stoneface
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Im a pretty cheerful person, so i smile and laugh a lot, but i try to prevent it usually cos i look awful when i laugh 
, and people dont seem to like people that laugh too much, i keep getting things like "What was funny about that?", "Youre the only one laughing.", so i try and act serious sometimes.
And i dont think smiling is natural anyway, its something you learn, laughing is natural but smiling (most of the time) is just acting, i dont understand why i have to smile when saying "good morning" to someone, its not funny, or amusing
, and people dont seem to like people that laugh too much, i keep getting things like "What was funny about that?", "Youre the only one laughing.", so i try and act serious sometimes.And i dont think smiling is natural anyway, its something you learn, laughing is natural but smiling (most of the time) is just acting, i dont understand why i have to smile when saying "good morning" to someone, its not funny, or amusing
I thought you guys were talking about a sequal to Scarface - I got all excited for nothing. I do know exactly what you mean though, I have a hard time smiling. It seems like I'm always so wrapped up in my thoughts that I don't have time to smell the roses and be smiley just for the sake of it. That, and I think my smile looks worse than my regular expression, so it's a bit of a double whammy.
DYiNG-iNSiDE
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i kno! i dont mean 2 look mad or sad or depressed all the time but thats all i ever hear 4rm ne1. so i try 2 smile but i dont get it, am i just supposed 2 sit there smiling??
Lonelyheart
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I have a great deal of difficulty smiling when I'm being introduced to somebody for the first time. The better I know someone, the easier it is for me to smile. For example, I'm a mama's boy, so it's very easy for me to smile around my mother.
On the other hand, when I meet a stranger, regardless of how attractive or nice they are, I have difficulty smiling. This phenomenon is very frustrating because there are a lot of lovely ladies at the college I attend, and sometimes I think ladies assume my expressionless face means I don't like them.
Does anybody else have difficulty smiling when meeting strangers?
I've been trying to understand this phenomenon for years, but I just can't figure it out. My best guess is that I'm too anxious, and people need to be relaxed to smile.
Or, it may be much more complex. For example, when I meet a lovely lady I feel mixed emotions. I'm happy that an attractive, nice girl is willing to talk to me, but at the same time I feel sad because I know a girl like that could never like me because of my SA. Beautiful ladies want "normal" socially apt guys.
On the other hand, when I meet a stranger, regardless of how attractive or nice they are, I have difficulty smiling. This phenomenon is very frustrating because there are a lot of lovely ladies at the college I attend, and sometimes I think ladies assume my expressionless face means I don't like them.
Does anybody else have difficulty smiling when meeting strangers?
I've been trying to understand this phenomenon for years, but I just can't figure it out. My best guess is that I'm too anxious, and people need to be relaxed to smile.
Or, it may be much more complex. For example, when I meet a lovely lady I feel mixed emotions. I'm happy that an attractive, nice girl is willing to talk to me, but at the same time I feel sad because I know a girl like that could never like me because of my SA. Beautiful ladies want "normal" socially apt guys.
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DYiNG-iNSiDE said:
Lol I hear ya.
carebear
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well at least i know SOMEBODY feels like i do!! what a ffreakin relief! :x
i don't know...i go through periods of time for like where I never smile and then all of a suddden (like a week later) I am smiling and laughing and I won't smile again for like another month. sometimes I don't smile in so long that I am frozen or something. that's usually when i'm really depressed or stressed out. 8O
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i don't know...i go through periods of time for like where I never smile and then all of a suddden (like a week later) I am smiling and laughing and I won't smile again for like another month. sometimes I don't smile in so long that I am frozen or something. that's usually when i'm really depressed or stressed out. 8O
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MrBungle
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I find it impossible to laugh around other people. Unless I'm drunk/sugar hight. Then you just cannot get me to shut up!
I don't think I'm good on smiling, either. I don't really try, because I have this feeling that it would look incredibly fake/desperate if I didn't feel like smiling at that point in time.
I don't think I'm good on smiling, either. I don't really try, because I have this feeling that it would look incredibly fake/desperate if I didn't feel like smiling at that point in time.