For about the past 3-4 years, I have been very uncomfortable being in the presence of people, but mostly women and children. I do not have this fear (that I know of) around men.
When a woman walks too close to me (e.g. towards me), I either step around to avoid her or back away somewhat. If a woman sits next to me in a doctor's office or at a bus stop, I have to literally force myself to sit there until within 20-30 seconds I cannot stand it anymore and have to get up and move.
Oddly, I can talk to them when they are at a reasonable distance without issue and can even have intelligent conversations with them.
I was previous engaged but the breakup was pretty bad and it was devastating for me personally. However, this personal proximity problem was evident even while I was engaged (although it did not hinder our relationship one bit, because I was comfortable around her).
A good example is when we played Twister with her young neice. I would lose on purpose to avoid her (the girl).
2006-08-24
18:52:10
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