Is it normal to wear sunglasses for the purpose of avoiding eye contact?

I'm a sociable person yet I'm also very irritable when it comes to certain behavior. For example, I thoroughly hate the following: bodily contact with others (such as handshaking and inadvertent arm brushing), being in close vicinity to passerby in public, and being aligned with others so they're in my peripheral. When these events occur I must concentrate on breathing to quell the anger I feel or I grind my teeth and get pissy. Therefore whenever I'm traveling, I keep my distance from others by crossing the street when approached or slightly walking further left or right depending on the location of the person approaching me.
However, making eye contact with people, whether deliberate or by accident is unbearable and I feel a surge of anger and adrenaline whenever people look at me or in my direction. To combat this, I've begun wearing sunglasses that block my peripheral and make it easier to avoid looking at a person without drawing attention. Is this behavior normal?

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71% Normal
Based on 38 votes (27 yes)
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Comments ( 7 )
  • Ratman2

    This is by no means normal and you damn well no it. And you claim to be a sociable person? With who, the fucking squirrels? I see a cry for help here. This mental condition of yours, this phobia, must make you a very lonely person. Go get some help. You've been told this before and you know where to get this help. So just do it. Okay?

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    • Ratmanisafag

      You really are a fucking idiot. "And you damn well no it"?

      Go fuck yourself you fat fuck.

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  • Tinybird

    I have social anxiety, and I know completely how you feel. It's worse when I'm walking on my own and some stranger is coming the other way. So yes, I'd say it's normal

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  • Tempest-au

    Sounds like you have at least some of the indictors of Autism. My son is quite social, but also dislikes eye contact, physical contact with strangers, etc.

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  • (s)aint

    I´m a bit the same, maybe not as extreme as you.
    I hate undesired contact with strangers too and I keep my circle small.

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  • mysistersshadow

    Not normal but it sounds like you found a coping mechanism.

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