Anxiety bad when at the store

Oh, one more thing.  I have migraines, too, so all of these situations are killers for migraine people (even if we don't have the actual headache at the moment).  For me, these things can start the migraine cycle which includes anxiety and panic.  I don't always have them together, but many times I do.  So, the anxiety/panic may lead to a migraine or the migraine may lead to anxiety/panic.  For me, it's best to take precautions with the above things so that neither one starts up.

Anxiety!! the store is just your trigger, like mine is going to my local mall so i dont go there. I get fearful of people thinking im on drugs or going crazy because I have attacks.

I have the exact same problem -- I just came back from my lunch hour at a department store, and had to leave.. I get shaky legs - feels surreal sometimes and I'm afraid that others notice me like i have a neurological problem or something. 

Hey this sounds like a kind of social anxiety crowded spaces and lots of people I used to be like that but I'm not too bad now if I know I have a escape like for example if im on a packed train I get really bad because I know I'm trapped in that situation and cannot escape and then you start to think if I start to feel bad I can't get away from it which in turn makes you panic I've had anxiety for about 10yrs now and only last 3-4 years I've managed to deal with it without meds or anything I find distractions work well for me I never go anywhere without my headphones as music seems to be the thing that works best anything that stops you from thinking about it I totally understand what you mean though if you know you will feel bad in certain situations you will automatically start to panic when you go into them regardless of you actually thinking about it or not it's how you deal with it that makes the difference it took me years to properly find my triggers and longer to find out how to start to deal with it but there is light at the end of the tunnel

Darling, serious illneses don't strike exclusively in the stores :D. It could be the chattering around you... You probably feel the same on a bus, airport, shopping centre etc.

This happens to me - and it's been happening more frequently lately. I usually try to make sure I have a bottle of water in my bag. Whenever I have anxiety attacks, water is my go-to: either drinking or splashing on my face.

I was at a store recently with my husband and we weren't even 10ft in the door and I made him turn around and we left my anxiety was so bad. Got some water, ate some food and I was ok after that.

Good luck. I wish you all well with your anxiety. It's awful living this way.

I get this alot I felt alone in it , feel like when you see everyone on street shipping I look at them and think why can't I be like them I started citalopram 4 months ago for my panic attacks and haven't helped at all if anything made them worse,everytime i go into a store or bright lighting I freak out and don't feel like im in my body it's a horrible feeling , I know how you feel I always seem to think I won't get better and it will never go away

I've just recently started doing this also!! It scares me.

I felt the same one time going to a water park , nothing but a bunch of pppl and all eyes on me idk if it was cause my sexy bathing suit or if i looked like i was about to panic so i left out to get fresh air and i didnt want to ruin anyones fun so i went in the car and cried my eyes out on the phone with my friend saying how i just wanna be happy and i hated feeling like this , i cant have fun nothing i felt like complete sh*t 

You Are not alone and it ruins the quality ofmlofe big time