Ah yes, the body language.
There's quite a few interesting studies and talks on how little we're really able to read people. Apparently they found that people are better at telling if someone's lying on the phone than in person. Because we try to read expressions but misinterpret them.
You're already going around thinking people mistrust you, so of course that's how you interpret what they do.
Imagine if you met someone who's EXACTLY like yourself: He'd see you and think: "Oh, that guy probably thinks I'm weird" and he'd look at the floor. Then you'd be like: "Oh, he looks at the floor, guess he thinks I'm weird." and take a step back. Now he's thinking "Shit, he's backing away! Do I look creepy?" And it would just go on and on.
See, most people don't think about you - They're busy thinking about themselves.
IIN I think everyone thinks I'm insane
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Ah yes, the body language.
There's quite a few interesting studies and talks on how little we're really able to read people. Apparently they found that people are better at telling if someone's lying on the phone than in person. Because we try to read expressions but misinterpret them.
You're already going around thinking people mistrust you, so of course that's how you interpret what they do.
Imagine if you met someone who's EXACTLY like yourself: He'd see you and think: "Oh, that guy probably thinks I'm weird" and he'd look at the floor. Then you'd be like: "Oh, he looks at the floor, guess he thinks I'm weird." and take a step back. Now he's thinking "Shit, he's backing away! Do I look creepy?" And it would just go on and on.
See, most people don't think about you - They're busy thinking about themselves.