I gettcha' Loud and Crowds! Ugh. Not my idea of a good time either. My last social obligation landed me in a restaurant that was A. unfamiliar. and B. Loud...C. I had to make small talk. Takes a lot out of me.

Not comparable with yours...not really...but I get your drift and have definitely been where you are many times.

Good that you have a good PRN! Hopefully that will kick in soon! Those have gotten me through a lot over the years for these types of functions.

Can you leave at all? As in make up a white lie and excuse yourself? Maybe say you aren't feeling well. And that's the really the truth. Do you have a "wing man"? That helps sometimes too. (((Hugs)))

I'm trying to hang in there. It's always..."where is your wife...oh sorry you had to leave early because she wasn't feeling well...we never see her". I swear they all thought Jason was gay forever because they never saw me. *insert deep breath here*

I find a quiet corner , and go to the Happy Place in my brain, when I get stuck in situations like that

Ahh...ok...I understand exactly what you're talking about with leaving early frequently! Ok, so in light of that...try to hang in there. And know we are here to support you and get you through it!

Do you have to stay much longer? Other suggestions...find the bathroom and sit in there with the quiet for a few minutes. Just throwing things out there.

Oh almost left the biggest trigger on out! My son's bball games! Everyone has heard of and/or experienced over zealous parents.

Lately these unruly people have taken it to a whole new level of lunacy! I didn't know it could get any worse! In comparison I'm one of the ONLY sane ones!

So many parents I've seen who were asked to leave the gym for threatening and out of control behavior. It's absolutely ridiculous! My DH is one of the ones responsible for these tournaments and has to kick the people out.

THEN they get even madder! Angry...so damn angry...they are always furious at him. Not taking any responsibility for their own behavior.

I should take my meds to hand out to people...here's one for you...and one for you..Kidding! LOL

All kidding aside...pez dispensers with valium for everyone!!! Thanks SplitScreen and Dancing! On my way home now...aww blessed sleep!

I love my landlord/ good friend however he has a number of loud party friends as well... They don't come over tooooooo often but it's loud and drunk when they do and I don't have a high tolerance for it either...

They're always so nice to me and want me to join them... I do so for a short period and sneak away as soon as I can...sigh.... I don't like it either... It's not much fun if you aren't a party animal and those days for me were over a long time ago....I don't like being around drunk much at all

I get very nervous with too many people and loud noises. My service dog helps, but not enough just yet. Easter put me back in the hospital.

I used to be able to take valium, but they tend to take those things away when you try to overdose on them.

Now, I'm in search of an anti-anxiety med that will work on the spot. I take Gabapentin to lower my baseline, but there's nothing like that quick shot to calm things down so you can cope the rest of the way.

I really feel for you. And know that you are not alone. It doesn't help in the moment, but may help as you climb down off that pillar of anxiety.