Dealing with a crowd

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Just thought I'd share what I did last weekend - I went to see the Sunnyboys in Sydney. They are one of my favourite bands and have recently reformed and as the singer is a schizophrenic they only do odd shows or else he has meltdowns etc. Anyway there was a huge crowd there about 3000 I reckon, and like many here I don't handle crowds very well. Well the show went on and I was starting to panic and feel like I needed to get out of there, but of course I didn't want to miss any of the show. (Usually I would get pissed and it would be OK, but I didn't have enough money for grog ($8 per beer) and I've been doing a little experiment on being sober.) So I just took my time, analysed the crowd, gave myself a little space and deducted to myself that everyone there was just into the band as I was and there was no threat from anyone so I would be alright - i.e., I applied logic to the situation and got through it OK. It was a bit hectic getting out of there, but otherwise I felt I'd made a little triumph.

By the way - they were beyond awesome - totally amazing.

I'm glad you were able to employ logic--and plain common sense--to continue to enjoy what you were doing.

I don't like being in a crowd. But rather I enjoy it when I hold a presentation to a crowd, because people have to stfu until the end of the presentation.

I hate crowds, but learned to handle them because I got used to them. I feel like someone is violating my privacy when walking in a crowd with people behind and in front of me and on both sides as well. I can hardly breath and want to scream in frustration, but I learned to tune these feelings down. Good for you for overcoming your obstacle.