I have a very difficult time making eye contact with anyone. I rarely look anyone in the eye at all, including my parents and brother, and even less frequently with my friends, doctor, people around town, et cetera.
This isn't because I am lying or hiding something from them; I don't think that it's an issue of self-confidence, either. Because I have struggled with this for the last six years or so, I think that it is most likely a habit that I got into when I used to struggle with self-confidence, and now I just can't break it.
This is a problem because when I go to job interviews, people tend to think that I am not interested or that I have something to hide, so I don't get hired. Also, teachers and other people at school think that I am not paying attention in class, so they get impatient. And it just makes things awkward when I am hanging out with my family and friends.
So can someone give me some tips on how to establish and maintain eye contact with people please?
2006-08-20
14:59:01
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