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Eye contact.
My problem is that I am unable to directly look into people's eyes when I am trying to converse with them.
Embarrassingly, I find my eyes tend to indirectly look at people's sexual parts, for example, breasts, chest etc.
I have no real control over this.
This condition occurs with whoever I am having a conversation with, i.e., men, women, young, old, work colleagues friends and relatives.
I literally feel people getting uncomfortable while talking to me.
I have suffered from this condition for the past 8 years.
It has generally got worse over time. I have, however, suffered from anxiety/stress/worry since I was about 14 or so.
I would very much like to treat this problem as it would enable me to socialize with people without fear.
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Thanks for writing in your query. I cannot help but imagine the kind of pressure you must have been putting on yourself while writing this and you have reached out,
I see that your problem is eyecontact which in short tells me a lot about the state of confidence that you are in for the past 8 years.
Firstly in a counselling session, let me make you aware that how does it work. Session is all about making you able to deal with your own problem but in a very healthy manner.
so my question to you is will you like to be stuck in the same situation for prolonged or you want to get out of this thing.
If you have made your decision to get out of the situation then you can reach out to me in person just write a Hi to me in the message - double eight zero two two nine seven nine four three.
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you know how to book a session
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stay strong :)
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Get comfortable. You can lie on your back in bed or on the floor with a pillow under your head and knees. ...
Breathe in through your nose. Let your belly fill with air.
Breathe out through your nose.
Place one hand on your belly. ...
As you breathe in, feel your belly rise. ...
Take three more full, deep breaths
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counseling
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connect
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It seems to be social anxiety which might lead to non coherent communication.
It also has tinge of psychosis.
It can be well treated with one to one customised psychotherapy.
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you can contact me through online appointment for further assistance
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Hi, You should be proud of yourself for sharing your thoughts here.Obsessions and compulsions are mainly due to anxiety.Causes may be due to childhood abuse, social anxiety,trauma etc . Forcing yourself to control your thoughts and activities can cause more damage.You need to seek professional help.
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Consult a psychologist
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Focus on your strengths
Write down your anxiety triggers
progressive muscles relaxation
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Hi
Your concern is you are not able to look into a persons eye while talking. You tend to look elsewhere. You want to look into a persons eye while talking and you want to mingle with people without any fear.
Your condition can be treated with counselling sessions. Do not worry counselling sessions will help you.
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Consult a psychologist
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Contact me for counselling session. Along with counselling I can suggest natural foods to calm the mind.
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This is due to anxiety and OCD
IT NEED TO BE ADRESSED THROUGH CBT THERAPY
Even medicinal treatment will help
Take care and seek treatment soon
Consult with me or any psychologist for therapy and counseling online
All the best
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Ms. Narita Sabharwal
Clinical Psychologist
6 yrs exp
Delhi
Hi! Thank you for sharing what you’re feeling and I’m glad you reached out to get some help. What you’re going through isn’t something that uncommon or people have not gone through this before. It happens to people and there are reasons behind it.
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This maybe because your uncomforatable around people . While you’re uncomfortable around people, your mind is distracting itself from looking someone in the eye.
Next time, try looking someone in the eye and see if you feel uncomforatable or even have a bad thought about them. Instead of having the thought, try and look else were. This is only to distract you from your own thoughts about people or feeling uncomforatable around people
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For further and detailed help, try and get In touch with a psychologist who can deal with this in better detail and help you out using certified psychotherapies like CBT.
Take care :)
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