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AshleyMarie · 07-18-2009, 03:07 PM

I do too.. when I smile and I'm just trying to be nice.... it always seems akward.

WintersTale · 07-18-2009, 03:46 PM

My neutral face looks like I'm sad or depressed. Even when I'm not sad or depressed.

I remember the person who used to cut my hair said to me once, "I thought you were depressed until I heard you speak." Which pretty much describes what people think of me.

spanky · 07-18-2009, 04:02 PM

I guess i look absent/depressed most of a time. And probably that's why i'm truly absent most of a time. When i feel good, my neutral face gets better too.

But i don't give a crap about my neutral face though, as most of people these days have angry faces.

rdrr · 07-18-2009, 04:23 PM

yes it sure does. i really need to learn how to smile because i have no idea how to. every smile i make looks forced when having my photo taken; but i hear it is fine when smiling in normal conversation. but when walking around, ya i have the 'angry face' on.

ilikebooks · 07-18-2009, 04:52 PM

I think so. My face was neutral when I had my drivers' license picture taken, and I look like I'm about to kill someone. I now try to smile a little all the time.

CandySays · 07-18-2009, 11:14 PM

A few people close to me have said they can tell what's on my mind by looking at me. They wish they knew what went on up there...ha. I think the comments are just attributed to my expressiveness when I talk or listen, though.

I digress! As far as the OP...I don't know if I look angry. Probably.

SourD · 07-18-2009, 11:54 PM

My neutral face looks like I'm giving you the death stare. I just want to kill you. and I want to do it in such a psychotic, insane way. Like, scratching your face until you bleed to death. It's irritating, my family is constantly thinking I'm a horrible bitter little b**** because if I'm not smiling, I look angry. and what is there to smile about? Why can't I be beautiful lol

Shooterrr · 07-19-2009, 07:46 PM

My neutral face looks like a combination of sad/confused/mad/serious. People always ask me why I look so angry when I'm really not. It really annoys me because I'm a real nice person whose hardly ever mad but apparently my face can't show that.

whatev133 · 07-20-2009, 09:05 AM

My facial expression usually looks either dazed or pissed. When I had a job, people would always comment and ask me why i was pissed....making me feel even more awkward.

Ehm · 07-21-2009, 07:10 PM

People tell me I look pissed off all the time, which I find strange. I'm usually sad, happy, or too nervous to feel anything. I very rarely get angry.

scatterheart · 07-23-2009, 07:48 AM

Mine's sad; people always ask what's wrong... -_-"

contranigma · 07-23-2009, 10:58 PM

no, I think it just looks neutral, totally devoid of emotion, like I am a really boring person

SK7 · 07-23-2009, 11:43 PM

mine is neutral. it's basically a blank expression. i hate that i wore my neutral face 4 most of the time at school. i'm really not feeling blankness & nothingness most of the time. at least it's summer now. i don't wanna do this again when i go back. my medicine seems 2 be working a little...

forever_dreamer · 07-25-2009, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AshleyMarie

I do too.. when I smile and I'm just trying to be nice.... it always seems akward.

I do the awkward smile too mostly when I don't really feel like smiling. I definitely think I look mad when I go out except when I'm calm I guess I'll have a neutral face.

thelonelyloner · 07-25-2009, 07:45 PM

Yeah sometimes it feels that way for me. But when you feel good inside, your netural face never looks angry so focus on the inside more than your facial expression

Desi · 07-25-2009, 10:31 PM

My neutral face looks angry too. People ask me ALL the time if I'm angry! Its so annoying. I have a wrinkle on my forehead that makes it worse. My eyebrows don't help either. And Its so hard to smile. I can't do it.

bluebluesplayer · 07-26-2009, 12:26 PM

Yes I look angry. Stiff face, sunglasses, no smile. etc Particularly when I'm at a supermarket at the checkout counter or in the mall. I just accept the fact that I look this way. This reenforces my angry look. I don't bother to change it because I have no idea how to. I wish I could though. I don't want to stand out in a crowd because I look angry.

PickleNose · 07-27-2009, 01:00 AM

Maybe a little. I have no idea, really.

daydream · 07-27-2009, 02:57 AM

I was told by a co-worker that I need to smile more. I've also been told I look really bored when I wasn't feeling that way.

guitarmatt · 08-13-2009, 02:37 PM

I look mad or just kind of odd or awkward. I wish i could just look normal! The sad thing is i believe i am fairly attractive when i am relaxed and notworrying about my facial expression. Im ashAmed of myself cause i know i could be a regular person and be goodwith girls if i wasnt like this.

07-18-2009, 03:46 PM	#82 (permalink)
WintersTale Status: Falling into eternity Join Date: May 2007 Gender: Male Age: 27 Posts: 1,506	My neutral face looks like I'm sad or depressed. Even when I'm not sad or depressed. I remember the person who used to cut my hair said to me once, "I thought you were depressed until I heard you speak." Which pretty much describes what people think of me. __________________ "Every moment of your life Is a chance to get it right Any moment you've been living in You could turn it on like a light All the weight of the years Has got me burstin' into tears Standin' here with nothin' I stand alone inside my fears." - Third Eye Blind

07-18-2009, 04:23 PM	#84 (permalink)
rdrr Status: One of the cool kids. Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: the city Gender: Male Posts: 339	yes it sure does. i really need to learn how to smile because i have no idea how to. every smile i make looks forced when having my photo taken; but i hear it is fine when smiling in normal conversation. but when walking around, ya i have the 'angry face' on. __________________ These are my friends This is who they have been for always These are my days This is how they stay

07-18-2009, 04:52 PM	#85 (permalink)
ilikebooks Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ontario Gender: Female Posts: 198	I think so. My face was neutral when I had my drivers' license picture taken, and I look like I'm about to kill someone. I now try to smile a little all the time. __________________ WWFSMD?

