Does anyone get anxiety from going to places with florescent lights such as walmart and target?

[Gina10]

I usually feel it and sensory overload with bright light and open space with a lot of people too.

[robynnicholson]

yes,,I call it the K-mart affect lol..Sometimes I put on my sunglasses inside,,it helps

[Gina10 in reply to robynnicholson]

I should try that next time haha!

[Agora1 in reply to robynnicholson]

robynnicholson, I like that the "K-Mart Affect", you made me laugh. You are absolutely correct in that sunglasses help. If I ever pass you by in K-Mart, you will know me by my Foster Grants

[Bunny2020 in reply to robynnicholson]

yes it is horrible ....

[Sarah762]

Yes, everytime. I always thought it was from my bad eye sight though. But makes sense it'd be anxiety. Almost anytime something's wrong with me it ends up just being anxiety 😒

[Gina10 in reply to Sarah762]

Yeah, my first panic attack ever was last August in Wal-mart I didn't know what was happening and my mom called 911. It was horrible lol but now I know what it is and I"ve been better and control it but if I'm too long at wal-mart I start to feel it

[hairyfairy]

Yes, it`s not just bright lights & noise, but other shoppers who seem intent on ramming me with their trolleys, or blocking the isles when I try to get past. I hate the design of supermarkets. The aisles need to be wider, & there should be creches for people who insist on bringing their kids shopping. I`m sick of having to avoid hordes of screaming kids in stores.

[Hidden]

Ooooh...yeah I used to. I actually had a neurologist diagnose me with having migraines, he put me on Effexor. It's all related, though, I think. I would feel like my head was being crushed, in a sense, like as soon as I walked into a busy store.

[Sam001]

Yes I have the exact same feeling. Going to a neurologist soon

Any update or fix in this symptom???

[Gina10]

It's just anxiety. We have to learn how to deal with it at least we know what it is. Before I didn't know what it was and that caused me to have a panic attack at walmart hence my first trip to er lol

[Hidden]

Yep blurry vision... can't concentrate? That's how I feel. I think it's just anxiety 😩

[Gina10 in reply to Hidden]

I don't get blurry vision but I get a feeling of panic and passing out symptoms

[Gina10]

Both the same for me and the summer heat here in Texas doesn't help it at alleither