Posted by Noa on October 11, 2001, at 18:47:25
In reply to Re: mixed state or lack of discipline?, posted by dreamer on October 11, 2001, at 18:35:11
also sounds like an anxiety attack, no?
Also--
The air felt turgid--what *is* the air situation in the store? Is it stuffy? Are you craving fresh air? How about temperature? What is the light situation? Is there natural light? Is the artificial light overstimulating? How is the space? Is it crowded? Visually, is the store an overstimulating kind of place? How about sounds? Is it possible you are reacting to something about the physical environment that you have limited tolerance for?
I am one of those people who can get sensory overload in certain kinds of environments. I have had times when I just have to get out of a store/mall immediately or I feel I will suffocate, or feel I can't think anymore. It usually happens when I have stayed too long--past what I can tolerate comfortably. I usually try to monitor it and manage it accordingly, but sometimes I forget and then it hits hard all of a sudden.
Even if this is true for you, tho, it doesn't, in my mind preclude the possibility that the mixed state hypothesis applies.
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