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<p>We all have weird little things that make us self-conscious, despite the fact that no one else is paying attention. Once a small habit of self-consciousness lodges in our brains, it can be hard to untangle, even if you <em>know</em> it&#39;s irrational.</p><p>Sometimes saying our small anxieties out loud can help them lose their power over us, while highlighting the humor in our neuroses. Plus, it can be comforting to realize how many people have similar worries and that we would all ultimately benefit from being easier on ourselves.</p><h2><span style="font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;">In <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/115wzn/i_often_feel_selfconscious_when_im_driving_in_the/" target="_blank">a popular Reddit thread</a>, people shared the silly things they get self-conscious about, and it just confirms that we&#39;re all paying more attention to ourselves than anyone else is.</span></h2><p><span style="color: rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family: BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Fira Sans&quot;, &quot;Droid Sans&quot;, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.01em;">1. From OP:</span></p><blockquote> <p>I often feel self-conscious when I&#39;m driving in the rain and I have my windshield-wipers on faster than other cars. I feel compelled to turn the speed down as to not seem like a wimp.</p> </blockquote><h2>2. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/rustysqueezebox/">rustysqueezebox</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>If I&#39;m breathing too loud when I have headphones in.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>3. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Neccesary/">Neccesary</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>When I&#39;m walking I always freak out about what to do with my arms.</p> </blockquote><h2>4. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MissMyCookie/">MissMyCookie</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>When I&#39;m in public I sometimes start to think about how I&#39;m walking. Then I forget how I normally walk and it gets weird.</p> </blockquote><h2>5. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/dontbthatguy/">dontbthatguy</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Blasting music is fine while I am driving, but once I slow down to a stop I turn it down so no one judges me.</p> </blockquote><h2>6. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Connor149/">Connor149</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Whenever I am within 3 feet of someone else&#39;s head I worry they can smell my breath aren&#39;t saying anything even though that are suffering, and they will hate me for it later. Every time I am in a lab or some situation my head is relatively close to someone else&#39;s, I practically stop breathing and take breaths after backing off.</p> </blockquote><h2>7. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/MyUsernameIsJudge/">MyUsernameIsJudge</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Taking U-turns. I always feel like people will point and me and say &quot;look that motherf**ker has no idea where he&#39;s going. What a punk.&quot;</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>8. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Super_Witty_Username/">Super_Witty_Username</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>I hate running in front of others, especially on my college campus. I used to run track for my university and every time I run in front of someone or in front of old teammates I feel this need to prove myself, like everyone I pass thinks I&#39;m slow and they&#39;re judging me.</p> </blockquote><h2>9. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/hashinmypieandmash/">hashinmypieandmash</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>When I&#39;m walking along and there&#39;s music in the background, say like in a shopping mall for example, I feel weird if my steps match the beat of the song that&#39;s playing. I feel like everyone is watching me like &#39;look at that knob goblin, thinking they&#39;re in an 80s montage or something,&#39; so I either deliberately speed up or slow down so I&#39;m not keeping the beat with my steps...</p> </blockquote><h2>10. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/cherry_valance/">cherry_valance</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>I hate walking outside and realizing I am the only girl in shorts. I feel like people will look at me and be like WOW DIDN&#39;T THAT SL*TTY LEG GIRL REALIZE IT&#39;S NOT SHORTS WEATHER TODAY.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>11. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/chrismuthadamnsipe/">chrismuthadamnsipe</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>I never let other cars see me turn my lights on in my car. If it&#39;s getting dark while I&#39;m driving I wait until no one is in front of me to turn them on. No idea why.</p> </blockquote><h2>12. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Commander_Ilsaya/">Commander_Ilsaya</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>Starting conversations. I always feel like I might be annoying the person.</p> </blockquote><h2>13. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/dancelikepunky/">dancelikepunky</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>My least favorite is when my nose whistles when I&#39;m laying down close next to someone before bed or during a movie.</p> </blockquote><h2>14. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/longnails11/">longnails11</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>In Walking For Fitness (college pe credit) we sometimes to jumping jacks. I think I may be the worst jumping jacker ever. I know no one is looking at me because they are all staring into space miserably during it, but I just feel awful doing that particular movement in front of others.</p> </blockquote><h2>15. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/_lawlipops_/">_lawlipops_</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>When I go to get gas, I always try to make my total to the nearest dollar. If I am aiming for $20.00 but accidentally put in $20.03, I will add in a bit more gas to make it a weird total, like $20.67. That way, it doesn&#39;t look like I tried to make it to $20.00 but failed. I suppose that I fear looking like an inaccurate gas pumper. This is normal, right?!</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>16. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/skrizzzy/">skrizzzy</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>When I make a left-handed turn (in the states) I always am nervous the car behind me is judging me. &quot;Go now asshole! Are you waiting for an invitation?&quot; I feel like I&#39;m playing frogger sometimes, but mostly because I feel like I need to hurry for the car behind me!</p> </blockquote><h2>17. