Anxious on holiday

[melhil]

Does anyone else have a difficult time going on trips? I can’t sleep in the hotel, I feel anxious about everything and I just want to go home.

[AllianceMike]

melhil,

Yes! We are heading on vacation in just over a month and I am already fearing it. I never feel well and that is the honest truth. Physical symptoms ranging from body shakes, nausea, heart palpitations, dizziness, digestive issues to chest tightness. I fear going on vacation, because I worry that something bad will happen while I'm so far away from home. This is horrible!

[Indigojoe in reply to AllianceMike]

I do not know why this happens to so many of us. Honestly thought I was the only person on the plant who felt this way. It has to be the story we tell ourselves about the whole experience. Sorry cant be of any help, just know you are not alone in this.

[IntellectualSpazz]

Hi melhil!!

I absolutely know how you’re feeling. I hate sleeping in hotels. Here are some things I’ve tried that may help.

-I know this sounds childish, but picking out a favorite stuffed animal to hug while you sleep always reminds me of home.

-Try grabbing some earbuds and listening to white noise or instrumental music. Music with lyrics stimulates the brain and causes emotions to rise while you sleep. If you sleep with music with words and lyrics, you may wake up late at night feeling dizzy and anxious, and sometimes half awake. It’s a scary feeling. Stick with instrumental!

-Turn off devices before you get in bed. Blue light coming from screens stimulates your brain and makes it much more difficult to go to sleep.

Hope this helps!!

[melhil]

Thankful to be home. I feel so frustrated because i end up anxious and not able to enjoy the experience. Lavender oil helped a bit at night to sleep. I guess being out of a routine is difficult for me. Thanks for the suggestions and support!

[Delzek]

Due to my Agoraphobia I no longer go on holiday abroad or in the UK, I have an online friend who is also agoraphobic and his way to beat the agoraphobia and be able to have any form of vacation is to hire a motorhome! It means he can travel with his wife and kids yet never have to step outside! Personally I feel safe in a car (if I am driving) but I don't think I would be able to try the motorhome thing as I have to sleep in my own home! If I do go out even if it's only to my Dentist across the street I might panic I am always expecting something terrible to happen or think I have left a cigarette burning at home or I haven't locked the door or something even more terrible will happen! Although I managed to go to both my Mum's funeral and then my Dad's,I did not manage to get to my Grand daughter's funeral as it meant at least one night away from home! I feel very ashamed of that, thankfully my Daughter understood !

[Indigojoe in reply to Delzek]

Fascinating. I was so caught up in my own little world that it never crossed my mind that other people felt this way.

Did you/we ( all of you on this thread ) get the message when we were little that the world was unsafe? did your folks " scare you", and pretend it was a joke?

We are an honest group of like " feeling" individuals from around the globe, but we react similarly to same kinds of situations.

IF you had to guess what was at the bottom of this, what would you say???

Indigo