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Old Dec 05, 2014, 08:09 AM
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I struggle with eye contact. In most contexts, I can force it enough to appear at least vaguely normal, but in therapy, I just can't. I had a couple therapists when I was a kid/teenager force me to do it, which just led to dissociation and a complete lack of trust. As an adult, the only time I really discussed it in therapy was several years ago. The therapist said her theory was that I didn't want to see someone else seeing me, which resonated with my experience of it.