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/cusswords/">cusswords</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>I&#39;m always worried people are judging me by what I&#39;m buying at the checkout when I buy groceries. The in shape, fit couple walk up behind me with organic everything, and I always feel like they&#39;re looking at my hamburger helper and doritos and thinking &quot;wow, what a slob&quot;</p> </blockquote><h2>18. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/EekaNumber3/">EekaNumber3</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>At my work, there are quite a few long hallways. I always freak out about whether or not I should make eye contact with people walking towards me, especially if there&#39;s just one. I mean, it would be creepy to just stare at them the whole time they&#39;re walking up, say hi, and keep walking, but I feel like I&#39;m being rude if I stare at the floor or refuse to acknowledge his or her existence.</p> <p>More often than not, I just pull out my phone and pretend I&#39;m reading e-mail.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>19. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TheFlorence/">TheFlorence</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>I get paranoid when I swim that the life guards are judging my poor crawl form.</p> </blockquote><h2>20. From <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/cal_mofo/">cal_mofo</a>:</h2><blockquote> <p>When I yawn in public and then 2 seconds later people look at me, not having seen me yawn.</p> </blockquote><blockquote> <p>I look like I&#39;m crying. Oh god, they must think I&#39;m a huge baby for fucking sobbing! But, I&#39;m not sobbing, people! I just yawned 5 seconds ago WHY ARE YOU STILL JUDGING ME YOU DON&#39;T KNOW MY NON-EXISTENT PROBLEMS.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

20 people share the weird things they get self-conscious about that no one else notices

We all have weird little things that make us self-conscious, despite the fact that no one else is paying attention. Once a small habit of self-consciousness lodges in our brains, it can be hard to untangle, even if you know it&#39;s irrational.Sometimes saying our small anxieties out loud can help them lose their power over us, while highlighting the humor in our neuroses. Plus, it can be comforting to realize how many people have similar worries and that we would all ultimately benefit from being easier on ourselves.In a popular Reddit thread, people shared the silly things they get self-conscious about, and it just confirms that we&#39;re all paying more attention to ourselves than anyone else is.1. From OP: I often feel self-conscious when I&#39;m driving in the rain and I have my windshield-wipers on faster than other cars. I feel compelled to turn the speed down as to not seem like a wimp. 2. From rustysqueezebox: If I&#39;m breathing too loud when I have headphones in. 3. From Neccesary: When I&#39;m walking I always freak out about what to do with my arms. 4. From MissMyCookie: When I&#39;m in public I sometimes start to think about how I&#39;m walking. Then I forget how I normally walk and it gets weird. 5. From dontbthatguy: Blasting music is fine while I am driving, but once I slow down to a stop I turn it down so no one judges me. 6. From Connor149: Whenever I am within 3 feet of someone else&#39;s head I worry they can smell my breath aren&#39;t saying anything even though that are suffering, and they will hate me for it later. Every time I am in a lab or some situation my head is relatively close to someone else&#39;s, I practically stop breathing and take breaths after backing off. 7. From MyUsernameIsJudge: Taking U-turns. I always feel like people will point and me and say &quot;look that motherf**ker has no idea where he&#39;s going. What a punk.&quot; 8. From Super_Witty_Username: I hate running in front of others, especially on my college campus. I used to run track for my university and every time I run in front of someone or in front of old teammates I feel this need to prove myself, like everyone I pass thinks I&#39;m slow and they&#39;re judging me. 9. From hashinmypieandmash: When I&#39;m walking along and there&#39;s music in the background, say like in a shopping mall for example, I feel weird if my steps match the beat of the song that&#39;s playing. I feel like everyone is watching me like &#39;look at that knob goblin, thinking they&#39;re in an 80s montage or something,&#39; so I either deliberately speed up or slow down so I&#39;m not keeping the beat with my steps... 10. From cherry_valance: I hate walking outside and realizing I am the only girl in shorts. I feel like people will look at me and be like WOW DIDN&#39;T THAT SL*TTY LEG GIRL REALIZE IT&#39;S NOT SHORTS WEATHER TODAY. 11. From chrismuthadamnsipe: I never let other cars see me turn my lights on in my car. If it&#39;s getting dark while I&#39;m driving I wait until no one is in front of me to turn them on. No idea why. 12. From Commander_Ilsaya: Starting conversations. I always feel like I might be annoying the person. 13. From dancelikepunky: My least favorite is when my nose whistles when I&#39;m laying down close next to someone before bed or during a movie. 14. From longnails11: In Walking For Fitness (college pe credit) we sometimes to jumping jacks. I think I may be the worst jumping jacker ever. I know no one is looking at me because they are all staring into space miserably during it, but I just feel awful doing that particular movement in front of others. 15. From _lawlipops_: When I go to get gas, I always try to make my total to the nearest dollar. If I am aiming for $20.00 but accidentally put in $20.03, I will add in a bit more gas to make it a weird total, like $20.67. That way, it doesn&#39;t look like I tried to make it to $20.00 but failed. I suppose that I fear looking like an inaccurate gas pumper. This is normal, right?! 16. From skrizzzy: When I make a left-handed turn (in the states) I always am nervous the car behind me is judging me. &quot;Go now asshole! Are you waiting for an invitation?&quot; I feel like I&#39;m playing frogger sometimes, but mostly because I feel like I need to hurry for the car behind me! 17. From cusswords: I&#39;m always worried people are judging me by what I&#39;m buying at the checkout when I buy groceries. The in shape, fit couple walk up behind me with organic everything, and I always feel like they&#39;re looking at my hamburger helper and doritos and thinking &quot;wow, what a slob&quot; 18. From EekaNumber3: At my work, there are quite a few long hallways. I always freak out about whether or not I should make eye contact with people walking towards me, especially if there&#39;s just one. I mean, it would be creepy to just stare at them the whole time they&#39;re walking up, say hi, and keep walking, but I feel like I&#39;m being rude if I stare at the floor or refuse to acknowledge his or her existence. More often than not, I just pull out my phone and pretend I&#39;m reading e-mail. 19. From TheFlorence: I get paranoid when I swim that the life guards are judging my poor crawl form. 20. From cal_mofo: When I yawn in public and then 2 seconds later people look at me, not having seen me yawn.  I look like I&#39;m crying. Oh god, they must think I&#39;m a huge baby for fucking sobbing! But, I&#39;m not sobbing, people! I just yawned 5 seconds ago WHY ARE YOU STILL JUDGING ME YOU DON&#39;T KNOW MY NON-EXISTENT PROBLEMS. 