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Eye contact video practice!

Discussion in 'Self Improvement' started by Potato93, May 1, 2017.

  1. Potato93

    Potato93 Fapstronaut

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    I know it may be harder in a real situation, but training with this video and making your brain actually believe its there its a good practice.
    Here's what the descriptions says:

    Being able to keep eye contact with a girl is a sign of confidence and the first step to getting her attracted.

    If you have a hard time holding eye contact with a girl, she will feel that you are not ready to date her yet.

    To get better at maintaining eye contact with a girl, use this video for practice.

    Expand the video and close everything else until it feels like it's just you and the girl in the video.

    Practice holding eye contact with her until you feel comfortable looking a girl in the eyes while you're talking to her.

    Cheers!
     
  2. Strength And Light

    Strength And Light Fapstronaut

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    I wouldn't waste your time with this. Practice eye contact in real life with real people. "Tricking" your brain using video instead of real life isn't far removed from tricking your brain with porn. Just my two cents.
     
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  3. Potato93

    Potato93 Fapstronaut

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    I totally agree, but the magic in here is that you have 5mins of pure eye contact to train. In a real life situation people tend to look away more frequently, leaving you with less space to attain your confidence back. In the example above, only watching it ocassionaly can make you less awkward when facing the real thing, and it also helps to free yourself from thinking negatively about you. The model also smiles a lot during the video, that expression helps you to mirror her and smile back, something thats really good for your brain.

    It can work for some, and less for others. Depends on you.
     
  4. Strength And Light

    Strength And Light Fapstronaut

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    5 seconds of real-life eye contact > 5 minutes of staring at your monitor pretending it's somebody. This is just an excuse to watch video of an attractive female smiling at "you". You can pretend that watching a POV BJ video will help your confidence too. What actually helps your confidence is improving your self-esteem by creating and finishing goals, taking care of yourself mentally, physically, emotionally, practicing appreciation, being prepared, knowing your principles and sticking to them, etc...

    2 more cents ;)
     
  5. So has this helped you?
     
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  6. Potato93

    Potato93 Fapstronaut

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    I just watched the video once, and I felt good after, thought probably other people in here would also try experimenting it. But I agree with @Strength And Light, nothing equals real life experience. Therefore for some people with depression this can be a small start for them to start getting out.
     
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  7. Sounds like it may be helpful to some people. If you do find this improving eye contact in real life then tell us.
     
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  8. r8js

    r8js Fapstronaut

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    1. This is definitely helping...............and

    2. this should help most of the people because it is kind of easiest way to start making eye contact.

    3. in real life , it is kind of difficult to find people whom u can actually look for longer time without getting distracted.

    4. pixels are not people , but in reality, we have thousands of pixeles near you , it is impossible to keep people near your every time at your own wish .

    5. we must find many more ways to get most out of this pixels. thats the only key for us.
     
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  9. sparkywantsnoPMO

    sparkywantsnoPMO NoFap Moderator & Yeoman

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    Alright, strange but honest question. I tried this exercise. Then, when I was at my therapist today, I tried looking at her eyes for 5 minutes. I realized something: At a distance of 4-6 feet, I can't focus on both eyes at the same time. So should one look at the right eye, left eye, alternate, or look at the nose bridge? I did not tell her about the experiment and she didn't say anything, but I just found it weird.
     
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  10. notime2waste

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    @sparkywantsnoPMO I know what you mean as far as that spacial distance, its a weird little phenomenon that happens there. I found that when my eyes can't gauge or focus, look at the bridge of the person's nose...and make sure you're 'listening' to what they're saying opposed to focusing too much or thinking of the eye contact lol. I've had that happen to me plenty of times and then it just becomes unnatural and I miss chunks of what they said. Also if you have trouble processing what they're saying because of the eye contact, just look away for a brief moment to really hear what they're saying, and then look back when you you feel you're more engaged.
     
  11. sparkywantsnoPMO

    sparkywantsnoPMO NoFap Moderator & Yeoman

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    Thank you. It doesn't help that I have a frequency dip in the right ear, so I prefer to turn the left towards the speaker. However, this has been helpful in promoting eye contact skills.
     
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  12. Asgardian36

    Asgardian36 Fapstronaut

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    Dude that's fucking awesome. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  13. Look at one eye, or her nose, between the eyes, or those general areas. If you have eye contact with someone, they're only looking at one eye at a time at the most, so it's okay for you to do the same. That's normal.
     
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  14. Potato93

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    So, I dont use this video anymore, lol
    But yeah, I feel like eye contact is just somehting you need to do when talking with people in general, but not over do it. Its an art by itself.
    Friends and family its ok to not expect eye contact due to being togheter for a long time, lol

    With your therapist it depends, I usually do eye contact with her (waves of 10-15 seconds stares? Im not sure) because I really want her to look into my eyes and try to put herself into my shoes. You should look at it as a way for you to express yourself to others and also connect with them.

    Find strengh in sharing your vulnerabilities in a way...
     
  15. u376

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    Is it ok to practice eye contact in mirror
    I have done it a number of times.....jus j to observe my facial expressions.....
    What are your views guys?
     
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  16. Potato93

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    I fond that when Im looking in the mirror I make unusual expressions that I usually dont do when talking to people. A better thing is have some sort of youtube channel or vlogging when you can actually see yourself talking to the camera just as you are talking to another human being, its a good thing to improve.
     
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  17. Hatfuge

    Hatfuge Fapstronaut

    It's very different to hold eye contact in real life and on a screen, In real life there is something magical about it that gives you certain feelings inside when you do it. This video didn't give me anything at all.

    I would recommend people to just hold eye contact with strangers everyday, all day, in their lives.

    That's how I developed my confidence in holding eye contact and really it's just about having confidence in yourself.
     

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