Feeling Anxious in Public Places

Me too I’m always scared I’ll be judged by every person I run into and that no one likes me no matter how nice they are and it’s hard for me to keep eye contact and I stare down a lot at like calves or feet if I don’t feel comfortable looking in someone’s eyes

My heart breaks you feel this way 😥 because so do I and the thought of someone else having that gut wrenching feeling is awful 💔

I used to feel similar. But it helps if you go with people that you trust. Or for just a few minutes at a time Now, a few years later, I'll go into the store and dance to the music or just be really weird with my little sister. I've found that people don't really pay attention to what you're doing. And it's ok to feel like that, but just know that they don't really care in the end

I'm sorry I feel the same way too but something that helped me is reminding myself that they're not and just focusing on my items or spending time alone in isles too. That's why I like to shop in small stores like Sprouts or Natural Grocers. Maybe you could bring like a stress ball with you and whenever you feel anxious you can squeeze it and maybe it'll help to relieve tension it helped me before. Or you could put in earbuds and listen to music to distract.