Did my trip. Hell on earth.

[Armyguy]

Don't drive 500 miles with anxiety. I leave feeling great this morning, I get down to Nashville and it starts up, I'm like o no, I make it to my destination south of Nashville but I'm a wreck. I try calming down but being that far away from home was too much. I go to leave and I'm feeling ok, then bam, anxiety hits not even 30 mins in to the trip. I get to cave city ky and at this point I've given up and said I'm not making it the rest of the way 150 miles still to go. Blood pressure was up, headache, hyperventilating, dizzy, I laid in my car looking up hospitals around me and was panicing about that. I open the glove box and ativan c rolls out that I forgot I had, I popped one and sat there and let it hit. I fell asleep at this truck stop, an hour later I wake up and decided to make a run for it. I'm going 100 mph to get back here and I finally made it. That trip was a nightmare lol. Won't be doing that again any time soon. In bed lights out fan on and air relaxing with my cold bottle of water. This is heaven compared to 5 hours ago. Never again.

[Agora1]

I'm truly sorry Armyguy, that is was hell on earth for you. I'll let you relax now. Hope you get some rest.

[Armyguy in reply to Agora1]

Thanks friend, just drained. I made the trip tho but at a steep cost.

[Aazz]

Isn't it amazing how something so many people can do without a thought is such a big thing for us anxiety sufferers. You should be proud you pushed through

[corsaUMM]

Bless you... I used to be like you further away from home the more scared I got. Made it Canada on year from UK. Went quite well, however thea nticipatory anxiety never goes.

[Hidden]

wow, thanks for posting the advice, and I hope you are feeling better And have recovered having had a good sleep and some rest you surely deserve it!

some people say life is a journey not a destination, so maybe best break the journey up next time and enjoy the ride a little more..

But hey you did it, you kept going, which shows strength of character, and has shown your anxiety,

you will win

you will beat it

good luck

[susannaylor]

Well done to you for doing this journey x you may of stressed out but you done it x be proud of yourself x