Is there a way to help stay calm in crowds

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I need help because whenever I am in crowds of more than 10 people I start to lose it. Is there a way to help that?

Yeah, try to collect your thoughts and take it slow. If you get frustrated you'll just get more anxious and freak out, probably start to rush through the crowd.

I used to take Ativan and now I take clonazapam for my social anxiety.

For me it's not about the size of crowds. I can be quite happy sitting in a cinema with 100+ people, but absolutely anxious as hell around a small group of people. In many ways I like the anonymity of large crowds, the lack of expectation to interact; but I do have a problem if they're particularly noisy or "fast moving" ... I can't stand the shopping mall when it's busy, and I hate the supermarket.

I have recently had some experience with diazepam and found it helpful, but this prescription has now been stopped.

So I'm back to
a) only going to be around people when I absolutely *have* to, or feel like I can cope with it and
b) leaving as soon as I can't cope any more.

If I don't have the opportunity leave whenever I need to, that makes the whole situation a lot more difficult to cope with.