self conscious when alone

I'm even self-conscious when no other people are present. That's why I can't talk to myself loudly. I have to give a presentation on wednesday and I should practise it aloud. At least to see if it doesn't extend the time limit. But I cannot do that.
It's not a big problem as I'm usually good at presenting (though nervous to death), but I thought it's strange I can't do that. I know from some other people that they dance around naked in their flats or sing to themselves in the mirror. I could NEVER do that.
I even have problems writing down my thoughts (which would be helpful for C.B.T.). I always feel observed somehow.

Can anyone relate to this?

I can relate to the dancing part. I've been completely alone before and started to dance to a song I was really feeling. Then all of a sudden I felt like a complete fool for some reason and was ashamed of myself. Good luck with the presentation though. Public speaking is like hell for me.

I can completely relate to this. Even when I am at home alone in my room, I have to have all my windows shut, blinds closed, and door shut, otherwise I get that feeling that I am being watched >.>; And even if everything is shut, you will never catch me singing to myself, dancing, etc. My first assignment in C.B.T. was to right stuff down, and I simply can't do it, even if no one is around.

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I don't think its paranoia, more like "stage" fright minus the stage. And the people actually watching you >.>; I have a habit of keeping my volume on everything I do low, just to prevent anyone outside from possibly hearing it >.>;

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I was able to write down my thoughst when I was in therapy, because then I had to do it for my therapist. But I can't do it for myself. I can't write into a diary but I'm (obviously) able to write in the forum.

There's something funny about self-consciousness that I heard of: Normal people feel more self-conscious when they look into the mirror. That makes them behave more to their (moral) standards. People who have dietry restraint standards eat less when they sit in front of the mirror when eating. And that's also why there's often mirrors in public lifts. It inhibits most people from writing things on the walls or destroying things (at least if their moral standards tell them this is wrong).
With mirrors, it's also strange for me. I can look into the mirror without problems when I'm alone, but not with other people present. When using public toilets, I just quickly wash my hands and leave while other girls use the opportunity to adjust their appearance (refresh hair and make up). That always gives me the feeling that they're close to what they WANT to look like and that they have control over their appearance. I would feel so ridiculous doing anything about my appearance cos I'm so far away from what others look like or what I should look like in other people's eyes. But when I'm alone, I like my face usually. At home I see myself with my own eyes, in public with other peoples' eyes.

It is kind of funny how little I get out and how little people who live around me see me >.>; When I moved away from my old house a few years back, which I lived in for about 4 years, I was standing outside as the stuff was packed into a truck, and someone who lived two houses down asked when I'd be finished moving in >.> I don't really blame them though, considering unless you have either x-ray vision or bat ears you probably wouldn't even know I lived next door. Thank god superman is fake >.>.
I couldn't even write the stuff down for the therapist, I tried quite a few times, but even in school, if you handed me a paper asking for that sort of thing, I start blankly at it, or attempt to write one sentence, erase it, then stare blankly at it >.>

I watch t.v in my room with the volume really low all the time too.

I like using headphones. But mine start to hurt on my ears after some time. And I'm always afraid to start singing with the music when wearing headphones.

It's really strange in this forum that there's always someone who behaves/feels in similar ways. Even for bevahior that I didn't really connect with AvPD before.

When I'm alone or with one close friend I don't feel self conscious at all.

When I was with a close friend (at the time when I still had one), I felt less self-conscious than when I'm alone. Being with someone who accepts you somehow justifies every kind of behaviour that comes up in me.
But in recent years I had only 'friends' who made me feel I have to change. This is usually with other girls. Even for the things they like about me I feel that they want to change me. I'm generally more comfortable with male persons. But than there's this problems that they might become attracted to me or they might think that I was attracted to them (the latter would be worse).