The liking gap

People think of you better than you estimate, as new studies suggest.

Forbes: People Like You More Than You Think, Study Finds

This phenomenon is called "liking gap." You may be fearful that others dislike you. But others may have a good feeling about you. This gap is observed in several settings.

In clinical surroundings, many patients are afraid that others look at them. The feeling of attracting attention causes you nervous. The more you avoid to be focused, the more you feel the tension. This process is an etiology of social anxiety disorder.

Results of these studies may ease your anxiety. But people do not pay attention to you, I think.