Skip to main content
Close Button
Donate
  • Replies 38 replies
  • Subscribers 117 subscribers
  • Views 16716 views
  • Users 0 members are here
Options
Related
Hints and tips
  • To quote someone's message, first select/highlight the relevant text, and then use the Quote button that appears
  • To "mention" someone, type @ followed by the start of the forum name, and choose from the list; that person will get a notification of being mentioned

Travel anxiety-anyone else have this?

Queen
over 4 years ago

Hi,

Am curious to know if anyone here suffers from travel anxiety? When I was little occasionally I used to suffer from bad anxiety when we had to travel than the few miles into our town, but the 45 miles to where my grandparents live was too much and resulted in anxiety and attacks leading up to the day in question. Then on the day of travel, we would take my dads car, if I went nine times out of ten I'd have a panic attack and end up sick along the way.

I'm a bit older now but my travel anxiety is even worse now. Any journey even the short ones into town make me so anxious and give me anxiety symptoms leading up to it and on the day.

I never go anywhere now. No job, no friends just extreme anxiety. Also another form of this is that when I'm in the car and travelling I need the toilet and need to wee literally within five minutes of the journey starting. And on hour long journeys it becomes so difficult, especially as most public toilets are closed here now.

This morning I was meant to go with my dad to see my grandma but the anxiety was severe and I backed out and now I feel so guilty and bad.

I know that the logical thing to do is to go to the doctors but I get severe panic attacks when I go so I don't go.
But I realize that this is becoming really bad for me.

Parents
  • 9 months ago

    I just came across your post, and I'm glad that I'm not the only one who's paranoid about the upcoming trips. I suffer now from insomnia, although I went to bed a bit earlier, and I can't close my eyes. So, I've decided to browse online a bit. Maybe you have some tips on how to overcome it?

  • 9 months ago in reply to Deleted user

    Hi and welcome.

    I'm still not much good at travelling, anxiety rules my life it's my biggest problem by far and so far I've found nothing that really helps it.

    Insomnia is something I've still got to try and get through. I find taking small naps to be more helpful than trying tob have a normal sleep. Even if it's for 10 minutes, that goes a long way to getting some rest which will help you feel a lot better.

    If you need to you can see your GP about insomnia but the pills they may prescribe can be addictive so go careful if you take that route.

    Good luck.

Reply
  • 9 months ago in reply to Deleted user

    Hi and welcome.

    I'm still not much good at travelling, anxiety rules my life it's my biggest problem by far and so far I've found nothing that really helps it.

    Insomnia is something I've still got to try and get through. I find taking small naps to be more helpful than trying tob have a normal sleep. Even if it's for 10 minutes, that goes a long way to getting some rest which will help you feel a lot better.

    If you need to you can see your GP about insomnia but the pills they may prescribe can be addictive so go careful if you take that route.

    Good luck.

Children
No Data