Sep 26, 2018
The only way I cope going outside.
Pretending I'm deaf and blind. I am shortsighted so I need to see but what I see is not what I already know. I don't need to know how many people stare at me; it makes me panic. I don't want to have a quiet mind outside or else the anxiety overtakes my human rationale to function incognito and away from people's talks. I plug in my ears and blast away loud music. It helps divert my attention from being outside and lets me focus on my tasks one by one, without having to feel the pressure of accidental glances or hearing mumbo jumbo.
Out of sight; out of mind.