How do you view eye contact? Is it important to you?

I suck at in person communication, and the main reason is the eye contact. I hate looking people in the eyes and usually when I am talking to someone, I am looking everywhere else except for them. I just hate it so much. It makes me so uncomfy.

I’ve never had anyone say anything about it, but I have family who view not looking someone in the eyes as a sign you are lying.

I never judge anyone who won’t look me in the eyes, I assume they are similar to me.