WildBerry
22-04-17, 11:27
Hi - I have suffered from anxiety & depression since I was 30 (I'm 70 now). Until about 4 years ago it was pretty well managed with meds, but I was switched from imipramine to citalopram 4 yrs ago, and when that stopped working to sertraline + pregabalin. Now that is becoming ineffective. I have been sliding back into depression/anxiety for the past 2 mos. My doc has raised the sertraline dosage from 100 to 150, but so far it hasn't made much difference.
I used to travel quite a bit on my own when I was younger, and always enjoyed it. I even left my life in NY in my late 30s to come to the UK to get married. As I've got older, though, I've become more & more anxious about travelling and being away from home. It's not so much about the travelling itself - it's about the leaving, and being away from the comfort zone of my home.
In a few days, I have to travel - on my own - to Denmark to see relatives. I was excited about this trip when I planned it back in January. I am now in a state of terrible anxiety - waking up every morning with a knot in my stomach and racing heart. I am fearful that this will get worse and worse, and by the time I have to leave (5 days from now) I will be paralysed with fear and unable to go. This would be awful, and I would feel like a total failure.
I'm doing (as best I can) mindfulness meditation to try and quiet my mind and let the anxious feelings and thoughts pass. It helps - but it's getting harder as departure draws nearer.
You'd think I was Anne Boleyn facing execution, and not someone about to take a pleasant break in a lovely place! 😳
I'm hoping someone out there might relate to this, or have some helpful tips or advice on how to keep the runaway anxiety from dragging me along with it. So grateful for any help! ❤️
I used to travel quite a bit on my own when I was younger, and always enjoyed it. I even left my life in NY in my late 30s to come to the UK to get married. As I've got older, though, I've become more & more anxious about travelling and being away from home. It's not so much about the travelling itself - it's about the leaving, and being away from the comfort zone of my home.
In a few days, I have to travel - on my own - to Denmark to see relatives. I was excited about this trip when I planned it back in January. I am now in a state of terrible anxiety - waking up every morning with a knot in my stomach and racing heart. I am fearful that this will get worse and worse, and by the time I have to leave (5 days from now) I will be paralysed with fear and unable to go. This would be awful, and I would feel like a total failure.
I'm doing (as best I can) mindfulness meditation to try and quiet my mind and let the anxious feelings and thoughts pass. It helps - but it's getting harder as departure draws nearer.
You'd think I was Anne Boleyn facing execution, and not someone about to take a pleasant break in a lovely place! 😳
I'm hoping someone out there might relate to this, or have some helpful tips or advice on how to keep the runaway anxiety from dragging me along with it. So grateful for any help! ❤️