I get the same way... To much to look at and you start to feel wierd.

I went to the grocery store today and I felt 'uncomfortable' too. But I usually refer to it as 'out of touch'. When I leave the house I'm usually so self-aware (always thinking about my thoughts and actions to see if they're 'rational').

I wish that feeling would leave and never come back again too. But I'm getting better at responding to it with the right variety of positive thinking. Today I felt better than I have for a good while.


Kind regards,
Eric

'Too much to look at'? What do you mean? Describe that for me, if you can, because I think I might feel that same thing.


Kind regards,
Eric

I call it anxiety.

it just comes on dont it. I am like it most of the time in stores. I sort of just feel strange like somet is going to happen, then i start to feel ill and want to lie on the shop floor and just want to go home.

I get this all the time....and I hate it when people look at me in stores...I don't understand why...it just feels "threatening" or like they're thinking something bad about me.

This is the secret to anxiety /panic. I get those feelings too. When we add "second fear" to it..then we keep the symptoms going.
For example, we go to the store or mall, we feel uncomfortable..then all of a sudden we are like "what if..this happens or that happens"..and we keep going on. We then fear these sensations or uncomfortable feeling. We want them to go away. But they keep coming...because we are telling our bodies that something is wrong. When we do that..our body goes on the fight or flight response and more adrenalin kicks in..leading to more anxiety, etc. If we say "I want this to go away"..we are then telling our body/brains that THIS IS WRONG..so it reacts as if it is..and gives more uncomfortable feelings. Does that make sense? It's call second fear. Anyway, doesn't feel good..but we have to try to allow ourselves to feel this discomfort.
When we leave the situation, the more we obsess about it...and add more second fear...the more it stays around. We need to allow our body to return to norm and not try to scare ourselves. It's not the place, it's the thought. Sucks..but true. HOpe this helps.

so here is what I have learned...first the feeling you talk about is for me sensory overload. I had severe anxiety 20 years ago, crippling really and after a year I beat it. I have had 20 years without and now its back. what I know is this, dont say things like "I hope this feeling will leave and not come back" try to say I dont enjoy this feeling but I can have it and live a good life, I will just take it with me like a naughty child in the back seat. Reason being is that you have to come to full acceptance for it to leave and that means accept it for as long ass it wants to be there, does it suck and is it hard...hell yes. But I swear it is the secret. I have been in this 6 months now and I am finally seeing progress, but It is because I take it with me and some days are so bad, but I stay with it and tell myself I can still live my life. Somedays there are hours where I am just me. Get the book " HOPE AND HELP FOR YOUR NERVES" by Dr Claire Weekes, she was a genius before her time, her book helped me kick it last time and I am using the same techniques this time. I just forgot that it takes patience and time. Time is the hard part, but you have let adrenaline dig such a deep groove that it falls right into track automatically, if you can stop 2nd fear and let time heal your nervous system life will be as it once was. you can even download this as an audio book from amazon.com on your ipod and when you are weak and need reinforcement you listen to it. good luck

I also get the same feelings...The walls seem to close in on me. Keep challenging yourself.

I agree with shecan, I bought the book last week, and it helps to know what we are feeling is the anxiety and if we learn to "float" with it, soon it will go away. Let time pass, believe me, it's hard to understand because I still need to get that through my head, but I am going to try.

I totally agree with all of these posts. It's not easy, but that's what "they" tell us. I love Claire Weekes books.
It can feel terrible..I know. Not underestimating that...but we do need to accept the feeling in order to move forward. We are here for you.

Ya mean the I might as wll be on center stage in front of a thousand spectators,, naked, ready to do my solo singing performance of "Like a Virgin" while break dancing feeling? Oh, that's called anxiety. ha!