You've had a bad day, you have social anxiety or there is someone nearby that is quite unpleasant. Either way, you need to avoid this person. With years of experience, I'd like to share my knowledge on ways that you can avoid people.
There are three categories that will determine which tactic you should use, and these are chosen by the awareness of the people you are avoiding.
1. When you are aware of the person's whereabouts, but you aren't in the same room.
This may be the case if said person is in a place that you predict because of routine, or maybe you saw them there earlier but now you need to get by. A simple way to avoid this person is to sneak like the sneaky spy you are and avoid their line of sight. Don't make a sound - or do! Throw something to make a crashing noise, and while they're distracted, make a speedy getaway. If you have a friend with you, hide behind them. Are there windows? Climb out of one! Climbing out of a window is a great tactic and an excellent way to stretch out your limbs. If the window is too high up you can either use a ladder or make a jump for it and hope for the best. Does the window not open? Break it! Use a heavy object, your strong fists or your friend's fists to make an opening in the window.
2. If you are both in the same area, but they haven't seen you yet.
This commonly happens in a room with lots of people or outside in the open. If you can, run in the opposite direction. This is the most effective technique. However, is not always applicable to the situation or circumstances. If you want to plan ahead of time, bring a disguise. A wig, some glasses and some face prosthetics will definitely do the trick. If the person spots you, but you don't make eye contact, you can pretend you didn't hear them. Thus, when they call out to you and you ignore their cries there are no hard feelings. Take note, this can only be done if you don't react at all no matter how many times you hear your name.
3. When you both look right at each other.
They know your presence. You know that they know of your presence. Worst of all, they know that you know that they know of your presence. Ways to get out of this touchy situation can be something on the grounds of forcing yourself to faint. Black out the entire situation both figuratively and literally. Stick something in your mouth and chew. Whenever they speak to you, just point at your mouth because you are chewing. Never stop chewing and never swallow. Turn it around, make them uncomfortable. Laugh as hard as you can at whatever they say, especially if it's not funny. Give them a hug, make it last for a very long time. Once you think it's been long enough, do it for another good 20 seconds. Depending on the intelligence of the person you could deny your identity; say you're your twin or just a very convincing doppelganger.
The end-all technique to avoid someone is to uproot your life and move across the country. Don't say anything about it until you've already made the move. And even then, you should post it publicly on social media for everyone to see.
Whatever you choose to do, I hope you are successful in your life of solitude. Happy avoiding!
