I have the weirdest problem. I can’t control my facial expressions or bodily mannerisms around other people. They don’t have much to do with my real feelings, but I give off non-verbal snarls and sneers and sexually suggestive body gestures that I really do not want to give. I give off messages I do not want to give off. I know that puts a lot of weight on people to handle my inadvertent behavior, but for the most part, if they don’t want me around I stay away from them, and they generally dismiss my behavior. I have seen this behavior on other people - two on tv - a girl at a football game and a karate kickboxer. At the football game the camera kept swinging back to this girl, trying to get a good example of it on tv. I also came across a girl at college who had this problem. I never talked to her, but she had all my sympathy. This problem is death to your social life.
I don’t understand, it sounds like something wrong , kind of paranoid about yourself. It could be your sz mind messing with you crimby.
In what way do you make sexually suggestive body language?
It’s beyond description, but it is noticeable.
Lol im not sure you are doing it, but i know there are weird body language things people can do
I sort of disconnect when im around people due to extreme anxiety so i understand because its hard to think of facial expressions and body language when your not with it mentally. I don’t know if this is what you mean?
It sounds like it might be some sort of tics or tourettes though I’m honestly not sure
I’m painfully self conscious around other people.
They probably notice and I notice that too.
As a teen I used to blush from neck to ear tips. Not funny.
I think the teen years are the highest anxiety years for many schizophrenics.
I’m thinking maybe that.
That’s the way it is with my situation. It’s strange, because you’d think that intense fear would keep me from attracting attention. It draws much more attention to me, though.
Well if you think its tourettes? Anxiety isn’t causing it if its tourettes?
Anyways im sorry your going through this. It might be something worth bringing up with your doctor.
Take care!
It is really hard to talk about face to face. No one would want to listen and I wouldn’t want to talk about it.
Fair enough. Well just do whatever you feel comfortable with. I don’t think youve anything to feel embarrassed about, i am generally subdued expression i feel that anxious i forget to make a smile or anything. Just relax and be yourself because lifes too short to worry about this and hardly anyone notices anyone when there out and about.
if you dont mean to be doing it but cant help it, if you feel that youve done it, just apologise and say “im sorry, sometimes i cant help my expressions and body language, im not trying to be rude” etc…maybe?
That would help a little, but people still wouldn’t want to associate with me, and I don’t blame them.
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