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Diagnosed as ADHD but definitely have more going on.
When I was a kid I would look down when walking. When I tried to do eye contact it was very difficult and I would feel overwhelmed and my eyes would even start watering up and I would get some other physiological symptoms like coughing or running nose.
As an adult I have overcome this and I now am the opposite. I stare too much and I don't look away. I bore right into peoples minds and even though I know it can be disconcerting for others, I do it anyway and I don't really care. I'm not sure why I do this, but it might be part defense mechanism and part desire for connection and understanding.
Most others soon realize that I don't obey social cues and they feel uncomfortable and distance themselves. But that works for me since I am introverted and somewhat antisocial. People say I am "intense".