I actually prefer it, to be honest. I'm not sure what all that is a function of, but I have at least two candidates: 1.) it's where/how I grew up, so it's what I am accustomed to; 2.) I have what I would call (maybe wrongly so, but not sure) mild to moderate social anxiety. Large crowds/cities/traffic/noise make me feel as though I'm overloaded with too much sensory input. Sounds stupid, I know, but it's overwhelming at times. Rather than try to sort it all out, my mind just sort of panics and goes into lockdown down mode. It's scary, humbling, and humiliating...all at the same time. I've never seen anyone for a "professional" diagnosis, however, so I suppose it could be something different entirely. I just know how I FEEL when I'm exposed to certain situations involving a shit load of stimuli at all once.
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