Big box stores, Walmart etc. After 10 minutes I feel like I’m getting the flu. Weak. Headache. Fuzzy. I hear it from other people too. They attribute it to the lights, security system, plastic fumes…
We used to joke that they have a giant soul-sucking machine in the basement.
OP, please reword to be an open ended question.
Walmart depresses me with its new bare concrete floors, and dystopian looking decor. The sheer amount of stuff to look it is overwhelming, too. So yeah, I don’t like going there.
I got like this in shopping malls, and some big box stores until my early 20s. I’m sure it’s related to some type of social anxiety or overstimulation.
Yes… Because I have anxiety stemming from being around crowds of people. That’s why I only shop at places like that when they first open in the morning and nobody is there and they aren’t playing music/ads hella loud yet.
No.
I feel overwhelmed at stores especially when they’re busy. I found that shopping with noise cancelling headphones/earbuds helps massively.
No.
Nope, can’t say I’ve ever heard of this before
I’m not affected by the visuals afaict. I do wonder about the air. I always wear an N95 respirator in any store and that helps filter pathogens. I haven’t brought a CO2 monitor or anything like that though. I have been wanting to do that.
Just to mix things up:
No, I haven’t experienced such a thing but I’m also barely ever in a big box store
I bet you don’t even own a TV.
I don’t get it but thanks
Put me in the hospital for nerves and then they had to commit me…
I think you may have an anxiety disorder. You should talk to someone professionally.
Replies like that are a sure sign of something.
I wouldn’t say sure, but worth exploring. I’m not any kind of professional. But I know people with similar experiences.
I’m now just thinking of Chuck McGill in Better Call Saul…
If I spend too long (30minutes) in one of these big stores like shoe or clothes shopping I do get sick, headache, stomach feels weird. Does not happen in grocery stores though.
Yes. I get sweaty and kind of panicky. I usually do curbside pickup for thjs reason, but if I have to go, I plan out my path and keep my head down.
The lights bother me and something makes a high pitched sound that bothers me (tho this is getting better as my hearing goes).
