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Hi guys,
I suffered from very severe acne at the age of 13 to 18.
For those 5 years, I would avoid any kind of social interactions. (I can't even look at my parents nor brother in the eyes)
Now I have this problem where if I hold a conversation for too long, my energy goes from very enthusaiastic, to very dull, tiring, and awkward. You can imagine when I'm talking to a girl I'm interested in, and all of a sudden, I'm just... Drained. But it's not only girls in generally, but socializing as a whole.
My facial expression just looks awkward after a while.
Do you guys have any tips or advice for me? I just dislike it when this happens.
Talk more. Go out of your way to say "hi, how are you" to people. It's just a bad habit you've probably picked up due to some low self esteem during certain points in your life. The only remedy is to break the habit; consciously hold a gaze for a reasonable amount of time (don't stare lol) and work on keeping your vocal energy and and volume up.
And remember that sometimes a little loss in interest in conversation is normal. That's how people know to either stop their conversation or move it to a different topic, so don't think about it too much.
And odds are while you feel it to be awkward, the other person you are talking with probably doesn't notice a thing. It's just how our minds work sometimes; it amplifies the significance of a detail or feeling, often dramatically. It could in your case be a by-product of some social anxiety from your more severe acne periods.
Don't put too much though into it, and keep talking to people. It'll slowly go away and you won't even notice it happening.