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Originally Posted by lunaticfringe
Does anyone else end up smiling at people when it is most likely inappropriate to do so? And yes when it comes to eye contact, I either do it too much or too little. Usually too much actually.
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I smile a lot with people. I hide my shyness with appearing outgoing. But I smile to the point of inappropriate - especially in stores, shopping, helping strangers. I do eye contact and smile. But when I had gone shopping weekly with an ARMHS worker (like a social worker who helps you) she would point out to me when I needed to stop smiling. She said my smiling showed her how bad of a time I was having. I call it, 'maniacal smiling'. The difference between normal smiling and -about to freak out- smiling.
I don't smile because I am happy. I smile because it makes a person not look deeper. "No layers here, move along".