My brother told me to just 'push through' a crowded grocery store to get over sensory issues, but that advice backfired hard and caused a major shutdown in the pasta aisle.

After following his suggestion at the Walmart on 5th Street last Tuesday, I ended up having to sit on the floor near the rotini for 15 minutes before I could move again, so what's a better way to handle crowded places?

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adamellis1mo ago

Remember my cousin tried to get me to "just talk to people" at a loud concert once. I ended up hiding in a bathroom stall for like twenty minutes because the noise and the crowd just crashed together. Sometimes the push through thing makes it way worse.

adams.faith1mo ago

God, that bathroom stall move is so real. Loud spaces just turn my brain into static and trying to force a chat makes me panic. Your cousin meant well, but sometimes you just gotta find a quiet tile floor to breathe.