Better ways of dealing with anxiety in public

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That is a great idea! Lately I've been trying to find compelling things to memorize to say over and over in my head instead of "I wish I were dead." For a couple days "Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species" was working, but then I made the mistake of actually reading about Linnean taxonomy on Wikipedia, and it's not nearly as elegant as I was hoping, so that's lost it's power...

Mindfulness meditation has worked well for me in the past, but I find I have to practise quite often to be able to use it when I need it. Which is pretty much every day. What was I taught? That every stressful situation is an opportunity to practise...

I started cognitive behaviour therapy recently. I told her that I was coming here to look for ideas on anxiety management and she thought it was a great idea...

Oh dear, I've ended each paragraph with an ellipsis.

I dont have any advice about this but find myself scratching if I get nervous. I know Im posting alot on these forums, I am new here. I just found out about my AS and what it means. When I go onto these forums I am finding more and more there are people like me out there, and I have felt so alone for a long time.
Thanks for listening

If I didn't have an mp3 player with noise-cancelling headphones I'd be terrible in these types of places. It might work for some of you, give it a shot!

Yes, those things do work well...but they break so easily.