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I was reading this article: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php?idx=119&d=1&w=5&e=31293 I found this to be a relief because it's possible that I'm not the only one with this problem. " Having grown up in New York City and frequently travelled the subway system, I, along with millions of other New Yorkers, soon learned the importance of avoiding eye contact with other passengers. The reason was simple: direct eye contact can easily be mis perceived by a stranger as a challenge to fight. Many paranoid patients report the thought that when they believe they are being stared at, then they are about to be attacked. In fact, some paranoid patients have been known to make drawings of the human head and figure with unusually large eyes. The grossly distorted drawings often represent looking out suspiciously into what is perceived as a dangerous and aggressive world. " I take the New York City subway system and I have this problem. This has never happened to me before but one day I decided to avoid all eye contact with people after some situation. Now, it feels like I can never control where I should look and I have problems riding the subway because I fear eye contact with other people sitting on the train. I also have problems walking anywhere because I am paranoid that someone is looking at me so any walking situation turns into chaos with either me or the other person casting their eyes to the floor. I have problems all the time and anytime I remember that I have this problem, any situation turns into chaos. It's fine when I forget the fact the I have this issue, but the more I try to forget - the easier it is to remember. I've been having this problem for almost a year now and any help would be great. From what I am saying above, the problem has progressed (downhill). I'll look anywhere just because I know that it annoys me to do it. For example, lets say you tell me not do look at the chair next to you. As I speak to you my eyes will go there and back to you constantly. Thanks for any help.

Okay I will try this, but looking at others doesn't give me panic. The thing that gives me panic is the fact that I think that I can't control eye movement and I look at the wrong places and wrong people at the wrong time. If I could somehow forget that I had this problem like with hypnosis or to hypnosis to tell me that I don't have it, it probably would work. Edit- also, won't this type of therapy prevent me from recognizing one someone I know that is looking at me? or could it even lead to delayed reactions to things like cars and street crossing? this is why I prefer the the hypnotism method if there is such thing.

yes there are many other problems that are being caused by this issue like anytime that it feels like I have no control, or any situation that will make me aggravated by not being able to control where I am looking it just happens. Like say my I am in a conversation with a few people in a circle. I know that you are only supposed to look at the person who is talking but I look at someone else because I know that I'm not supposed to and it makes me distressed or the other person I'm doing it to distressed. I don't want to resort to wearing sunglasses because it's weird to wear them in the winter and they don't look that good on me. Did your children eventually take of their sunglasses? thanks.

does anyone have the answer? any professional? can someone help this is a serious case.

I was reading this article: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php?idx=119&d=1&w=5&e=31293 I found this to be a relief because it's possible that I'm not the only one with this problem. - Hide quoted text - " Having grown up in New York City and frequently travelled the subway system, I, along with millions of other New Yorkers, soon learned the importance of avoiding eye contact with other passengers. The reason was simple: direct eye contact can easily be mis perceived by a stranger as a challenge to fight. Many paranoid patients report the thought that when they believe they are being stared at, then they are about to be attacked. In fact, some paranoid patients have been known to make drawings of the human head and figure with unusually large eyes. The grossly distorted drawings often represent looking out suspiciously into what is perceived as a dangerous and aggressive world. " I take the New York City subway system and I have this problem. This has never happened to me before but one day I decided to avoid all eye contact with people after some situation. Now, it feels like I can never control where I should look and I have problems riding the subway because I fear eye contact with other people sitting on the train. I also have problems walking anywhere because I am paranoid that someone is looking at me so any walking situation turns into chaos with either me or the other person casting their eyes to the floor. I have problems all the time and anytime I remember that I have this problem, any situation turns into chaos. It's fine when I forget the fact the I have this issue, but the more I try to forget - the easier it is to remember. I've been having this problem for almost a year now and any help would be great. Thank you!