How do you feel in a crowd of people?

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1. Like getting out of it

2. Safe, energized and happy.

3. I can get by but I don’t enjoy it.

4. I was fine until COVID became a thing..

5. Very overwhelmed which eventually leads to anger as a stress response lol

6. Nervous and anxious.

   I hate crowds. I don’t like people touching me, the smells and sounds are overwhelming, and it puts me on edge.

7. Anxious. I was diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and autism in elementary school, and crowds are one of my triggers. They make my stress levels skyrocket.

8. Very anxious, on-edge, desperate to escape

9. On edge. Nervous. Like my feet don’t work right and my hat isn’t sitting right on my head.

10. Depends on the crowd size and the location.

11. Really happy if it’s the fun crowd. If not, it just is what it is. I’m pretty much always fine

12. I don’t like it at all, but I can deal by myself.

    Having my kid with me in a crowd makes me anxious. I’m aware of how easily a child can be snatched and disappear into a crowd. So I keep him close if I have to be in a crowded area with him.

13. Like I’m about to faint.

14. Like I’ll end up with COVID

15. Irritable

16. If I’m not near an exit, I’m ready to panic a bit. I’m ok with crowds as long as I see when I have the opportunity to also escape them.

17. Depends on where I am.

18. Overwhelmed

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20. I don’t like it. But I have developed a skill to get out fairly quick.

21. Depends on where I’m at and who I’m with, but mostly anxious. I start looking for ways to leave.

22. Like “no”.

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24. As long as I’m not interacting with anyone, fine.

25. Sometimes I feel like the most energetic person in the crowd, smiling to everyone. Sometimes I want to get the f out of there

26. Don’t like crowds as I was in a crush of sorts as a teenager. I stand at back.

27. a n x i e t y

28. Kind of edgy, but also weirdly tempted to undo my tearaway outfit to reveal a feathered bustle and do the samba in front of everyone. It’s kind of like when you’re standing on a bridge and feel the impulse to do a swan dive into the freezing city river that smells like despair and factory runoff.

29. Feed off the energy. Concerts where everyone is having fun? Hyped. Supermarkets before a storm? Stressed.

30. It depends. If you mean surrounded by people, I don’t mind. If you mean being part of a large group (having people looking at you and all that), then… uncomfortable. And I teach at university lol

31. It depends on the place, time and the crowd itself
    I either feel safe, energized and joyful or drained, overwhelmed, stressed and want to go home asap

32. Normal. I live in a huge city. As long as I have a mask, I’m good.

33. Watchful, anxious and shy

34. Sweaty and in escape mode lol

35. Like I’d rather be literally anywhere else right now

36. I dislike crowds and feel uncomfortable spending too much time in one. Sometimes it’s unavoidable and I’ll deal with it, but I’d definitely prefer to have lots of space.

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38. Depends on who the crowd is. If it’s family I love it, if it’s strangers I make a getaway asap.

39. Anxious and frustrated

40. Like going home

41. Depends on the crowd. I’m either having the time of my life or the worse time ever.

42. Lonely