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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

Swimming in public pools works. Your body stops reading children expressing joy as an alert. And just regular crowd noises stop being an anxious trigger. Then it becomes easier to just be around others.

Or just try walking around in a busy mall regularly to get used to people in public places