The look in the eye phobia...?

I can't make eye contact with people, no matter what.
Its annoying in interviews and stuff, they look you right in the eye and.. i just cant do it, i just stare at the desk, or look around the room, which makes it look like i'm not interested.

It freaks me out to look people in the eye, its probably some kind of issue i have, who knows.

It used to be hard for me too. I had also the habit of always looking down when walking in order to see everything that could make me trip and fall. This habit made me extremely good at going up or down stairs very fast and, now, without looking. I have natural reflexes for every type of misplacement of my feet so that I don't fall even when I don't step on the right place.

Finally, after many years of walking while looking down, when I finally decided I'd walk looking in the distance it was like discovering a new world. I had never seen the streets I went by each and every day in the way I was seeing them now. Every old and known place was now a new experience to be had.

Changing from avoiding eyes to looking into them is quite similar. You show your own emotions and feelings much more when looking in the eyes of someone, in the same way that you can much better understand the person you are talking to if you are looking into their eyes. It's a whole new world, terrifying but also wonderful.