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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  • The house sale alone is quite stressful, we sold our family home about 2 years ago, we had been there for 25 years. 
    I haven’t been on holiday since before covid, I normally research the destination to death, I use internet photos to fully see what most areas will look like. I normally feel the anxiety getting better after a couple of days.

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  • The house sale alone is quite stressful, we sold our family home about 2 years ago, we had been there for 25 years. 
    I haven’t been on holiday since before covid, I normally research the destination to death, I use internet photos to fully see what most areas will look like. I normally feel the anxiety getting better after a couple of days.

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