Nervous about trip-

[coolkitty1934]

on july 3rd i will leave to go on my trip to spain and portugal...everyone keeps asking how excited i am but really just thinking about it now makes me nervous like before now when i was raising the money and stuff it didnt seem quit real but now im packing and going over details its right there i mean i have less than a week before i leave the country!this is my first time and its nerve wracking.Im in high school so i have not used a card,atm, and dont even own a phone but now im getting a phone and just got my first credit card and im learning how to use it.i didnt even think about how the money would be different and my spanish is rusty to say the least.everything about this is new and its overwelming me

[Shnookie]

Lucky U. Wishing U an early Bon Voyage. U R acting responsibly by learning how to use your credit card. U will have Spanish and Portuguese to deal with.

However many people in these countries speak English. I’m here 4 U.

Hugs 🤗 Shnookie

[Bookishbunny]

Sometimes anxiety makes us feel like good things are bad for us. I know all of these new things are scary but guess what? Everyone has to experience the uncertainty of doing something for the first time. Trust me I thought I would never get through many of my firsts. Yes, they suck, yes they are scary, and yeah you are gonna want to stay in your comfortable bubble but you can't live that way. I swear to you I thought I’d die, like straight-up die from my first college exam, or going to my first day at my first job, heck riding a bike, going down the big slide at McDonald's. I know how you feel. But you can do this. It's being to be great. So what if you mess up? Honestly, the worst thing that could happen is you get embarrassed. And as someone that has been the butt of many jokes it hurts but you’ll survive. I know you can do this. Don't be like me. Don't let the anxiety steal your life away. And if you need me I will be here.

[coolkitty1934 in reply to Bookishbunny]

well its not that im trying something new it is that i am doing so many new things at once and actually the worst that could happen is i get sent home and make my parents pay for a last second ticket back

[Bookishbunny in reply to coolkitty1934]

My therapist made me play this scenario once. The worst thing that could happen. The best outcome. And what is most likely to happen. Try that here.Worst: you panic, faint, have to go home.

Best: no anxiety at all best trip ever!

Most likely: you have anxiety. You work through it, and you see Spain and Portugal.