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Holiday Anxiety - how to overcome

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Yeeek · 03/10/2018 17:53

My dd wants to go to New York
In the summer holidays, I agreed to take her. Soon as I said we would go I started to have a panic attack and had to tell her that I couldn't take her, which was really hard :(
I don't know why I was scared. I am used to flying (in fact we went to Spain instead)
I have been experiencing low-level gad for a few years, and can always get through it, but this I couldn't and it scared me how much it consumed me.

I still want to take her. I'm thinking of doing a last minute holiday where I go book the flights and go, so don't have weeks leading up to it., but my legs still feel weak at the thought.
I don't know if it's because it's a city, because it's far away or what.
How can I overcome this

If I was told now to leave for NEW York, I wouldn't have a problem.
Just booking it in advance is making me fearful

OP posts:
twinsagain77 · 04/10/2018 00:16

Sorry didn't want to read and run- but I get like this. I think it's the build up to the actual holiday, I get really anxious about being away from home anyway, but lately I've started to use meditation and relaxation techniques and they really help. I've just returned from a 4 wk holiday to America and I'm so glad I went. I do hope you find a way that will help your anxiety, maybe have a word with your GP to see if he can help in some way.

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