I’m in my 40s had a baby late in life and ever since I’ve been incredibly anxious. I suppose I was before but it is really bad now.
Recent events have exacerbated my anxiety: my dad is living with stage 4 cancer, I was made redundant after being in the same job for years, I am taking my former employer to a tribunal, my grandad died and I was there at the end and it was not peaceful, my sister will not speak to anyone in the family, I have struggled to find another job to name some.
I am also extremely scared of flying and we are due to go on holiday at the end of the week. My anxiety about this is through the roof. Would I be unreasonable just not to go? To simply say I can’t manage. I cannot tell you how much better I would feel. However it would be incredibly selfish, my husband would not understand (he definitely wouldn’t go without me) but my son is only 2 so he wouldn’t comprehend he is missing out.
I know I shouldn’t have booked it but I did. The flight is 3 hours long. Is there a middle ground… the GP gave me propranolol before but it didn’t make any difference. I’m pretty sure they won’t prescribe Valium for fear of flying but could I get it for the rest of my issues. Distraction, meditation, alcohol, etc never help.
Any advice would be welcomed.
Yabu …you booked it and it would be selfish to back out. A 3 hour flight isn’t that long.
Yanbu…you are so overwhelmed and it is not the end of the world to cancel a holiday