Clubs

[Viosinger]

I thought for years that I just didn't like clubs. Today I realized it may be related to being triggered. Anyone else have experience in difficulty with night clubs, dance clubs , strip clubs, etc? Trying to put the pieces together.

 

[Anarchy]

I never worked out what other people's fascination with them was all about...

I feel very uncomfortable in them.

 

[Deleted member 1860]

I guess they're ok if you like nasty-arse guys grinding on you, trying to buy you drinks and then take you home at the end of the night. I don't dislike them because I get triggered. I dislike them because they are a cesspool of human waste and I prefer to meet people elsewhere or have fun in other ways. But hey, that's just me.

 

[Deleted member 19804]

I have never liked clubs, but since the onset of PTSD I really hate them. However, I have only ever been to cheap clubs that were packed with drunk students and spaced out tourists. For some reason people in those places think my presence there is an invitation to touch me inappropriately. It's both disgusting and terrifying to me. Perhaps the more expensive and classier clubs are better, I wouldn't know.

It could also be the loud music that makes you feel uncomfortable. Or the gigantic amount of people. Or the fact that you cannot easily exit such a facility because it's so full. It can be many things. I do find this an interesting topic. I'm curious what others have to say about it.

 

[shimmerz]

It is way too much action and sensory distraction for me to keep up with. My hyper vigilance is running at mach speed and I can't keep up. It kills me....

 

[Ed Norton]

I never did understand what all the fuss is about. I don't like clubs, never did, even before PTSD. I doubt that I could tolerate all those stupid people around me now. Clubs to me
are something superfluous and best avoided.

 

[Viosinger]

I'm not 100% sure what went wrong, but it was hard to contain myself once I got back in my car. I'm not so prudish that I can't handle seeing women's bodies. But looking back, any club has generally been the same experience. It could be the chaos, my unenjoyment of the scene, feeling out of place. But it was such a panicked situation today, it surprised even me. I haven't been to a night club in years. But I didn't expect to be SO effected (affected?).

 

[floating]

Yeah, they make me dissociate because of the sensory overload/anxiety and I cannot handle the male attention, I tend to avoid those places.