Frances123
10-11-16, 15:52
Any tips on dealing with travel anxiety? I've had it since elementary school. I'd go to a sleepover and be nauseous the whole night...and it wasn't because I missed my home or anything! When I became a teenager and in college I did a lot of traveling - trains/buses cross country, cheap flights overseas - and I'd be sick the first few days from anxiety/nausea. I forced myself to go because I didn't want to miss out on experiences just because of my 'condition.'
Now that I'm older (40) I don't get the nausea, but I have a sped-up heart rate, feel jittery and anxious, and get migraines. The fear of getting a migraine actually triggers one. Then I stress about vomiting in public. I have come to the point where I despise traveling, but I have to travel a little for work and also travel to another state for Christmas every year. I'm actually traveling today - going to another state for a long weekend - anxiety, sped-up heart rate, jittery, and slight pressure that will eventually lead to a migraine. How can I get over this? I don't want to go on meds if I can help it. I'm drinking a lot of water, worked out this morning, and have planned everything out. I don't know why I get so anxious. I think it's because I hate to be out of my routine. But why the extreme reaction??
I'd love to hear any advice!
Now that I'm older (40) I don't get the nausea, but I have a sped-up heart rate, feel jittery and anxious, and get migraines. The fear of getting a migraine actually triggers one. Then I stress about vomiting in public. I have come to the point where I despise traveling, but I have to travel a little for work and also travel to another state for Christmas every year. I'm actually traveling today - going to another state for a long weekend - anxiety, sped-up heart rate, jittery, and slight pressure that will eventually lead to a migraine. How can I get over this? I don't want to go on meds if I can help it. I'm drinking a lot of water, worked out this morning, and have planned everything out. I don't know why I get so anxious. I think it's because I hate to be out of my routine. But why the extreme reaction??
I'd love to hear any advice!