HOW do you Cope with/DO/Survive Vacations?

As the title says…

My girlfriend (neurotypical but, lovely all the same…) wants to go on vacation and weirdly, it doesn’t make her go all funny in her tummy and build up with intense anxiety at the idea of a 3 and a half hour car journey. Weird right! She’s been wanting to go away for a while and I foolishly gave in and now in a week’s time we’re off to Devon. But now the anxiety is increasing and I know it’s going to be a tiresome anxious filled week ahead.

The ridiculous thing is I DO enjoy vacations…..When I get there. Anxiety takes the edge off things leading up to the event but when I finally get there it all floats away and I enjoy the time away.

My main anxious thought is needing to wee all the time. Anxiety affects me like that, unfortunately, though better that end than t’other TBF! I’m just painfully aware I’m going to be on the road for 3 or so hours on easter weekend so know the motorway will be heaving…. That said, I have at least convinced Lisa for us to set off at 8:00 a.m. so we should beat most of the heavy traffic.

Enough of my woeful ramblings though, how do you prepare and survive these awful things!?! The anxiety is crippling me already and yet it’s only traveling 130 miles. I need to chill out, prepare as best I can and pray to Allah’s cat that I’ll survive the ordeal.

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  • I can understand your situation, I have never been a fan of holidays, not really understanding why until recently when I am became aware that I am autistic. I am a little bit like you I struggle with the travelling part a lot, very rarely the journey goes to the plan...and I struggle to deal with it, usually resulting in me losing the plot. Then I like my home comforts and you have very few of these when you are staying away from home. The food is challenging, the accommodation, etc....probably not helping you...sorry. I can sympathise with you. I tend to go on holidays to please the family, there are parts I do enjoy mainly spending time with the family or seeing some new things but I would rather be at home Slight smile

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  • I can understand your situation, I have never been a fan of holidays, not really understanding why until recently when I am became aware that I am autistic. I am a little bit like you I struggle with the travelling part a lot, very rarely the journey goes to the plan...and I struggle to deal with it, usually resulting in me losing the plot. Then I like my home comforts and you have very few of these when you are staying away from home. The food is challenging, the accommodation, etc....probably not helping you...sorry. I can sympathise with you. I tend to go on holidays to please the family, there are parts I do enjoy mainly spending time with the family or seeing some new things but I would rather be at home Slight smile

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