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Phyllis
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« on: July 20, 2010, 08:24:05 PM » |
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I was just wondered if anyone else suffered from severe anxiety when traveling. I was hysterical coming home from my mini-vacation today. It was horrible! Am I alone?
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2010, 06:12:31 AM » |
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Your not alone. I am afraid to sleep anywhere else. I am completely stressed during the trip and by the end of it I frazzled.
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2010, 09:56:45 AM » |
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Most of my traveling I have done when I was manic. It soothed my restlessness perfectly, as long as I wasn't in the same place for long. If I was forced by circumstance to travel when I was feeling down, then I do get very anxious.
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2010, 10:28:28 AM » |
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I don't care for flying much...we do it often, and I always need valium. In the car I'm good...I like to drive sometimes, but on our cross country trip I was the passenger.
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« Reply #4 on: July 23, 2010, 03:25:19 PM » |
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Once I'm actually doing the travelling, I'm ok. It's the pre-travel where I get anxious. Always afraid I'm going to forget something. Leaving a hotel, check under the beds, open all the drawers, walk through the room 4 times to make sure there's nothing I've forgotten. I make checklists for when we're going camping, or when I have to travel, and I run through them a dozen times, just to make sure there's nothing I checked off without really, absolutely, totally having it taken care of. Too many cases of getting somewhere and realizing there were those 3 or 4 items I had in the back of my mind to remember that I completely forgot.
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« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2010, 04:31:40 PM » |
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Yep, live in Dallas so the traffic is a nasty lil whore, I don't drive much at all. When husband is driving us I usually close my eyes thew whole trip
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Phyllis
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« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2010, 05:21:19 PM » |
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I have to say I surprised myself this trip. I was on seroquel and ativan, but I was able to keep my eye's open and take pictures on the road.  |
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« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2010, 09:33:12 AM » |
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Yayyy Phyllis--oh the wonderful feeling of normality...it's so sweet!
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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2010, 04:54:26 PM » |
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I'm fine in a car with friends, but that's because one of my coping skills are in effect at all times. I use music to cope, so my Ipod has become not only a luxery but an important piece of my life. I suffer terrible anxiety and paranoia when travelling on buses (which I have to do to a lot sadly) so listening to my music full blast lets me block out the people around me and deafen me just enough that my mind can't focus on the other stuff in my head.
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