When I am around a lot of people, basically any amount of people greater than one, especially in gathering, party or dinner situations, I find the noise and lights to be overwhelming. It pushes me to the point of panic attacks and I have no idea how to engage in conversations. There is too much going on, I guess I become over stimulated, and my mind goes blank except for fear and wanting to get out of the situation. How do you manage interactions without just following the recourse of escape?
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we as sz have limitationsā¦
a person in a wheel chair does not try and get up the stairsā¦they look for the disabled access 
do what you canā¦ 
not what you canāt.
take care 
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Sounds like you have some social anxiety.
Hey, I had similar problems and the psychiatrist put me on a drug called a beta blocker for it. It goes by āinderalā or āpropranololā.
Musicians, public speakers, even doctors at conferences take it before a social situation. I am on it right now. It helps stop stage fright and panic attacks. It just keeps your body from going into panic mode.
Really, do ask your doc about a ābeta blocker for panic attacksā and they will probably ask you where you heard that, just say you read about it online and heard it works for your problem.
I do have long standing issues with anxety. I take propranolol for both akathisia and supposedly to prevent panic. However, I donāt really think it helps with the anxiety. I have Ativan, which absolutely helps, but I try to use it sparingly. Before being diagnosed as schizoaffective I took SSRIS and SNRIS for years to treat anxiety. It worked about as well as ā¦say, Tylenol for full body bee stings. Thus I think that my anxiety issues may be a part of sza more than social anxiety or panic disorder. My doctors have never been very concrete in their opinion of it. But anyway, short of using addictive meds like Ativan, I am making it my mission to learn to cope with society somehow.
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Yeah they got me on thus one also ā¦ , {to @lex7con and everyone else}
I actually donāt have anxiety issues like what you see on t.v. , or movies , or plays , or WHATEVAH . I fynde myself as if I get transported into a 3dimensional computer existence and reality gets overwhelming. Kinda like āideas of referenceā On a massive amount of steroids. but, Check thus out , while I am on that drug , tha computer life ideas of reference becomes a beautiful simplistic rollercoaster ride of swinging with what I grip onto , psychologically.
If that doesnāt make any sense jus ask away.
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It is a lightweight safe drug. So if you have ideas of reference throwing you into thriller horror movies , ask your doctor for that drug.
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With Crowds as e(Y)e Learned in N.Y.C.
Jus ā¦ ,
GO WITH THE FLOW (!!!)
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Crowds are confusing like a herd u know. How can one have a so called conversation of any merit in a crowd? With conversation itās like about memory and storytelling and the attention or interest the other person has willing to deal with your conversation.
Some Peeps Feel at Peace Within Crowds ā¦ , POSITIVE ONES SILLY (!!!) ā¦ ā¦ ā¦
Well my account of a crowd was drastically different than yours SILLY
You a SILLY GOOSE Eye ah SILLY GOOSE We Are All SILLY GOOSES (!!!)
When I enter a busy restaurant all I hear is voices and noise all at once. Itās very agitating and I cannot not focus for a bit. Takes a bit for me to get used to.
Noise hypersensitivity
I learned to put up a āvirtual tentā around me when out in a crowd, especially when eating-I hate restaurants- and will get take outs if I want their food and eat it at home.
The tent blocks you from all eyes and voices so I can focus long enough to do what I came there for and go home.