Anxiety

[dedediaz123]

I have anxiety everyday and I have even more anxiety whenever someone talks about making plans to travel just thinking about traveling like it gives me anxiety don’t get me wrong I want to travel but something inside of me just gets my heart racing.

[kwiderman]

I have this too!! It’s called agoraphobia. Technically it’s the fear of open spaces, but more commonly used as a diagnosis for people who feel safe in specific places and panic outside of that space. One thing that helps me is telling myself that everyone travels, there’s nothing to fear. That if someone else can do it so can I. I’m working through this actively and I’m still very limited in my travel, but know you’re not alone!!

[dedediaz123 in reply to kwiderman]

Thank you so much this made me understand what I have more and I can think a little more positive.

[Narniesangel73]

Be kind to yourself, your not alone. You could try breaking down small journeys for yourself ?

Not sure how bad you are but my son, 13 couldn’t get to the local shop. It’s about 10 mins away, so we broke it into landmarks ie the park at the top of the street. When he was comfy walking their and back we would move the goalposts. Not everyday was positive but he never gave in. He now goes to the shop and he even goes inside and pays for what he wants😊