Title: Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching You?
Headings: Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching You?
Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching You?
“I’m no longer self-conscious”
I have neutralised my emotional reactions to other people looking at me.
OLD PAGES (2009):
Sebastiaan

Content: However, it used to make me extremely awkward and self-conscious. Especially when I was “out and about”. When I would walk on the street, I was sure everyone was observing me, judging me, and watching my every move. This felt extremely uncomfortable. I was even conscious of the way I walked (how do I swing my arms to look normal, how do I walk in a cool way?) and I was worried about my facial expression. I felt pressure to appear normal, confident and cool at all times. But on the inside I felt anxious, weird and as if I was being stared at the whole time. I used to walk the newspaper, and even when I wouldn’t see any people in the street, I was still feeling as if someone or some people were starting at me, judging me. Maybe secretly from behind the curtains…
I know now it was just my imagination, but at the time it felt so true…
When you always feel like somebody’s watching you, scrutinising your every move, you probably suffer from social anxiety.