Possible Impossibility of Eye-Contact

It’s like staring at the sun.

Looking into someone’s eyes during a conversation, I have no thoughts, only powerful emotional waves of … who knows what … and I must avert my gaze.

How can anyone hold a conversation doing this?

For those with wandering minds, ADHD, autism, among other possibilities, looking at someone in the eyes may not be a simple matter.

Many ask for “accommodations” here. Hoping for a small understanding of our difficulty, maybe it’s something others could let slide. It’s a qu...