Shopping, especially for clothes, is a very difficult chore. It's one of those things you don't want to do, but you have to do it... at least sometimes. Of course, you must know that from personal experience, in which case, on to the article!
Drink plenty of water
- All the malls, and many of the stores I've ever been to had water fountains. Because they are frequently near restrooms, corners, and other low-traffic areas, it's an excuse to get away from the noise. It's also great, because drinking water in general helps to reduce over-stimulation.
Browse around
- If your in the mall, take some time to visit stores that have merchandise you enjoy. Even if window shopping isn't your thing (I personally don't see the point...) , taking ten or fifteen minutes to read a book at a book store, or playing the demo of a new game can be very revitalizing, and I DO see the point of that.
Animals!
- While obviously not applicable to your typical store, some malls or complexes, have pet stores either as part of them, or in a nearby building. Like the previous point, taking time to visit these stores can be very helpful. In addition to simply being a welcome distraction to the noise and stress that is shopping, interacting with animals is also stress relieving by itself.
Bring an MP3 player
- In addition to relieving stress, listening to music also helps to drown out the noise of other people around you. And any pesky music that stores choose to play.
Last summer when I was picking out new shoes, one of the stores I went to, had rap music playing really, really loud over the speakers. It was so loud I had to raise my voice just so my mom could hear me talking. Fortunately, I had my cellphone and some ear buds to listen to music with, which really helped.
I hope that they is enough information in this article that you were able to get something out of it.
With a desire to make life easier for fellow aspies, this is Jordan Plutchok of teenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off.
Drink plenty of water
- All the malls, and many of the stores I've ever been to had water fountains. Because they are frequently near restrooms, corners, and other low-traffic areas, it's an excuse to get away from the noise. It's also great, because drinking water in general helps to reduce over-stimulation.
Browse around
- If your in the mall, take some time to visit stores that have merchandise you enjoy. Even if window shopping isn't your thing (I personally don't see the point...) , taking ten or fifteen minutes to read a book at a book store, or playing the demo of a new game can be very revitalizing, and I DO see the point of that.
Animals!
- While obviously not applicable to your typical store, some malls or complexes, have pet stores either as part of them, or in a nearby building. Like the previous point, taking time to visit these stores can be very helpful. In addition to simply being a welcome distraction to the noise and stress that is shopping, interacting with animals is also stress relieving by itself.
Bring an MP3 player
- In addition to relieving stress, listening to music also helps to drown out the noise of other people around you. And any pesky music that stores choose to play.
Last summer when I was picking out new shoes, one of the stores I went to, had rap music playing really, really loud over the speakers. It was so loud I had to raise my voice just so my mom could hear me talking. Fortunately, I had my cellphone and some ear buds to listen to music with, which really helped.
I hope that they is enough information in this article that you were able to get something out of it.
With a desire to make life easier for fellow aspies, this is Jordan Plutchok of teenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off.
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