I asked my therapist about grounding and they said to try touching things. I tried walking around feeling the cuffs of my sweatshirt, but that didn't do much after a while.

I found a grounding exercise on the forums, it worked for a few minutes before I felt pulled back under again. I'm not sure I want to feel the anxiety or emotions, they tend to be intense. I tend to feel anxious just walking around in public, more so if there are people I have to walk past, even if they seem harmless, I get a spike of fear, and I have to fight myself to not cross the street or turn down another street. I don't want to look them in the eye, though I often force myself to, and if they smile or greet me I try to greet back.

It's always been like this to varying degrees as far back as I Can remember,