Is it normal to not make eye contact when talking to someone?
When I'm talking to other people, I have a bad habit of looking at the wall and/or looking down when talking to them. I guess it's because I get EXTREMELY nervous from prolong eye contact with another human. It just...feels weird, ya know?
For example, I was at a coffee shop the other day and as the cashier asked me what I wanted, I was looking down the whole time while ordering my coffee. Although the cashier didn't seem to mind at all and was quite friendly towards me.
Is this considered rude behavior? Is it a tad strange? As a person with social anxiety, I've always had problems with eye contact. In fact, I get nervous when people look at me. Even during childhood, my mom said that I would cry when people looked at me. Now I'm all grown up and still have this problem!