cause:

• crowds
• being touched
• feeling out of place
• being looked at
• not being the best
• failure
• inadequacy
• public embarrassment
• being alone
• people thinking i'm annoying
• miscommunication
• lack of instruction
• things being out of place
• loudness
• disruptions
• chaos
• lack of routine
• people speaking in times they should be silent
• surprises
• new people
• people who ask me questions
• the future/the past/the present

areas i try to avoid:

• school as of recently
• the mall when alone
• the movies when alone
• basically anytime i have to meet someone somewhere and i am alone
• restaurants unless i'm with a group of people
• doctor's offices
• waiting rooms
• assemblies
• service desks (or generally anywhere i have to speak to someone)
• festivals / concerts (anywhere with a ton of people)
• family events
• planes/buses