When looking in the mirror, you can easily tell when you’re smiling.
I have the opposite problem. I feel like I’m smiling a nice decent smile, but then I see I looked totally maniacal.
All the time man
I always feel like I’m over smiling to the point of absurdity but I look normal and people respond positively. My natural state is not to smile so I think sometimes it just feels weird when I have to force it
I need to do this as I get what the OP posted all the time.
Yes, this happens all the time to me. I think it’s a relatively common thing for autists to emote differently, and I’m autistic, so I guess it makes sense for me. People who know me well can definitely detect my smiles though, so that’s nice. I’ve been trying to get used to overcompensating for strangers to make sure they see my expressions, and I just hope that it doesn’t end up looking too uncanny valley.
Because we can feel even the most minor movement of our facial muscles away from our natural resting position, in much greater precision than what other people can see of the same.
Are you perhaps introverted, with a bit of social anxiety? Are you subduing your smile (maybe subconsciously) so that you won’t get teased for overdoing it?
Also maybe try practicing by smiling (or what you think is smiling), then without changing, open your phone’s camera and see what you’re up to. Then try to remember how a good smile feels.
Yes! In fact the only times I’ve seen myself smiling in a photo is when I’ve intentionally done a laugh
I always try to think of something funny to get a natural smile. Otherwise it just never works.
Personally; no, but I have a resting ‘nice’ face. My partner does have this happen to him though!
