Anxiety bad when at the store

I get dizzy when walking across store parking lot, it's kind of scary. I'm afraid of falling down or something

I have the same issue. I can be feeling pretty good when I first go in... not 100% normal, but as I go through the store, I feel the anxiety rising and I get the urge to run out of the store without my stuff thats in the cart! I MAKE myself be calm enough to get through the check-outs. WHAT IS THIS?

Your not alone, totally happens to me all the time.

I try to listen to music off my phone while grocery shopping, which helps me defocus I guess.

Remember to be concious of your breathing, you could be hyperventilating a little which will cause the dizziness.

You have the power to over come these feelings.

You need to distract your thoughts, as soon as you stop thinking about your anxiety rushing through your body the sooner it will go.

I some times sing to my self, suck on a lolly pop, wrap ellastic bands round your wrists and snap the m on your skin, or all three at once lol.

I was once in store and feeling terrible. Unknown to me a friend id not seen in years came up behind me and poked his fingers in my back and grabbed my neck .." give me your money" in a rough voice he said. For a split second i froze, he turned and hugged me and we both laughed. My anxiety had completley gone.

Now this is obviously a situation you dont want repeating for real but the abililty to distract and remove your anxiety is possible.

hello, how awful for you to feel like that, but i to feel similar, i go days and am ok then out of the blue i feel weak shaky, a bit dizzy, and its scary, i know,blasted anxiety is a awful thing, and it comes on when least expected, are you on any meds, i am on mirtazipine, it helps a bit with the sleep, although the more i sleep the worse i sometimes feel.i dont think you have a bad illness, its probaly anxiety, like the rest of us here.see doc, he may be able to give you a med to calm you, i wish you luck and good health, take care.xx

I have had this before when I'm under a lot of stress in my life. Then my anxiety creeps in heavy. When in public I feel the weak legs, light headed, dry throat all gets worse the deeper I go into the store away from the exit. Once I'm coming back to the front of the store to checkout I feel it all subsiding. Because I know I'm leaving I guess.

Not anxiety. Dyes. Whatever is in the air in clothing stores, big box stores, and some supermarkets, it makes my skin clammy and I feel I'm going to pass out. Not lights; just dyes (and maybe formaldehyde?). Once I get outside or into another store type it goes away. I hit on the formaldehyde because I once went into a motor home for sale that had been closed up in the hot Texas sun and nearly passed out when the door opened. Lots of formaldehyde. You're not weird, just sensitive to chemicals.

I’m getting this seriously bad to the point I can’t go out and just sit indoors cause I know it’s going to happen if I go out, I can’t deal with it! 

This post came up as I am sitting in my moms car outside of Kohls googling "why do I have a panic attack every time i go shopping?". Tried to christmas shop just now. 2 minutes inside and i got so dizzy and short of breath that i took a half an alprazolam straight no chaser letting it dissolve fully on my tongue 😖 to try n fight it. No such luck. Got dizzier and hot and cold flashes. Felt wobbly. Almost passed out and had to get the eff outta there in a hurry. Happens in grocery stores, walmart, department stores and a slew of other random places and situations. 13 years of panic attacks so far and it never ceases to be terrifying. In my head, Every time is the time thats gonna finally kill me. Not ideal. Guess Im finishing my shopping on Amazon.

OMG I HAVE THIS SAME FEAR. I feel very nauseated & anxious. I always feel lile something bad is going to happen is everyone is going to see it.

It sounds very much like anxiety, there is so much going on around you in a supermarket that for some people it all gets too much. When you feel like that try to take deep breaths in through your nose for 4 or 5 seconds and then very slowly out through your mouth, this should calm you down. Do it for as many times as you feel like you need to. Hope this helps xx

I work at a grocery store and just started to notice this phenomenon in myself. The lights are so bright and yes with the waxed floor, it makes me feel dizzy. Since I stock shelves I need to be steady on my feet. I went to my doctor and he gave me a prescription for Meclizine to take when I feel dizzy. It helps with that but I still feel weak at times and like I'm going to pass out and the shaky feeling in my arms and legs. I'm not anxious about being there. I know my duties and like the people I work with, it is a small town so I know many of the patrons. I do have Migraines on occasion, but not often. Why does this keep happening?