Anyone else have this?

People don't look at you when they're speaking to you. I mean, people don't look at me when they're talking to me. And not just some people - all the people I talk to......

I've been noticing it for about a year now, and I just can't figure it out. I'm not particularly funny-looking, and I'm neither too short, too tall, too fat, or too skinny, and I have a shower every day....So I don't get it.

Now, obviously I'm not bringing this up on the forum merely as a trivial whine. I do suspect that it has something to do with the way I look at other people. In fact that's probably the crux of it. Lately, I've tried telling myself, whenever I'm out in public, that, "I won't looking at anyone". And that helps me to not feel tense and anxious. But as soon as I meet up with anyone and have to talk to them, I notice that they just do not look at me. So then I try all different kids of expressions, from keen interest, to casualness, to thoughtfulness, etc etc. But nothing works.

Anyone else have this problem?

PS I know it's not the worst thing in the world, but it does play on my mind.

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I've had days where I feel like everyone is looking at me, but with that, and with what you're experiencing I tend to think it's confirmation bias. If you're looking for evidence of people not looking at you when they're speaking, then maybe that's what you'll find. It may be that this is how people are in general and you just never noticed it much before.

I admit, it could also be the case if you're making really intense eye contact with others, it could prompt this. I worked with a lady who did this. She kind of stared unblinking at you sometimes during conversations and it probably did make people look away more often.

I don't think you should actively not look at people though, that doesn't seem like a kind thing to do to yourself or a good way to not feel anxious about it. It feels like that would only serve to strengthen the anxiety around the subject.
I also don't think you should dwell on it. I'm not saying it's a trivial thing and you're completely justified in having it bother you if you feel like this is going on, but the more you fixate on this, the more of a thing it's going to be in your life. The fixation on it itself may be causing you to 'notice' it in others and then act differently yourself. I don't think anyone could just 'stop doing something' like this on a whim, but what I mean to say is that it could be the fixation on the subject rather than the actual eye contact that's the true issue here. I could be wrong, but that's what my intuition tells me.