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Shopping rant

Morganna Le Faye

I find being in shops difficult. It makes me kinda stressed and a bit angry.   People walking hither and yon, just wandering around with no purpose - not going to directly to what they want, just ping pong style all over the place. Total chaos.  Or standing in the middle of aisles for no reason - just blocking others and not giving a hoot.   And bumping into people because they are wandering around like lost dozy sheep, invading personal space.   And cutting in front of people who are clearly standing looking at an item on a shelf - just jumping right in there.   Or passing between you and the thing you're looking at on the shelf and then stopping right in your line of vision!! So rude!!  Or stopping to chat to a friend, and between the two of them they entirely block the flow of people - but being totally oblivious or apathetic. 

I could go on, but hopefully you get the idea.  It just occurred to me recently that this might be a ASD thing. Anyone else share these frustrations? 

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  • I had a girlfriend who used to love to go shopping so she could just zone out and look at all the pretty things - kind of a therapy for her in a similar way that stimming works for autistic people.

    They feel relaxed and stimulated all at once - kind of a retail euphoria that had a painful effect on my wallet at the time, but she was worth it to me.

    These days I understand more about the psychology of shops and the mentality of the sheep there so I kind of just accept it and focus on working around those fluffy little roadblocks on my way to buying whatever I can't get online.

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  • I had a girlfriend who used to love to go shopping so she could just zone out and look at all the pretty things - kind of a therapy for her in a similar way that stimming works for autistic people.

    They feel relaxed and stimulated all at once - kind of a retail euphoria that had a painful effect on my wallet at the time, but she was worth it to me.

    These days I understand more about the psychology of shops and the mentality of the sheep there so I kind of just accept it and focus on working around those fluffy little roadblocks on my way to buying whatever I can't get online.

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