• lurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    I have this too. It’s when you move too silent. I just start conversations by saying DO NOT BE AFRAID with the voice in their head. Can recommend.

  • nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 days ago

    try burping and then saying “oh fuck yeah that’s good” as you approach before you get too close. this way they know you’re coming and they know what you’ll smell like

  • latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    22 days ago

    Ooor, someone had to “survive” their family’s bullshit and being unseen was the best way to do it. Then it became so ingrained in said someone’s existential fingerprint, that they’re now a ninja without even realising it.

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      22 days ago

      You don’t need some tragic family background to be soulless creature wearing human costume.

      • JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world
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        22 days ago

        Yeah I’m like this and it’s not really a trauma thing for me. I’m just autistic and ADHD which basically means I take advice too seriously and I have a bad habit of getting into someone’s field of view or in their way by accident. As a result of being advised to be less visible every time I got in someone’s view, I accidentally became invisible. It’s something I’ve been working on lately actually and I’ve noticed I scare people less often since I started thinking about it

  • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    22 days ago

    I have the opposite problem—I’m a strong impression making motherfucker. Strangers consistently approach me to say “you look like [insert famous person].” Acquaintances tell me “I never forgot you.”

    And yet, nobody keeps in touch without a lot of effort on my part. I wish I knew how to transition my “I remember you” power into an “I want to be closer to you” power.

    • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml
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      8 days ago

      I get alot of people thinking I’m someone else.

      Maybe we fought and died together in another life stranger, but I don’t know you in this one.

    • RBWells@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      I am like this and do not understand it. Literally the other day a FedEx guy remembered me because he was my brother’s friend, another guy said he remembered me from 2nd grade. Neither of them at all familiar to me, and this happens regularly. I could never be a spy. It’s not looks, I’m average in looks. This is not a small town either.

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    21 days ago

    I can walk in making noise with my feet or humming and still scare people. I think op just works with people who are deeply engrossed in their thoughts.

  • emberinmoss@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    You just need to wear something bright–doesn’t have to happy bright though, could be like a bright green skull on your shirt or something, bright coloured shoes with black attire. Own that spooky vibe. Lean into it. Be proud of it. You’re not soulless, just a spooky ghoul and spooky ghouls are great.