shopping

Tags

anger, anxiety, confusion, sensory overload

today is shopping-day

act I

anxiety-anger-fear-panic

smells – too many smells

sounds – too loud

touch – dont!

clothes – itches

proximity – too close, move!

lights – burns my eyes

people – too many

crowded – cant breathe

voices – stop talking

music – hate music

everything chafes – everything is sweaty and cold

no focus – can’t

too much focus – mustn’t

time limit – hurry – only have 2 hours

thoughts too fast

thoughts too slow

no thoughts

too many thoughts

anxiety-anger-fear-panic

act II

too tired

too angry

too anxious

too thoughty

to pack away

groceries

 

almost melt-down

Tags

confusion, fear, overload, stress

Prologue

everything chafes
– my shirt
– ‎my pants
– ‎my shoes
– ‎my shoelaces
– ‎my hat
– ‎my wedding band
– ‎my earphones
– ‎my jacket
– ‎my glasses
– ‎my beard
– ‎my nose
– ‎sweat on my skin

Scene 1

the self-check-out process doesn’t do what it is supposed to

it is not supposed to look like this!

card in – rejected

new try

everything chafes
– my shirt
– ‎my pants
– ‎my shoes
– ‎my shoelaces
– ‎my hat
– ‎my wedding band
– ‎my earphones
– ‎my jacket
– ‎my glasses
– ‎my beard
– ‎my nose
– ‎sweat on my skin

the self-check-out process doesn’t do what it is supposed to.

it is not supposed to look like this!

card in – rejected!!

new try

fail

fail

fail

which card goes where??

my thoughts are too fast
my thoughts are too slow
my thoughts run in staccato

cannot think

why wont it work??

new try

fail

fail

fail

…