Is it normal that i avoid people i know in public for no reason?

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Lately I've had this issue where I go out of my way to avoid contact with people I know. I don't know why I do it. A general example would be avoiding saying hello to someone while passing them on the street or seeing them in the grocery store. Usually I have no real reason not to talk to them, but I just see them, freak out, and try to think of the most natural way to act like I don't see them. I don't do this 100% of the time, but it happens more often than not and I don't understand it.

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  • bronte_91
    13 years ago

    I hate seeing people I knew from high school. They either great you like a long lost friend which I hate because we were never friends and I feel like they had years to get to know me so you had your chance. Other times they just ignore you completely making you look like a moron when you are just trying to be polite. I usually hide behind a post or something when I see people like that haha

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  • jhonen32629
    13 years ago

    I do this also. If it's a neighbour or even a family member (like an aunt or uncle), I'll just pretend they're not there. I get shy around them

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  • [Old Memory]
    13 years ago

    I hate saying Hi to people

    I see you everyday fuck off

    Normal

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  • NYCandy
    12 years ago

    Totally normal

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  • Aazhian
    13 years ago

    It's hella normal. I do it also..If I see someone I know, I turn the other way and act surprised when they come up to me! I already see their asses when I go to work..I dont wanna see you while I'm off..

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  • Mortimer_Lanin
    13 years ago

    Avoiding social contact: I do this, too. It seems to me relatively normal. Maybe it's got something to do with social anxiety, but probably it's just that you and I are not very social in general.

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  • gako
    13 years ago

    LOL Johnny bravo is absoutly right!

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  • ryanthony
    13 years ago

    I cannot stand seeing people I barely know, like from school or work whatever.

    I have an illegitimate and estranged supposed "half-brother," (long story) and he lives in the same apartment complex as me, by the exit gate, and I see him a lot and I avoid him at all costs and he called me out the other day when my friend forced us past him. Fml.

    Normal.

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    • luicyyou
      13 years ago

      LOL thats funny estranged supposed "half-brother," (long story)

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  • konkord.khimpanzee
    13 years ago

    I do this all the time. Well, not everytime, just a lot. I did it in highschool when my teacher (who I kinda crushed on) would always say hello to me in the hall when we passed eachother. After a while I just would pretend to not notice them so I wouldn't have to say HI in return. I was affraid they were starting to flirt with me and I didn't think I could resist flirting back. I didn't want to confuse the teacher/student relationship.

    But ya. I do this sorta thing in other situations too. I think it's normal.

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