spook0085
30-04-10, 20:45
Hi all,
New here today!
I would like to know if anyone else has suffered anxiety/apprehension when traveling, especially alone?
The situation for me, well I've been wanting to go to the Caribbean for ages, I have the money and I've seen a trip I like the look of (its a trip for single travelers so you kind of end up in a group), however, I worry that I might not feel well on my way there and being on your own makes it worse. I dont have a problem with flying, I guess I would be most anxious leading up to the trip, so called anticipatory anxiety I believe.
I worry about how I will feel when Im actually there! what if I feel woozy when its dinner time and we're all sitting in the restaurant? awful. I tend to focus on myself a lot when this happens and switch off from my surroundings, the result, I'm no longer socializing or being much fun :-(
I'd love to just go off and have a nice time and a much needed break but I seem plagued by this invisible force.
Has anyone else experienced this? how did you cope? is there something I could do, perhaps I should go armed with some diazapam?
My thinking is that rather than not go, if I can go and do the trip without incident, this will build my confidence and set me on the right path.
Thanks for reading,
Spooky
p.s. perhaps instead of going alone, there might be someone out there who'd like to join me? :-)
New here today!
I would like to know if anyone else has suffered anxiety/apprehension when traveling, especially alone?
The situation for me, well I've been wanting to go to the Caribbean for ages, I have the money and I've seen a trip I like the look of (its a trip for single travelers so you kind of end up in a group), however, I worry that I might not feel well on my way there and being on your own makes it worse. I dont have a problem with flying, I guess I would be most anxious leading up to the trip, so called anticipatory anxiety I believe.
I worry about how I will feel when Im actually there! what if I feel woozy when its dinner time and we're all sitting in the restaurant? awful. I tend to focus on myself a lot when this happens and switch off from my surroundings, the result, I'm no longer socializing or being much fun :-(
I'd love to just go off and have a nice time and a much needed break but I seem plagued by this invisible force.
Has anyone else experienced this? how did you cope? is there something I could do, perhaps I should go armed with some diazapam?
My thinking is that rather than not go, if I can go and do the trip without incident, this will build my confidence and set me on the right path.
Thanks for reading,
Spooky
p.s. perhaps instead of going alone, there might be someone out there who'd like to join me? :-)