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anyone else have major trip/driving anxiety? (self.anxiety)

submitted 8 months ago by pugsnroses77 to c/[email protected]

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I have a 14 hour road trip coming up next month that I have been nausetingly nervous about an entire month out. I'm even trying to seek out a counselor for a bit beforehand because near daily I get sick to my stomach thinking about it. I have bad driving anxiety and I know thats the core of it, but I'm also nervouse since I dont know the people I'm going with super super well, which adds to the driving anxiety component as well as just general anxiety. I'm also super nervous about being tired/feeling sick during the trip and terrified of being away from home/my partner for the week, and dreading the exhaustion upon returning and attempting to finish the work week. my work is also offering to send me to a conference a few days after I get back but the fear of exhaustion + another two hour drive so soon just adds even more anxiety. any advice??

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[–] pugsnroses77 2 points 8 months ago

I'll try that, thank you! I'm hoping for some CBT in my sessions because I'm prone to getting so hung up on little things. And you're right, after going over it a bit I'm still anxious but the impending sense of doom is dying out a bit once I visualize what it'll be like step by step in the moment.