ScienceGeek

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It was a big warehouse type Tesco. There were people absolutely everywhere! I swear people bathe in perfume/aftershave before they go out. There was the beeping of the checkouts, people, phones, screaming children, bright lights. Urgh. I have tinted lenses which help somewhat with the bright lights.

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We have to make lists in our house as things have to be structured for my girlfriend who has OCD. My mum never used to write lists as detailed as we do, normally just a rough idea of what she needs to get, not normally even in order.

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Normally I'll write a shopping list that follows the way we walk around the shopping centre. This was just a small shop and wasn't really planned out at all. Needed some food for the day until we go for a proper shop. I'm normally very organised when it comes to making lists. I've been ill recently so that probably didn't help.

That really is great!

Damn, I missed it

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This morning we went to Tesco, I was feeling okish before we left. Pretty much as soon as we got in there I felt panicky, shaky and overwhelmed. There were noises, smells and people everywhere. My hearing almost shut down to the point where I could hear hardly anything. I'm back home now, but my ears are still funny and hands are really shaky.

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Yeah I might try that.

I would be up for a south west meet in Bristol or Bath.

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I guess I would like to know just to know that there is a reason for the way that I am. I'm worried about bringing it up though as I think people will just think that I'm making things up to use as an excuse or that I'm being stupid. It probably won't work out that way, but I'm just real bad at asking for help.

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Awww! That's really nice

I tend to overheat rather easily too. But then on the opposite for some reason I used to wear jumpers all year round, as a comfort thing. People used to think I was weird, but I like rubbing the softness of the inside of the jumper on my cheeks when I get nervous.

Thinking about the times my "ashtma attacks" have happened it has been during days that I've completely shutdown due to sensory overload. The last one started of as an asthma attack and became a panic attack, it was after spending the evening in the pub (before the smoking ban). It was a very small wetherspoons with lots of people, noise, smoke and smells. I normally don't cope that well in those situations, but didn't want to leave as I was seeing my best friend who I hadn't seen for over a year (he lives on the other side of the country).