Why do I always feel like people are laughing at me when I don't hear it?

The feeling of being laughed at even when no one is around is linked with social anxiety. This feeling buried deep within you is fear of embarrassment. The fear of embarrassment can be linked to anxiety or moment in the past when thing didn't go as planed and you end up feeling embarrassed.

I used to be very self-conscious and hated who I was. Because of that I had the feeling that people were making fun of me secretly, but it was really my inner self putting me down. Looking back, I was my own worst enemy, Once I started accepting me for me, the laughing stopped and I smiled more.

This feeling is probably born from your insecurities, but even if people are laughing at you I believe you should ignore them. Don't let them bring you down.

You aren't paranoid. You are probably right. Most people laugh at us behind our backs, when and where we can't hear. Your nerves are saying something is definately wrong, and are telling you to be nervous and think or know they are. Best advice: Ignore it, or don't think about it.

I understand that, I feel that way a lot. But I have grown to realize that even if they are laughing at you (Which they are not) then they are not worth your time or energy to be focusing on. If they have nothing better to do with their lives than laughing at people, then you should be the one laughing at them. I totally get that it seems like they are laughing at you, but trust me, they are not. Even if they were to be, then they are really just insecure about themselves. You are loved and I hope you realie one day, that you are amazing just the way you are. Do not change because some people may laugh. Be yourself, even if you don't know who you are, work to get there, stand tall, don't give up. Always keep fighting. I hope this helps!! Stay strong.

It is completely normal to feel this way from time to time in our lives, especially when we are in social situations where we dont feel very relaxed or we are concerned about the perception that people around have on us. Anxiousnes make us make up the worst case scenarios and we pay attention to it and it just spirals out of control to the point where we loose our confidence and it can be very stressful for us. There are amazing proven techniques where we can track our thoughts and our beliefs on certain situations and remove false ones. Working on our well being and some relaxing techniques can significantly improve our life experience.

Honestly, I don't know the exact answer of this question. I don't feel competent enough to answer it even, but the realisation that I'm one of the people who might ask this strucked me hard and made me think about it. We who have struggled with anxiety have been through this and lots of more similar situations when only our mind is fooling us and making us think we are in the spotlight of something worth humiliating and so on. I don't know if you get what I'm trying to say. I don't think i get it, either. Why do I always feel like people are laughing at me when I don't hear it? Because I think they are, because I'm conscious and uncomfortable with myself, and my thoughts. I know this doesn't sound quite helpful and assuring that things will get better. But the simple realisation of it actually helped me a lot. And I think that the sooner you start understanding and making efforts, the easier it would be to finally feel better.

Sounds like you are feeling self conscience. Try to do some deep breathing. Ask yourself if you are being rational, What is the worst they could be laughing at? And how would I handle that unlikely scenario if it were true. Most people are truly more conserned with them selves then anyone else.

Sometimes one can have hard time being themselves without feeling like they are being judged by their peers

I would say probably because you're insecure, and your mind leads you into thinking that way, regardless of that being true or not. Work on your self-esteem and confidence and I'm sure you'll feel better.