Walking in public places..

[Invisibleman]

YES omg I thought i was alone haha. Ive been so worried about how I walk.I remember the day i started to worry about it,it was the first day of highschool and I was just walking with my friend when a girl pointed at me and was like "I like his strut" and then she started giggling hysterically.

Ever since that day im so conscious about how I walk. Its not so bad when I have pockets,its just when I dont have pockets I honestly dont know what the hell im supposed to do with my arms. Seriously when I dont have pockets its the worst ,my arms swing like a robot.

 

[2QuietForThem]

Believe me, you are not alone. I feel that way all the time. For me it started during high school years, and it led me to walking very fast in order to avoid people. I still think about "people staring", and it does bother me, but I try to talk myself into the fact that those people don't know me or anything; they'll forget me and my walk in a matter of seconds. As my only friend keeps reassuring me, "You keep doing YOU, and you'll be fine."

 

[Eyv]

Wooah, i thought i were the only one with this! I didn't have this before i started in high school either, weird..

Its fortunately not that bad for me though, i don't think anyone notices if they aren't really paying attention to it.

Its especially bad in the mornings for some reason, as i walk to school.

 

[Blabla..]

i think everyone who is self conscious has this , trying to control what is usually automatic makes you feel awkward , i sometime become so self conscious that every single of my body movements become awkward to me

 

[Aletheia]

I don't get this from walking, but I do sometimes in social situations, when someone is watching me.

My body feels disjointed and numb, like a puppet whose strings are tangled up.

And then I do clumsy things like knock cutlery off tables, or spill my drink over myself.

 

[Aletheia]

trying to control what is usually automatic makes you feel awkward

Yeah, it's this.