Anyone get flustered whilst in the supermarket?!

[paranoidtree]

me too! sometimes i'm ok, but others times i have to just grab what i need and run! Today was ok in Sainsburys with my husband but it was hard work at times. Damn anxiety!

[MissLady83]

Bears in the woods ha get yourself to the nearest stream and see if there's some fresh salmon about! Yeah the queues make me more flustered then ill see someone i know and they kindly comment on how red my face is and if I've been using the sun beds ha ney x

[fozzy is crying]

me too! sometimes i'm ok, but others times i have to just grab what i need and run! Today was ok in Sainsburys with my husband but it was hard work at times. Damn anxiety!

It really is a sod. When you go out as infrequent as me you have to stock up on toilet rolls as a first priority in grab and run. [no pun intended ]

Gordon

[kittikat]

It really is a sod. When you go out as infrequent as me you have to stock up on toilet rolls as a first priority in grab and run. [no pun intended ]

Gordon

and DRINK obviously

[fozzy is crying]

and DRINK obviously

Of course but unless they deliver it I have to go to the Tesco Direct in store between 8am and 8pm to get my order. Their desk is not open at 3am

Luckily I have a people carrier to stock up.

Gordon

[MissLady83]

I want to upload a picture but can find the options for it anywhere, just joined and this is a big forum ha

[fozzy is crying]

I want to upload a picture but can find the options for it anywhere, just joined and this is a big forum ha

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/usercp.php

will get you to the control panel to add a pic.

You could also email it to the guys. Oops not that sort of site.

Gordon

[Mistyfog]

I also get this in shops or waiting to queue in a shop. Feel very uneasy and hot and dizzy. I find going in the early hours when it is less busy helps and I feel a lot more at ease.

[Alabasterlyn]

I think the lighting in these kinds of shops makes us feel worse as it's always very bright and if my head isn't feeling too good I will wear my sunglasses in Tesco, even though I sometimes get some odd looks. I have also noticed a few other things that make me more anxious that people without anxiety most likely don't even notice. Firstly the lighting changes colour depending on where in the store you are. The freezer and chilled foods aisles tend to have a whiter light than the rest of the shop. I also notice how some aisles seem to be very noisy but when you go to the ones that have lots of boxes in them they seem to cushion the noise and it's kinda quiet. For me both of those things used to trigger a panic as I thought it was my anxiety kicking off and I would want to rush out. Now I realise it's just how the stores are and it doesn't bother me as much.

[MissLady83]

Horrible isn't it, I'm always wary of going red when in shops etc so it makes it worse when you're thinking of it ha vicious circle.