What technology can I use to stop people from looking at my general direction when I'm in public?
I don't like going outside because the idea of people staring at me makes me uncomfortable, pic related helps a bit, but it only works during winter season, in any other season it makes me look suspicious.
Can technology help me become less visible or anonymous without looking sketchy?
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Look as normal as possible user, anything that covers your features makes you sketchy instantly.
Things that make you stand out
Looking poor (if you aren’t in a poor neighbourhood)
Looking rich (if you aren’t in an upmarket area)
Wearing all black
Having your hood up
Physical ticks or deformities
Being attractive
Body odour
What car you step out of
So the aim if you want to blend in is first to look at what the people around you look like. And emulate it in the most average way possible.
Looking presentable also helps in little ways with the interactions you are forced to make anyway like getting better service from waitstaff or customer service.
Also, people look at each other. You do it too I am sure. It doesn’t mean anything most of the time.
A shower and a haircut. If you still get looks after that, it's probably a good thing.
probably some sort of anti-anxiety medication to be honest OP, good luck getting the good stuff, worse than pulling teeth.
>trying to fit in for no reward at all
>I don't like going outside because the idea of people staring at me makes me uncomfortable
Then try to look like pic related: people will instantly avoid any eye contact with you.
They will avoid eye contact sure but they will also stare from a distance.
Some basketball shorts and a t-shirt. Keep your hair somewhat short, and wear a baseball cap. There you go. You look like an average normie who blends into the background.
Also, like the other user said, look into some anti-anxiety medications and therapy. Sounds like you need it.
These seem like good pointers in general, I've attempted to emulate the appearance of other people and it helps a bit, but I still catch people looking at me throughout the day, and it's not like a 3-4 second glance or anything, people look at me for at least 10-15 seconds so I automatically become anxious and self conscious of how I am acting in public, my mind begins to wander off trying to predict what they are thinking of me and such.
I've got a pale complexion because I spend a lot of time indoors working from home, I got a beard and a buzz cut so I look suspicious or eccentric in the eyes of some people, the idea of making other people feel creeped out or threatened makes me feel anxious. Does that makes sense?
It's as simple as looking as average as possible. What 'average' means though depends a lot on the place you live in. People watch for a bit on a park bench and see what the social norms are and how people of your area dress. Then, just emulate those yourself. Also just taking care of yourself is a big part too: you'll stand out if you look like you haven't showered in a week.
Or you could just step out of your comfort zone and learn to deal with it, it'll benefit you in the long run. I believe you have it in you OP.
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>I don't want people looking at me
>What bizzare mask can I get to make that happen
there was a joke david mitchell did about this kind of thing. the rule is to not stand out at all with by dressing boring but not dressing so boring as to draw attention to yourself. just dress like a school teacher and no one will notice you.
Horse mask and black lagoon aloha shirt
>not solving the real problem
Just get used to people staring. Everybody does it, it doesn't mean anything, people most of the time don't even really see you but are just zoned out and living in their own world.
Just embrace your shit in public/don't care.
No one will care about seeing you after 5 minutes.
You won't care about autistic embarrasing things you did when you get old.
Everyone will still have evenings of cringing at embarrassing things they did 5 years ago.
It's not easy but it's like everything else in life, you have to make some effort.
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It's normal for people to wear similar garments to protect themselves from fog and the cold weather during the winter. Problem is, I cannot wear it during any other season.
I feel a sense of comfort when I'm wearing it because on a psychological level I feel that my identity and personhood is disconnected from my appearance when I'm in public, so, any stares I might get are 'cancelled' out by the fact people can't link them to my individual identity.
I'm not so sure my problem stems from feeling inadequate about embarassing stuff I might have done in the past, I am moderately autistic, so I have a lot of trouble handling social interactions with other people, I usually have a hard time maintaining eye contact with friends and strangers when I'm talking, I have to prepare mentally and simulate at home a trip to the grocery store so as to not fuck up an interaction with someone, etc. The fact that some people might stare at me makes this problem worse.
Are there any medications to help me with this problem? I would rather not subject myself to any of that, but I will consider it if there's no other alternative
you don't want extra attention so you try to look as silly as possible?
Cruel
a gun
just go outside at night
Literally nobody is staring at you. Get over yourself.
>... 'cancelled' out by the fact people can't link them to my individual identity.
So you can already control your comfort level. You don't even need the disguising clothes because people can already not link anything to your 'individual identity'. Now I think about it, if you're someone who thinks that people can see your 'individual identity' just by looking at you, it's not so strange that you'd want to hide it.
This all sounds like something you have to work at little by little and will fade over time. I don't think I had such feelings on exactly the same level as you, but a milder version and it just slowly faded when I got a bit older.
