Anxiety about imminent holiday

Hi everyone 

We are going on holiday next week and my anxiety about it is accelerating. I used to be such a good traveller but nowadays the preparation, worrying about how to take all my things I need to deal with sensory and health problems, the uncertainty about the hotel, parking, and just being away from our home feels like its going to crush me. I know my wife needs this holiday and I want to do this for her, and will, but it will be so very difficult. We have cancelled two european holidays in the last twelve months primarily due to my anxiety around travelling and as I said, being away from all my safety things and spaces, and our cats, and my library. 

Im not particularly asking for advice, Ive done all the cbt, grounding, breathing stuff time and over et and cet. I just always struggle with these trips now and given at the moment we are in the final phases of selling my house it will probably be a most stressful time. 

Thanks for reading this

Alice

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  • Yes, sometimes you just want to know other people get it.

    We normally can't get past the planning stage, part executive functioning, part because of the anxiety. But we did manage to do a trip to France a few years ago, driven by my desperation to not be in the country for my 40th. (Sometimes it is having something stonger than the anxiety that gets you though).

    Just sending calm thoughts.

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  • Yes, sometimes you just want to know other people get it.

    We normally can't get past the planning stage, part executive functioning, part because of the anxiety. But we did manage to do a trip to France a few years ago, driven by my desperation to not be in the country for my 40th. (Sometimes it is having something stonger than the anxiety that gets you though).

    Just sending calm thoughts.

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