Why do I get awkward around people who are social?

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1. Mines goes blank on things to do so i just end up looking at my phone often to the point where people joke me about it. And then i don’t know where to look at so i just end up looking around alot or at people and then they notice when i look at them and it makes it awkward because they think I’m just being creepy but in my head I’m freaking out thinking “I’m sorry for looking at you but idk where else to look and the fact that you caught me makes it worse because i can’t help but make your not looking at me or I’m not creeping you out but it’s actually doing the opposite!”

2. I have this too. My best guess for my own case of this is it’s either imposter syndrome, an ego insecurity thing, complex ptsd, some mild adhd thing, or fog in my lines of thinking due to all the stimuli the talkative person is throwing at me

3. It’s same for me. I found that it’s when people are socially adept and are attractive it gets the worst, mostly noticed this with other guys but I guess my hobbies and majors are just really male dominated. I think it’s feeling less than them for me, I play music and I notice the same thing, I thing the other person is far better than me, so I shut down almost like a safety mechanism. Maybe that follows for you too, I need to analyze this more however