Why why why !!!!

[BetterDays14]

I always seem to go in malls & stores to get heavy anxiety . It scared me today . Does anyone get bad anxiety at stores ?

[Agora1]

BetterDays14, that is very typical when in a store or huge open space to bring on anxiety.

The stimulation to your eyes is so much to take in as well as the lighting and sounds.

In the mall there are the odors coming out of the different stores. The one that will bother me

each and every time is the nail manicure places. whew...

[BetterDays14 in reply to Agora1]

Yes you’re right 🤯

[kensteel12]

Sounds like agoraphobia type symptoms. Sorry i was like that before I went full blown agoraphobic.

For your sake I hope it’s not.

Best of luck.

[BetterDays14 in reply to kensteel12]

Yeah it kind of sounds like that .

[Forestina]

Yes I find going a real ordeal. If I think about going it is so much worse. I have windows of opportunity where I think I can do this. I go early when the stores are quiet. For me, the shelves are overwhelming and there is the inevitable panic of the queues at the checkout. Nothing seems to be helping at the moment, definitely work in progress.

[Hidden]

Yep. Some days are worse than others. Just today I was at the store and had gift cards, cash, and my debit card as payment and it made me anxious as there were tons of people in line behind me.

It also depends on how I’m feeling before I go, and if I’m not feeling too great about it and the more people there are the worse it feels. But I push on and get through it and I don’t let it stop me.

Hope you’re feeling better now x

[BetterDays14 in reply to Hidden]

yeah .. it’s an immediate relief when i was leaving ..