Facing Fear!

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I have a fear of people paying attention to me. Sounds silly but I feel like if people watch me too closely or delve too deeply into figuring out who I am that they will somehow find something that will turn me into a public spectacle. As a result of this I am paradoxically very shy and quiet around people I know but sociable around strangers and people I don't see often. I've been doing a lot of work on figuring out why I am this way and I have been able to trace it back to certain childhood events.