scottishgirl98
06-01-17, 04:48
Hey there,
So I have really severe anxiety. Even leaving the house to go see friends can make my stomach turn, and while I can travel with close family members, I find it incredibly difficult to travel with friends.
I've worked to overcome this, through exchange programs at high school and by taking a couple of visits away from home in the last year (one with the college, and another to see a friend) and while I enjoyed the visit to my friend's- likely because she is very close to me, like a sister- the trip with the college was... less than excellent. I had panic attacks every time I was left alone and found that the seperation from my close family was very distressing.
This particular trip is with people I get along with but am not particularly close to. This is party due to the advice from my therapist to 'try things that make me a bit uncomfortable' and partly because it seemed rude not to go. But with the trip starting in just over twenty four hours, I can feel the anxiety slipping in. I'm feeling ill, I want to cry, and I mostly just want to gather up everyone I love and stay with them forever. I know it sounds childish, but that's how it is.
Any help would be seriously appreciated.
So I have really severe anxiety. Even leaving the house to go see friends can make my stomach turn, and while I can travel with close family members, I find it incredibly difficult to travel with friends.
I've worked to overcome this, through exchange programs at high school and by taking a couple of visits away from home in the last year (one with the college, and another to see a friend) and while I enjoyed the visit to my friend's- likely because she is very close to me, like a sister- the trip with the college was... less than excellent. I had panic attacks every time I was left alone and found that the seperation from my close family was very distressing.
This particular trip is with people I get along with but am not particularly close to. This is party due to the advice from my therapist to 'try things that make me a bit uncomfortable' and partly because it seemed rude not to go. But with the trip starting in just over twenty four hours, I can feel the anxiety slipping in. I'm feeling ill, I want to cry, and I mostly just want to gather up everyone I love and stay with them forever. I know it sounds childish, but that's how it is.
Any help would be seriously appreciated.