Public anxiety , anyone else ?

[TJacqueline]

Lately with everything going on in the world , I have the worst anxiety going out in public , grocery stores ,

Malls anywhere with a lot of people . I always feel like people are watching me or are going to abduct me or something . I know it’s weird . But anyone else experience this and if so , what helps you ?

[Nicesomebody]

Hi Jacqueline, I can relate to what you are describing. I am not sure I have any suggestions. I am still struggling. Maybe someone will share his story of success.

[Wannachange01]

Hi you are new to anxiety. Strange to hear that. Anxiety people face this from child. I don't know what happen exactly to you.

[Wannachange01 in reply to Wannachange01]

If you are taking drugs or alcohol. May be of this

[aaronm]

I will disagree with wanna change. Its not just something that begins in childhood and its not only precipitated by drugs and alcohol. Nothing has to happen to a person to experience this. Its anxiety caused by one having an irrational fear that something bad will happen. I do experience this and it started in adulthood when I was in law enforcement in bad high crime areas of Chicago. I'm paranoid that something bad will happen. I treat it like all the other panic attacks...grounding deep breathing and talking it out.

[Dragon02]

Hi TJacqueline we have in the same situation until now im still working on it. ☹️

[Nom-D-Ploom]

I get physically sick when I have to leave my house. I am not afraid of people, and am able to interact well once I am where I am going. But I avoid it because I get sick. My DR says that it is agoraphobia, even though I am OK in a crowd, and says that the GI symptoms are really panic attacks. His prescription? Go out anyway, until I am used to it.