Hi all,
I occasionally have facial grimacing I had this starting in childhood and it has lessened since adulthood but still affects me enough to be problematic. When I go on public transport I get nervous and start to grimace and people stare which make me even more nervous. Plus I have blank expression sometimes (friends have described me as emotional distant but a nice person).
So my question is:
(1) How can I explain to people that I am in close contact with that I am interested in getting to know then and that I just do not express myself?
(2)How can I explain to people I am in close contact with about the grimacing?
(3) What is the best way of dealing with people's reactions? When I sit down and totally ignore people on public transport sometimes they will come up and insult me. My sister reckons its to do with the expressions I pull, I cannot help it and its not directed at them (only very rarely do I direct my expressions).
I thought maybe I could eat something or suck something to control facial movements. I already read a book which helps me to ignore people.
01 Dec 2009, 11:34 am
