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Eye contact

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by ominous1, Apr 17, 2017.

  1. ominous1

    ominous1 Fapstronaut

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    Good morning everyone. Hope y'all are feeling inspired today, I am in good spirits myself.
    I am rebooting for many reasons but the biggest one is eye contact. I cannot make simple eye contact during any kind of verbal exchange. I always try to and it makes things painfully awkward to where people avoid me and will avoid looking at me. I feel like a total creep and that is what I imagine they are thinking. I mostly walk around with my head down in my own world. I have even gone as far as to fake a phone call in a grocery store to appear too busy to talk to. Has anybody else with a similar problem seen any improvements during the reboot?
     
  2. Buzz Lightyear

    Buzz Lightyear Fapstronaut

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    The eyes they say are the window to the soul. And yes, I've seen quite a good improvement in my eye contact. So much so, that when talking to a beautiful woman in the coffee shop the other day, I found myself holding too much eye contact. Women find this extremely attractive if you can do it calmly and confidently. Most men flinch from their beauty. What you are communicating with solid eye contact is that you believe in yourself, and this is communicated to her. It is seductive. And yes, Nofap, in my opinion, is key to this.

    With eye contact, start small and work your way up;

    1] Look at a stranger as they pass you on the sidewalk
    2] do the same, say hello and smile.
    3] Strike up a conversation with a stranger.
    4] Do the same and work on increasing your eye contact.
    5] And when you are finally comfortable with eye contact, do not over-do it. Find the 'goldilocks' zone.

    Good luck~~~~
     
    Last edited: Apr 17, 2017
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  3. Purps

    Purps Guest

    When I talk with people I make eye contact but when I'm commuting I stay in my own world.
     
  4. _overcomer_

    _overcomer_ Fapstronaut

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    Ask good friends, how you affect them with your eye contact!
     
  5. Sakhi

    Sakhi Fapstronaut

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    I also have the same problem. But I cannot make eye contact with most people even though Im not an addict. Dont know why. When I was a porn addict it was really so much harrd to eye contact wd friends. Now I masturbate 2 or 3 times a week and struggling to quite it forever. .I know fapping also increases this problem. But im also naturally not so brave....
     

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