07-18-2009, 11:54 PM	#87 (permalink)
SourD Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 135	My neutral face looks like I'm giving you the death stare. I just want to kill you. and I want to do it in such a psychotic, insane way. Like, scratching your face until you bleed to death. It's irritating, my family is constantly thinking I'm a horrible bitter little b**** because if I'm not smiling, I look angry. and what is there to smile about? Why can't I be beautiful lol __________________ "This experience reminds me of a clock that just wont tick." -Jack Johnson The lunatic is in my head. The lunatic is in my head You raise the blade, you make the change You rearrange me 'til I'm sane. You lock the door And throw away the key There's someone in my head but it's not me.

07-27-2009, 02:57 AM	#99 (permalink)
daydream Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Colorado Gender: Male Age: 20 Posts: 8	I was told by a co-worker that I need to smile more. I've also been told I look really bored when I wasn't feeling that way. __________________ "Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold." -Bob

07-18-2009, 03:07 PM	#81 (permalink)
AshleyMarie Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas Gender: Female Posts: 59	I do too.. when I smile and I'm just trying to be nice.... it always seems akward.

07-18-2009, 04:02 PM	#83 (permalink)
spanky Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 19	I guess i look absent/depressed most of a time. And probably that's why i'm truly absent most of a time. When i feel good, my neutral face gets better too. But i don't give a crap about my neutral face though, as most of people these days have angry faces.

07-18-2009, 11:14 PM	#86 (permalink)
CandySays Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: the Sunshine State (ironic, lol) Gender: Female Posts: 206	A few people close to me have said they can tell what's on my mind by looking at me. They wish they knew what went on up there...ha. I think the comments are just attributed to my expressiveness when I talk or listen, though. I digress! As far as the OP...I don't know if I look angry. Probably.

07-19-2009, 07:46 PM	#88 (permalink)
Shooterrr Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NY Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 8	My neutral face looks like a combination of sad/confused/mad/serious. People always ask me why I look so angry when I'm really not. It really annoys me because I'm a real nice person whose hardly ever mad but apparently my face can't show that.

07-20-2009, 09:05 AM	#89 (permalink)
whatev133 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Gender: Female Age: 19 Posts: 43	My facial expression usually looks either dazed or pissed. When I had a job, people would always comment and ask me why i was pissed....making me feel even more awkward.

07-21-2009, 07:10 PM	#90 (permalink)
Ehm Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX Gender: Female Age: 18 Posts: 11	People tell me I look pissed off all the time, which I find strange. I'm usually sad, happy, or too nervous to feel anything. I very rarely get angry.

07-23-2009, 07:48 AM	#91 (permalink)
scatterheart Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Gender: Female Posts: 30	Mine's sad; people always ask what's wrong... -_-"

07-23-2009, 10:58 PM	#92 (permalink)
contranigma Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Midwest Gender: Male Posts: 169	no, I think it just looks neutral, totally devoid of emotion, like I am a really boring person

07-23-2009, 11:43 PM	#93 (permalink)
SK7 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: New City, NY Gender: Female Age: 15 Posts: 37	mine is neutral. it's basically a blank expression. i hate that i wore my neutral face 4 most of the time at school. i'm really not feeling blankness & nothingness most of the time. at least it's summer now. i don't wanna do this again when i go back. my medicine seems 2 be working a little...

07-25-2009, 07:45 PM	#95 (permalink)
thelonelyloner Status: SAS Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NH Gender: Male Posts: 74	Yeah sometimes it feels that way for me. But when you feel good inside, your netural face never looks angry so focus on the inside more than your facial expression

07-25-2009, 10:31 PM	#96 (permalink)
Desi Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: On the other side of the mountains Gender: Female Posts: 1,124	My neutral face looks angry too. People ask me ALL the time if I'm angry! Its so annoying. I have a wrinkle on my forehead that makes it worse. My eyebrows don't help either. And Its so hard to smile. I can't do it.

07-26-2009, 12:26 PM	#97 (permalink)
bluebluesplayer Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 102	Yes I look angry. Stiff face, sunglasses, no smile. etc Particularly when I'm at a supermarket at the checkout counter or in the mall. I just accept the fact that I look this way. This reenforces my angry look. I don't bother to change it because I have no idea how to. I wish I could though. I don't want to stand out in a crowd because I look angry.

07-27-2009, 01:00 AM	#98 (permalink)
PickleNose Status: Too shy to be here Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Gender: Male Age: 36 Posts: 598	Maybe a little. I have no idea, really.

08-13-2009, 02:37 PM	#100 (permalink)
guitarmatt Status: Peace Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San luis obispo, CA Gender: Male Age: 15 Posts: 4	I look mad or just kind of odd or awkward. I wish i could just look normal! The sad thing is i believe i am fairly attractive when i am relaxed and notworrying about my facial expression. Im ashAmed of myself cause i know i could be a regular person and be goodwith girls if i wasnt like this.