Social Anxiety Support

moxosis · 10-04-2009, 08:56 PM

I have "angry eyebrows" and everytime I am outside I feel like I fit the description of a criminal or a psycho killer who is quiet and kept for himself.

kc1895 · 10-04-2009, 08:57 PM

LOL, the topic on the main page said "Does ur neutral face look..." I was like "angry"??? Exactly! Yes it does, but no I'm not. A lot of us look angry for some reason :-/

epril · 10-04-2009, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Demerzel

Do u look angry even when u're not? My biggest SA issue is that I look angry all the time so I send the wrong non-verbal messages. When I try to smile I end up looking crazy or looking super angry LOL No matter how much I try to smile it doesn't work. It seems to backfire and get worse when I try smiling. I do ok when smiling for pics but most of the time I tense up around people. I seem to do better in real life around SA people. When I'm genuinely happy I smile w/out realizing it. Does anyone else have issues w/ this? BTW it's not "all in my head". I've had people comment on it.

I think so. Well meaning yet intrusive people tell me to smile. I hate that. I feel calm and content and even happy inside and people still tell me this.

And I also have downward turning lips, and am accused of giving people a "cookie smile" instead of a real smile. Like I'm forcing a smile. Well, first, that's the way my face is shaped, and second, duh, if you tell me to do it, it is forced!

Demerzel · 10-04-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by epril

And I also have downward turning lips, and am accused of giving people a "cookie smile" instead of a real smile. Like I'm forcing a smile. Well, first, that's the way my face is shaped, and second, duh, if you tell me to do it, it is forced!

Rixy · 10-05-2009, 09:26 AM

I always look depressed apparently. That doesn't surprise me :P

10-04-2009, 08:56 PM	#121 (permalink)
moxosis Status: Lone Wolf Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: ''' Gender: Male Posts: 137	I have "angry eyebrows" and everytime I am outside I feel like I fit the description of a criminal or a psycho killer who is quiet and kept for himself.

10-04-2009, 08:57 PM	#122 (permalink)
kc1895 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Los Angeles Gender: Female Age: 23 Posts: 61	LOL, the topic on the main page said "Does ur neutral face look..." I was like "angry"??? Exactly! Yes it does, but no I'm not. A lot of us look angry for some reason :-/

10-05-2009, 09:26 AM	#125 (permalink)
Rixy Status: Falling into Guru Muhk Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Gender: Male Age: 17 Posts: 214	I always look depressed apparently. That doesn't surprise me :P