May 25, 2021 THE WASHINGTON POST â Chris Trott had just walked into his local grocery store when his mind began racing. It was midday on a Sunday in February and the store was crowded – too crowded for his liking. Anxious thoughts swirled in his head: How would he avoid walking into other shoppersâ paths? What if he got too close and breathed in someone elseâs air? Within minutes, “I was sweating buckets, just profusely, soaking my clothes,” Trott said. Then came the shortness of breath. He could feel his heart pounding. “It was terrifying,” said Trott, 49, of Lansing, Illinois, a south suburb of Chicago.