i have GAD and i don‘t know why exactly but hot (or even warm) rooms make me really anxious. i went to the hairdresser today and while i have no problem with social anxiety, the people were really nice and everything, that room was, in my opinion, quite hot and even though i was sitting down, my heart beat up to my throat and i felt like my breathing was very shallow (i had to do the usual yawn to get a full breath) but i‘m asking myself why??? it‘s just warm temperature?? then i may sweat a little, so what?? i genuienly don‘t get where it comes from. 

i get the same in supermarkets or university classes, i‘m literally afraid of unaired stuffy rooms that i plan my whole day around them and if i have to, i’ll just somehow deal with the physical symptoms of it. 

could this possibly be related to my fear of passing out? i once passed out in a supermarket and it was the most embarassing, traumatic experience for me but i know that it was just cause i ate too little that day. it‘s not like i pass out every other day … i thought i was over it. my friend once told me one girl in her class passed out cause they had to stand because there were no seats left in the university classroom. could hearing things like that subconsciously affect my anxiety?

i‘m even afraid of standing for a long time. add to that a hot room and i‘ll definitely call in sick 😉