Go to a crowded place, such as a mall or busy street, and try to relax and have fun.

“Honestly, even getting out of the room gives me anxiety, I don't feel safe. I haven't shopped this year at all. I don't have much clothes, and there was a sale going on, so I forced myself to go with my older sister who was willing to accompany. I thought I'd definitely regret going especially on a sunday afternoon(cause it gets extremely crowded by the evening). But I actually liked it. The more crowded it was, the safer I felt, cause everyone was so busy in their own world. Nobody bothered to glance. I mean, I.. for some reason felt less paranoid. That was nice. Also, visiting a shop with less crowd is a big no, because employees keep staring at my every move or following me.(Ik they are only trying to help but I can't help it) That wrecks my mind! I can't focus at all. I can't think. It's all blank. But with a crowded shop, they(employees) were so busy, that I freely explored the shop and decided on what to buy! For the first time, I could think, make decision properly and not spiral down into anxiety. Idk, perhaps change in my perspective made me enjoy.”

“They were everywhere — people, crowds of them. It felt as if some higher power had decided that the potpourri of smells, sounds, and blinding lights wasn’t quite overwhelming enough and had tossed my biggest anxiety trigger right into the middle of it all. My fellow humans chatted with one another — some softly, others loudly — creating the hum of a bustling beehive. They squeezed past me, navigating their way through this confined room. Occasionally, someone would glance in my direction, and I’d try to decipher whether it was judgment or mere curiosity. Either way, I didn’t like it. I shrank further into myself, secretly scanning the room for the nearest exit. On a bad day, this situation could send me into a full-blown panic attack: Feeling dizzy, heart racing, and desperately gasping for air. However, instead of running from this ‘room of doom’— the supermarket, a busy café, bar, or shop — I would feel completely paralyzed, unable to move. It was a flight mode gone wrong, a freeze state, a complete shutdown.”