NewHusband
31-03-17, 19:03
Hello NMP Forums, I was referred to you all after I manically searched the internet in need of some assistance with a trip coming up.
I don't consider myself a very anxious person, but I do have the occasional anxiety attack that causes me to shut down completely. My worst experience was having day-long panic attacks five days in a row. This happened June of last year.
I was taken to the doctor and couldn't even talk to him, as I was still in full panic. He prescribed me a 40mg Prozac generic and a Clonazepam rescue medication. I was on the Prozac for about 6 months before I could not take the side effects anymore, so I waned myself off of it.
Since that episode last year I have had a few small instances and took a 0.5mg Xanax to cope with those.
My issue here is that I recently got hitched to the most wonderful woman I know, and we are driving ourselves to Disneyland California(About a 12 hour drive for us) and leave in about 25 days. I know it doesn't sound like a lot to many people, but this will be our first time taking on a trip like this by ourselves.
Just thinking about what could happen in 12 hours on the road makes me sick. There are accidents, wildlife, rain, ditches, falling asleep, running out of gas, electrical issues with the car, mechanical issues, medical... Plus the fact that none of these will likely happen, but my anxiety won't let me forget them the whole time we are driving.
There is nothing wrong with the car itself. but what if something went wrong and we are stranded without service or on a road that not many people use?
It frightens me to the point that I don't even want to keep writing here.
Is there anything that you think would help? Would it be worth seeing somebody in the time between now and the trip?
I just don't want to have a panic attack on the way there and not be able to help with the driving and such.
I don't consider myself a very anxious person, but I do have the occasional anxiety attack that causes me to shut down completely. My worst experience was having day-long panic attacks five days in a row. This happened June of last year.
I was taken to the doctor and couldn't even talk to him, as I was still in full panic. He prescribed me a 40mg Prozac generic and a Clonazepam rescue medication. I was on the Prozac for about 6 months before I could not take the side effects anymore, so I waned myself off of it.
Since that episode last year I have had a few small instances and took a 0.5mg Xanax to cope with those.
My issue here is that I recently got hitched to the most wonderful woman I know, and we are driving ourselves to Disneyland California(About a 12 hour drive for us) and leave in about 25 days. I know it doesn't sound like a lot to many people, but this will be our first time taking on a trip like this by ourselves.
Just thinking about what could happen in 12 hours on the road makes me sick. There are accidents, wildlife, rain, ditches, falling asleep, running out of gas, electrical issues with the car, mechanical issues, medical... Plus the fact that none of these will likely happen, but my anxiety won't let me forget them the whole time we are driving.
There is nothing wrong with the car itself. but what if something went wrong and we are stranded without service or on a road that not many people use?
It frightens me to the point that I don't even want to keep writing here.
Is there anything that you think would help? Would it be worth seeing somebody in the time between now and the trip?
I just don't want to have a panic attack on the way there and not be able to help with the driving and such.