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Sensory/Crowd Issues Post-COVID

Luftmentsch

Does anyone feel like their capacity to cope with crowds or sensory overload has got worse since the COVID lockdowns? I seem to struggle with things like shopping centres and synagogue attendance much more than in the past. I was diagnosed in 2021 and I can’t work out if I’m just more aware of my sensory/peopling triggers now I have a diagnosis or if I’m actually struggling more now I’ve seen what it's like to spend months living in quiet with only my parents for company. Certainly my social anxiety has got worse since lockdown.

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  • Yes me too.

    I remember loving lockdown living and thinking I was born to live like this. I'd been practising social distancing my entire life! Having people keep 2 metres away from me was great, 20 metres would have been even better. 

    I definitely struggle with noise and crowds a lot more since then. As a result I go out much less than I used to before Covid. I just can't tolerate the noise or people.

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  • Yes me too.

    I remember loving lockdown living and thinking I was born to live like this. I'd been practising social distancing my entire life! Having people keep 2 metres away from me was great, 20 metres would have been even better. 

    I definitely struggle with noise and crowds a lot more since then. As a result I go out much less than I used to before Covid. I just can't tolerate the noise or people.

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