Travel anxiety?

[Waffle]

I didn't even really know how to title this!

Going on a long weekend to London shortly (if it makes a difference I live in a rural part of Scotland).

I am so excited, its been rearranged twice already due to covid and I can't wait! But... I'm really struggling with silly anxiety.

I keep worrying about plane crashes, I'm really freaked out about getting on the plane. And then I worry about terror attacks in London and how would I protect my daughter's if something happened.

I do normally have these anxieties before going anywhere but never this bad. I'm struggling to sleep at the moment about it which is ridiculous!

We've not been anywhere properly since lockdown so I'm sure that won't be helping.

Anyone got any advice or anything I can do (or take quite frankly) to settle my nerves in the run up?? Do other people have these thoughts as well? Maybe knowing other people feel the same but just squash the anxiety down might help.

Thanks!

I feel the same! We cancelled a Xmas trip to Bruges a few years ago because the terror threat went up and I didn’t want the kids to be in an explosion.
This year we’re going to Copenhagen and I’m so worried about getting covid while pregnant (I’m vaccinated) so fantasising about cancelling, but it does look totally magical and I’m not worried about the kids at all so it’s a bit different.
But yes I always run through worst case scenario all the time, every trip etc. I do have GAD though. You’ve got to realise that most of the time it’s ruminating/over cautiousness (can’t think of the proper word!) and a self-protection thing where we want to be prepared. But all v v unlikely to be necessary.