To not enjoy holidays?

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I am currently on holiday in Spain. I'm struggling to enjoy it! I was really anxious for the flight and now that I'm here, not going to lie I'd rather be at home.

I'm not even sure why, I just get so anxious in a foreign country. How can I actually enjoy it? Or at least how can I relax enough to feel "at home" almost?

I’m the same. I hate the travelling aspect as I’m a nervous flyer and hate busy airports. When I’m actually there I miss my home comforts and don’t like feeling out of my comfort zone. I do suffer badly with anxiety generally, do you?
I’ve got a week in japan coming up soon and I’m dreading it. Don’t want to stop my DP from enjoying his passion for travel though so that’s why I always agree to go

@Ellabella989 yeah that's exactly it! Like everyone I'm with is absolutely loving it and I find myself feeling like I'd rather be at home in the cold
I just get terrified that there's an emergency or something which I know is my anxiety talking, I do know there's still emergency services here I just can't explain it. My anxiety just ramps up in a foreign country because everything's so different.
It's horrible, isn't it

I know what you mean. I can never fully relax.

My friend is the same. She texted me while she was packing to go on holiday and said 'I want to come home already'

I’ve been unwell a few times abroad with terrible food poisoning so I’m always on edge that it’s going to happen again too. It’s bad enough being sick at home let alone in a foreign country.
I also get so anxious at the airport incase of delays, lost luggage, long queues, turbulent flight etc. I try and bottle it all up as don’t want to put a downer on everything but it’s hard having to pretend I’m always ok.

I used to be like this - I got over it with practice. My advice is, plenty and plenty of practice in all kinds of amazing, lovely destinations.

Perhaps the type of holiday you are having is not one to which you are personally suited? I would be anxious and bored sitting on a beach all day, but love going around galleries and museums and being active. Other people feel the opposite way. There's no right or wrong - just right for you and wrong for you.

I agree with PP - maybe it is the type of holiday that is feeding into your anxiety?

If you had a "staycation" what would you do? Just do that but in a different place. Do if you would read books, then do that in a beautiful park, or on the beachfront, or from a pavement cafe, watching the world go by.

If you would go to museums and galleries, do that.

I don't go on beach holidays as lying on a beach just doesn't interest me. I like to go away and experience a different culture.

Would you feel the same if you went to a different place in the UK? what sort of holidays are you currently doing but not enjoying?

I do enjoy holidays. However, I seem to be 100% responsible for organising everything, and find the build up and return home so unpleasant that I don't actually think it's worth it. I also worry about my home and cat.
I'm going on holiday tomorrow and, if it would only affect me, I'd gladly cancel and feel only relief.

Maybe you're right and it's the type of holiday rather than all holidays. I enjoy UK breaks because I know if anything was to happen everything would be fine and I'd be able to get home.
I just get unbelievably panicky about becoming unwell in this type of place and not being able to get help or nobody doing anything and then not being able to get home.
I do know it's irrational but I can't stop