Holiday anxiety

[jodary]

Earlier this year I posted about anxiety about a cruise I was going on which was for 35 nights. Was feeling anxious about it as it was going to USA and that felt far away from home and for quite a long time. Anyway I did the cruise and loved it . So we booked another one which goes on Friday. It’s only 14 nights and to Scandinavia so should be fine . But guess what , my anxiety is through the roof !! Never had it so bad ! I really don’t understand it , I actually feel like not going !! I’m literally lying awake at night with racing heart and not sleeping.

[Skyp]

I'm exactly the same.i book a holiday then for some reason I get so anxious and feel like cancelling but I'm ok when I get there.detest packing.go in panic mode! Have I got this....have I got that...

[SouthernSally]

Travel anxiety. It's a thing with lots of articles about it.

[Katie55]

The Community Psychiatric Nurse told me that the wiring in my brain was short circuiting and recognising excitement with anxiety and this made a lot of sense …

I tried absolutely everything to help me sleep The only thing that worked was the

2 ~ 6 method It’s quite extreme but I go to bed at 1am and listen to a sleep story on the Calm App then I sleep till my three alarm clocks go off at 6 am One is in a tin in the bathroom so I can’t ignore it. !

Then All day No naps or caffeine

It only takes me a couple of nights to get back into a better routine

I apologise if I am not allowed to mention the Calm App but it had helped me greatly

Cath