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On the other hand, as with most phobias, scopophobia generally arises from a traumatic event in the person's life. With scopophobia, it is likely that the person was subjected to public ridicule as a child. Additionally, a person with scopophobia may often be the subject to public staring, possibly due to a physical disability. [9]
The "psychic staring effect" has been reported in crowded classrooms and lectures. The psychic staring effect (sometimes called scopaesthesia) is the claimed extrasensory ability of a person to detect being stared at.
Staring can be interpreted as being either hostile, or the result of intense concentration; above, two men stare at each other during a political argument. Children have to be socialised into learning acceptable staring behaviour. This is often difficult because children have different sensitivities to self-esteem.
You may not even realize you're doing it.
People-watching or crowd watching is the act of observing people and their interactions in public. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It involves picking up on idiosyncrasies to try to interpret or guess at another person's story, interactions, and relationships with the limited details they have. [ 3 ]
People, perhaps without consciously doing so, search other's eyes and faces for positive or negative mood signs. In some contexts, the meeting of eyes arouses strong emotions. Eye contact provides some of the strongest emotions during a social conversation. This primarily is because it provides details on emotions and intentions.
Image credits: crimsonbaby_ #5. My Dad was [taken from us] before I was born. When I was still in elementary school, I would feel someone tightening the cover on my bed at night.
The old building has been brought back to life in recent years. Now Public House 421 is a coffee shop where a public house was run years ago.