Whenever I'm walking in a crowded area and feel like people are staring at me, I lose the rythm in my legs and I have to really concentrate on not falling over. It's like my body runs out of momentum and I have to sing a song in my head and walk to the beat of it or I will end up spinning around or falling on my face or doing something to make people legitimately stare at me. It's insane! anyone else with this problem or something similar?
Do you walk funny?
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bagota50
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Yes this happens to me often.
I get tension in my neck and my head wobbles a bit.
I sort of forget to walk properly- like the millipede who stopped to think about how he coordinated the movement of his limbs.
Oddly enough though, I can run quite fast and gracefully, I only have problems with walking- probably because I have to go slower and make eye contact with people.
I get tension in my neck and my head wobbles a bit.
I sort of forget to walk properly- like the millipede who stopped to think about how he coordinated the movement of his limbs.
Oddly enough though, I can run quite fast and gracefully, I only have problems with walking- probably because I have to go slower and make eye contact with people.
Apple Strudel
Well-known member
Yes I have. I do have some ppl comment that I walk funny. I wonder does it relate directly to my self-esteem.
This only really happens to me when I know I have a crowd of people watching me walk. Like when I was at school, in an exam hall, and they were calling out names for each of us to walk to the front with our papers one at a time. Its like I forgot how to walk and felt really unnatural, but noone commented, laughed or seemed to care so I guess it wasnt visible to others.
freestylemonster
Banned
I used to walked all slouched and I'd move my legs weirdly and wouldn't swing my arms, so I looked really strange lol
But I've changed that now I walk normally
But I've changed that now I walk normally
Tiercel
Well-known member
I usually don't think about it too much, but I'm sure I'll pay more attention to it now. So thanks for making me more self aware. 
I used to have a nasty habit of imitating the way others walked when out in public. Whether they staggered, limped, swaggered, shuffled, or leaned on a cane or a shopping cart, I felt the need to do a quick impersonation while walking behind them. I often wondered if anyone was watching on any of the myriad of security cameras that were around, though it didn't really stop me. Age and maturity have mostly cured me of this affliction, though.
Mostly.
I used to have a nasty habit of imitating the way others walked when out in public. Whether they staggered, limped, swaggered, shuffled, or leaned on a cane or a shopping cart, I felt the need to do a quick impersonation while walking behind them. I often wondered if anyone was watching on any of the myriad of security cameras that were around, though it didn't really stop me. Age and maturity have mostly cured me of this affliction, though.
Mostly.
CONSTANTLY, its actually taken over my life more than anxiety or depression, i am constantly severely dizzy, i have been for brain scans, ear nose and throat clinic, anxiety management and tried every medication under the sun! no joy, and the only thing that gives me any relief are sedatives/benzos but only for a few hours a day.
i have to say though standing still is even worse than walking, for example if i was in a shop in a que i have to hold on to a shelf or something.
its well scarey
i have to say though standing still is even worse than walking, for example if i was in a shop in a que i have to hold on to a shelf or something.
its well scarey
I have a bit of an unusual walk. I seem to lack decent motor skills/coordination in general, so I suppose it's not surprising that my gait is a little awkward. People will sometimes say something like "oh, did you hurt your foot?" when I'm out walking, because I guess it looks like I have a slight limp or am purposely not putting weight on my ankle(s).
Lorraine Manca
Well-known member
Yes, especially at graduation. To make it worse, one of the school benefactors was hugging each person after they received their diploma, rather than shaking hands. It was like puzzle without a solution, how to get that piece of paper without having to stumble up on stage and hug an old guy i didnt know in front of crowd. Wobbly, uneven steps all the way up. I was pressured into going.
Yeah it happens to me, but I am also tense, and if my legs get tense I walk funny anyway. I also try not to focus on my walking and just flow natural, I try to convince myself people arent paying too much attention to how I walk, and that there is nothing funny about how I walk. Walking is controlled by a certain part of the brain and its suppose to be automatic, jsut like how you learned to ride a bike or something else. You learn it and do it the same everytime. But its weird that we pay too much attention to doing it "right". So I say, just dont pay attention to it, it comes natural and people dont stare at you and notice anything funny, as you may think. Try to remember this.
robin_hood
Member
Yeah, I have the walk problem too. Thanks for the tip K_T!
