Can't look people in the eye. Could before

When I was around 25 istarted getting the inabikity to look peole in the eyes.  IAt frist I just thought it might just be side effects from Experimenting with speed and e when I was younger becasue it kinda felt like when I was coming off that.  Basically when someone looks at me when I talk to them, my eyes and face tighten into a squinty pained look.  I cannot smile or really show anyother emotion when this happens.  At first it would only happen somedays.  Then years later it started happenning as the day progressed.  Now it starts in the morning, and pretty much just gets unbearalbe by night.  If i have some drinks it goes away, but I do not want to become an alchoholic.  

I am now 29, I was on effexor for a year but it did nothing.  It feels like my doctor has no Idea what is going on.  I am still the same social person I was when I was younger but the muscles in my face have a mind of their own.  

I have no idea if this is stress, anxiety, depression.  I live a comfortable life have a good job, love life is all good.  I have very little stress except for fear of looking like an idiot when my face scrunches and squints and it looks like I am going to cry.  I am not sad, why does this happen.

[kcdem]

sounds like you may be losing your mojo. i know as i have gotten older confidence can sometimes be harder, and sometimes subconcience fear resides, it may even tweak the mug. you said when you drink it goes away, liquid courage?

do something that increase your self respect. go to a psychiatrist not an MD. I am on about my 5th or 6th midlife crisis, iam 43 and shop at Pac sun and sport a chain belt...the red convertable could be next. i dont mean to oversimplfy but maybe this will help a bit. is your harline receding? that did not help me much either.

kcdem