
Hi I was just wondering if anyone else has really bad anxiety about going to places, and if so, how to get over it? 

I randomly get really anxious going to places where I know I’ll have to interact with people, especially if I feel like unexpected things could happen that could throw me off. 

A very specific example, my local dispensary has a metal detector (which I found out is fake and only used as a deterrent) and also a special door that can only be unlocked by a worker from inside when entering. Although I’ve been there many times, I get really bad anxiety just thinking about having to go before I even get there. Every worker is super duper nice and I’ve never had a bad experience, so I really don’t know why I feel this way. It’s to the point that my boyfriend has started offering to go in while I wait in the car because I guess I have a look of panic on my face as we get into the parking lot. 

Other times it’ll just randomly be at simple places like the grocery store or a restaurant that I’ll freeze up and get anxiety about going in to the point that I physically can’t bring myself to enter. 

I sometimes use medical weed for chronic shoulder and back pain (which it helps a lot). While I know others get really anxious and paranoid on weed, I’m really fortunate as I feel the opposite effect, feeling like I don’t have a care in the world walking into stores and places while really high. However, I know this isn’t a long term solution as I can’t always be that high 24/7 and was wondering how others deal with the anxiety? Thanks in advance!