Posted by JenStar on November 14, 2004, at 14:11:48
In reply to Thank you guys =), posted by Tepiaca on November 12, 2004, at 0:55:44
hi Tep,
I think it's cool that you logically KNOW that people aren't talking about you. That's a great start. I know it's hard to make the leap from KNOWING it to FEELING it...hopefully therapy can help!Here's what I do when I feel that people might be staring at me. I know this is a much more minor complaint, but it works:
I remind myself "I'm not THAT interesting, different or exotic to look at...chances are those people won't even remember seeing me tomorrow!" That helps.
I mean, I'm not trying to dis myself (I AM interesting, of course!) -- but from the outside there's nothing to gawk at, really. Unless you're a supermodel or you wear a 2-ft-high mohawk hairdo, or unless you're wearing a cloak made entirely of green grass, or unless you're wearing a darth vadar mask to the grocery store....you really will sort of blend in.
Even people with disabilities, wheelchairs, broken arms, bad hair days, ratty clothes and nervous tics, super-high heels, spinach-in-teeth, too much perfume, just the right amount of perfume, pretty faces, nice hands, shiny hair, great butts, and B.O. fit in. I can't remember anyone I saw at the post office or grocery store this past week, although I know I saw tons of people.
I know that paranoia can be very disabling...and I hope that your doctor can recommend a medication that might help. Good luck to you! :)
JenStar
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