tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777157269138244521.post7569782095793034803..comments2022-12-20T00:05:39.939+02:00Comments on Gnus, wombats and ducks: Sharing of emotions indeedCecilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13740346973500351275noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777157269138244521.post-23875266402048906462011-09-11T01:58:01.249+02:002011-09-11T01:58:01.249+02:00Oh Cecile,
I relate so much to what you are sayin...Oh Cecile, <br />I relate so much to what you are saying. People have told me I have agoraphobia, but that's not so much of what is going on. It's not being able to figure out what I'm doing or sometimes where I'm going, and trying to keep it together through sensory overload and having to talk to people when I can only do passing comments and simple exchanges. I have left shopping carts full of groceries, or with clothes in them because I've gotten to where I am going to have a break down and cry (or have a panic attack) and need to get the heck out of there as fast as possible. And many times it's simply because there is too much noise and commotion for me to process, or the squeal of someone's shopping cart is too much to bare and I have to get away from it by leaving the store. <br /><br />I don't know why it is so difficult, other than noise, movement... sensory issues in general. And starting your day off with already having problems with your shoes and socks and hair on your face... well, I know for me if I'm already having tactile and/or auditory issues the day is going to be an awful struggle for me unless I can just stay home.<br /><br />I've just received Safety Skills for Asperger's Women by Liane Holliday Willey, EdD and I'm hoping she's got some good advice or ideas in her book for being out in stores and such. The book just came out. It's sort of self-helpish, but it's written by a woman with AS so I take it much more seriously than most other self help style books.Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462066212434419271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3777157269138244521.post-57515330178621377602011-09-08T23:14:44.277+02:002011-09-08T23:14:44.277+02:00I am so daunted by shops, especially clothing shop...I am so daunted by shops, especially clothing shops. If I have my children with me they end of finding an assistant to ask where something is. Sometimes I feel brave and put together, but more often than not I also just feel like fleeing. So you are not alone in being overwhelmed about shops. I think that they are actually made that way so that you have to browse around more.<br />Keep an open mind about the 'self-help' writings, and if it does not strike a chord the first time you read it, just put it to one side and tackle it again another time. I often find that dependant on our mood or energy we have a different perspective on the same things at different times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com