ignore all these other comments above me. they don't know what you are really talking about. but i know exactly what you are talking about. i had a lower eye lid surgery few years ago, and they took out the fat under my eyes to treat dark circles, which they thought it was due to bags, but they were wrong, it made my lower eyelids darker.
after the operation, i noticed more people started to rub their eyes when they look at me. i just knew that it was due to my dark circles. i knew i was not crazy, because people did not rub their eyes before the surgery. when people rubbed their eyes, it bothered me. it was nothing positive. i felt judged.
to compare with an example, say you're eating hot cheetos or something spicy, and your lips turn all red. when people see you with your red burning lips, they might cover their mouth. i cant pin point a terminology for this, but you get the idea. people touch their part of their face when they notice something unsettling about what they see in your face.
you are not hallucinating. the sad part is, only people like me who has been in your shoes can only understand how you truly feel about your specific problem, that i have as well. my girlfriend also tells me that its all in my head and theres nothing wrong with me, and my family tells me that too. but they keep rubbing their eyes, scratching their face when they look at me. i feel like being lied to every time.
but the truth is, our dark circles are probably noticeable, but not bad enough to make people tell us that it is bad. but just bad enough for people to "non verbally" judge us with their voluntary bodily actions and still tell us verbally that its not bad.
by the way, i have some suggestions you might want to try out to better your under eye problem
-swim everyday to keep the area hydrated
-apply eye creams that contain hyaluronic acid, maybe even vitamin K would work, if the problem is broken capillaries
-eat and gain the fat back. all though you cant specifically gain fat on specific areas of your choice, try eating enough so that at least your face bloats up a little to develop a nice contour on your upper cheeks which may mask the hollow under eye region a little.
i hope you're still around and reading my post. if have read this, let me know what you think and how you are doing. cheers
Is it normal that people will rub/touch their eyes when looking at me?
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ignore all these other comments above me. they don't know what you are really talking about. but i know exactly what you are talking about. i had a lower eye lid surgery few years ago, and they took out the fat under my eyes to treat dark circles, which they thought it was due to bags, but they were wrong, it made my lower eyelids darker.
after the operation, i noticed more people started to rub their eyes when they look at me. i just knew that it was due to my dark circles. i knew i was not crazy, because people did not rub their eyes before the surgery. when people rubbed their eyes, it bothered me. it was nothing positive. i felt judged.
to compare with an example, say you're eating hot cheetos or something spicy, and your lips turn all red. when people see you with your red burning lips, they might cover their mouth. i cant pin point a terminology for this, but you get the idea. people touch their part of their face when they notice something unsettling about what they see in your face.
you are not hallucinating. the sad part is, only people like me who has been in your shoes can only understand how you truly feel about your specific problem, that i have as well. my girlfriend also tells me that its all in my head and theres nothing wrong with me, and my family tells me that too. but they keep rubbing their eyes, scratching their face when they look at me. i feel like being lied to every time.
but the truth is, our dark circles are probably noticeable, but not bad enough to make people tell us that it is bad. but just bad enough for people to "non verbally" judge us with their voluntary bodily actions and still tell us verbally that its not bad.
by the way, i have some suggestions you might want to try out to better your under eye problem
-swim everyday to keep the area hydrated
-apply eye creams that contain hyaluronic acid, maybe even vitamin K would work, if the problem is broken capillaries
-eat and gain the fat back. all though you cant specifically gain fat on specific areas of your choice, try eating enough so that at least your face bloats up a little to develop a nice contour on your upper cheeks which may mask the hollow under eye region a little.
i hope you're still around and reading my post. if have read this, let me know what you think and how you are doing. cheers