Is it normal to have a nervous smile whenever someone looks at you?

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Ok, I have Social anxiety. And it is all because of this one thing. Whenever I'm in the company of many people, especially in a situation that involves eye contact, I smile like a stupid idiot, and it makes me more nervous. Sometimes I have even burst out laughing, for no reason, because people were looking at me, and this nervous laugh/smile makes me so self-conscious that I avoid being near people. It's worse with strangers or people I don't know as well.
I also have a tendency to smile or laugh at inappropriate moments, and it's got me into trouble more than once. Like, because I don't know how to react and I know attention is on me and I feel pressured I laugh because I don't know how to cope, and I can't help it. It's involuntary. I don't smile or laugh because I'm happy or I'm finding the situation funny... But because I'm nervous... The other day in karate I had to do 5 step sparring and I kept laughing the whole way through out of nervousness, and last week I had to perform a dance in front of my class and I couldn't hide it either and I looked like an awkward idiot. It's so embarrassing, and the worst part is, I can't control it. What can I do to stop this?

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  • Ellenna
    7 years ago

    If you've been diagnosed with Social Anxiety, surely whoever is treating you could answer your question better than we could and maybe even help you change this?

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  • otaku-girl
    7 years ago

    I do that too. When I am nervous, I blurt out weird things, but it's okay. It's your uniqueness, and if people judge you, just stick a middle finger at them. Don't be ashamed of it.

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  • richardgerecameinmyass
    7 years ago

    Practice makes improvement....but at least you did not make an excuse for yourself and just claim that you are autistic like so many people do these days. It seems to be the hip thing to do and cry autism. I hate when people claim autism just because they are a little bit awkward. It is just an excuse to not hold responsibility for your own actions.

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    • 8=====D~~~~~
      7 years ago

      I hear ya man, its just like some of these so called "edgy" youth of today who think they are like really informed and would have no problem lecturing someone. But like if their opinion gets pulled apart for being nowhere near as edgy as they think they just cry about how they never post anything serious anyway...

      Or say too long didn't read. Or the term "butthurt".

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      • richardgerecameinmyass
        7 years ago

        You need to praise allah.

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  • RoseIsabella
    7 years ago

    I tend to have no expression in such situations, but then again it's not like I have a mirror in front of me so I could be wrong. This is why I love gay bars, mirrors on the dance floor!

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  • Terence_the_viking
    7 years ago

    You sound like tons of funs.

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  • NathanScot
    7 years ago

    Don't know if this will work for you but usually for me if there's anything that seems to scare me or make me uncomfortable I put myself right in the middle of it. Shock therapy if you will. That way I'm left with no option but to see myself through. Works for me. Cher'

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  • JackoBlackman
    7 years ago

    Sounds like autism to me

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