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>donations excepted
fuck that war vet... how the fuck do you fight for our country but cant spell accepted correctly. fuck you old man
>how the fuck do you fight for our country but cant spell accepted correctly. fuck you old man
He probably didn't, most of those hobos just go to some salvation army, buy a used uniform, make up some vet shit to make people feel sorry and station themselves in front of a supermarket. Easy money.
/fa/ here
well, let's see what we can work with
just post a frontal, feel free to black out your face or something, I just want to see body shape etc
basically, if you're fucking fat and fedora tipping, it's going to be more difficult.
yeah i think he's afraid of people seeing through him and it makes him insecure, common trait in depression/ schizo tendencies
don't need to know how to spell to shoot a gun
Buy one of those masks they use in the movies to make someone look completely different.
Might cost a pretty penny, but then you'll look totally different. And it will basically erase your social identity and you'll become some random guy.
Then if people still look at you or judge you, it's not gonna be because of your real identity so you couldn't give a fuck. You will have an advantage over them.
Oh, user~ Just be yourself! :3
beta-blockers
works for me
What's a beta blocker? Like a Chad bodyguard or something?
"Beta blockers can be helpful in the treatment of the physical symptoms of anxiety, especially social anxiety. Physicians prescribe them to control rapid heartbeat, shaking, trembling, and blushing in anxious situations for several hours.
Possible Benefits. Very safe for most patients. Few side effects. Not habit-forming.
Possible Disadvantages. Often social anxiety symptoms are so strong that beta blockers, while helpful, cannot reduce enough of the symptoms to provide relief. Because they can lower blood pressure and slow heart rate, people diagnosed with low blood pressure or heart conditions may not be able to take them. Not recommended for patients with asthma or any other respiratory illness that causes wheezing, or for patients with diabetes.
i've had crippling social anxiety for must of my life.
i coped by avoiding all social situations.
that worked up until i turned 30 and had some weird episode that lasted about 20 days of nonstop anxiety.
towards the end i wasn't able to sleep at all.
finally went to see a doctor.
100+ resting heartbeat
180+/90+ blood pressure
and brain firing off at 1000 miles as second
it stops your adrenaline.
it's basically like xanax without all the side effects.
Why did you have social anxiety in the first place, and why couldn't you over come it? I'm guessing you had bad experiences in high school. That's how I became afraid of asking girls out. I got a couple humiliating rejections.
just me.
as far as i know i've always been this way.
always only made one friend and that was it....just enough social interaction to not feel like a complete outcast.
but avoiding social situations meant that i never developed my social skills so slowly i developed social anxiety.
I am probably worse than you.
I had a few (cute/hot) girls flirt with me. a couple even asked me out.
I declined cause depression/social anxiety.
Having girls ask you out is a lot different to asking them out. Some men have waited for a girl to ask them out for years and they died virgins.
Anyway, you seem pretty at ease with talking to people on Sup Forums.
It's user.
this is the Internet.
not real life.
this doesn't count as social interaction.
Some men have waited for a girl to ask them out for years and they died virgins
Now imagine that your dream came true and you panic and say no thank you.
People don't generally like to hold eye contact with people using sunglasses.
Also, do not wear tshirts with pictures or phrases.
I'd add a set of earphones or headphones to avoid people interacting with them. I know its not exactly what OP was asking about, but its in the same vein.
The technology of psychological science.
Studies show that exposure / familiarity decreases fear. You won't get nervous after going out for a while and a lot of nerves tend to go away after your first sexual gf
>Studies show that exposure / familiarity decreases fear
no
read a shitload of stuff about spiders, about different sorts of spiders and yet still shriek and dry heave when coming into close contact with one
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>These seem like good pointers in general, I've attempted to emulate the appearance of other people and it helps a bit, but I still catch people looking at me throughout the day, and it's not like a 3-4 second glance or anything, people look at me for at least 10-15 seconds so I automatically become anxious and self conscious of how I am acting in public, my mind begins to wander off trying to predict what they are thinking of me and such.
I do this too
>What technology can I use to stop people from looking at my general direction when I'm in public?
Use, iPhone.
stop stealing things and stop mugging people
Jerking it to nakamura regura's works might help. I had entomophobia until I found the right bug porn to fap to.
Look up "grey men," shit. Pretty much tells you how to look as generic as possible. To get started, wear generic jeans, labeless black/grey t shirts or long sleeve shirts, don't be fat, don't be muscular, and cover up anything that would stand out (non-brown eyes should wear shades, non-brown or black hair should wear a generic baseball cap), shit like that. Think about what your eyes typically glaze over when observing others, and follow dress and present yourself according to that.
Every single person look to each other, no matter what you wear, because the act of 'to look' is instinctive. Try to be normal, look to someone too but not too much, don't get anxious or at least try to not demonstrate it, regulate your respiration and face it. It's not what you wear, Is how you face the situations