I'm going out with friends to a concert tonight. I have issues with groups of friends, depending on the size, and being in a concert setting doesn't help improve the situation. The big issue is a the constant draw on my attention. I seem to have some attention regulating challenges and have a tough time paying attention to the person talking to me. I keep looking around at other pop up items, such as sudden laughter or quick movements. I get kind of fatigued after a while, say about an hour and a half. In the past I haven't managed it well. I have one custom entry in Mood Sentry related to this, and I have reviewed it. One thing I can do is take a walk and get to the edge of the crowd. It helps if I can get all the commotion coming at me from one direction. Finding a quite place to get away is also helpful, but I don't think I'll be able to do that at this venue. One thing I need to do if I take a walk is to let my wife know. In the past, I've waited until I was very stressed and simply got up and walked without telling her. That wasn't met with enthusiasm on her part. I've learned that it's OK for me to take a walk, and keeping her in the loop is a good thing. I think I'll do OK tonight.
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