

hi, yep i get like this. hehe! I walked really fast to reduce chances of bumping into someone that knows me. Hey, you can be at ease in the knowledge that its hardly visible to others, it may be somewhat visible but nowhere near as much as your feeling.

[Joonyer]

Hello,,,
I find when im talking to people i get so anxious i feel i have to look away and feel like an idiot,,,the longer the conversation the worse it gets especially if there looking at me for a long period of time,,,and i seem to think everything i say is stupid and that there thinking that,,,then i feel as if im going to have a panic attack and that they can tell. Its now at the point where sometimes if im out i just hope no one talks to me so i dont have to feel awkward.
Does anyone else get like it to this extent?
aimee

Man it's creepy how many posts in this thread are EXACTLY like me. I spent YEARS thinking I was a total freak because of being so self-analytical in every situation. Even now, when I say anything to anyone, I go over it in my head about 50 times afterwards, analysing it from different angles to see if I sounded stupid or anything.

I also convince myself that my mouth is too small, or I get worried about how young I look, which then makes me go red and clearly uncomfortable, which fuels it even more!

Trust me you are NOT alone and I wish I had an answer for you other than the fact that most people are far too busy to worry about judging you, and the ones who are judging you are generally not the sort of people you want to associate with anyway.

Regards
Matt

[hopers]

i often feel like that .. i get so scread and can feel my face burning which makes me conchus that im turning red wich in turn upsets me and then i get embarressed cos i start to well up.. i now dont look any one directly inthe eye unless i absalutly have to .....

my cpm sugested thtai should rite down what i feel whe its happining and conchusly explain it to my slef to see if it helps xx