Hi, I successfully went through the program about a year ago, and for the most part am fully functioning. There is one aspect, that I still have trouble with, and just lately seems worse. I love to book a trip, get excited and then when I actually go on it, I become spacey and anxious, and seem to forget all my skills. This just happened recently on a camping trip. I did recently have a hysterectomy, so maybe my body is a little more stressed than usual, but I do recognise some "old demons" at times. Does anyone else suffer with this when they go away, and any suggestions????
Thank you
Anxiety related to trips
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Yup I do that.
I call it getting over the hump. I have so much anticipatory anxiety when the time gets close that I wish I hadn't signed up to travel at all, and want to crawl into a hole and cry. My husband has helped me with this problem in a few ways. He reminds me that I have to take the trip one step at a time and that I can't possibly plan for every wrinkle in travel plans or weather from the first day. I need to live each day and take it as it comes. And second, our marriage motto is " flexibility is the key to a successful trip". We met at a resort and used to camp and stuff alot. We always forget something, or the heavens open and we get drenched or the fish don't bite or something. After a while, it's almost funny and reminding yourself that you are doing a good job being flexible is like a pat on the back to yourself.
I call it getting over the hump. I have so much anticipatory anxiety when the time gets close that I wish I hadn't signed up to travel at all, and want to crawl into a hole and cry. My husband has helped me with this problem in a few ways. He reminds me that I have to take the trip one step at a time and that I can't possibly plan for every wrinkle in travel plans or weather from the first day. I need to live each day and take it as it comes. And second, our marriage motto is " flexibility is the key to a successful trip". We met at a resort and used to camp and stuff alot. We always forget something, or the heavens open and we get drenched or the fish don't bite or something. After a while, it's almost funny and reminding yourself that you are doing a good job being flexible is like a pat on the back to yourself.