Anyone help calm my travel nerves

[Travelanxiety]

Last week I followed a lovely thread on here with someone stuck in Palma airport with a delayed flight so I was hoping I might get similar although hoping my flight isn't delayed

I have such a fear of flying but I fly! It just makes my anxiety sky rocket . I hate the entire experience but am determined to not let it stop me

I've come away on a weekend for a friends birthday and left my DCs at home . First time I have ever flown without them!

I've had a lovely lovely time but I have missed them desperately and m now im desperate to see them and the thought of a flight being in between me and them is making me so emotional! Im also anxious about our flight being delayed due to everything in the press at the moment! The thought of being stuck here . It's wonderful but I want to go home and see them when they wake up tommorrow . I wish our flight was right now 😩

Im due to fly at 11.55 tonight and land at 1.30 currently time seems to be standing still and im checking the flight leaving stanstead religiously 😩

Any words to help the next few hours pass

An hour delay on my flight now 😩

Whereabouts are you now? Are you still at the hotel? I'd take a moment to soak up the last of that holiday feeling, soak up the atmosphere and ground yourself in the moment. Then imagine it's November and it's dark and cold in the UK, you'll look back on these last few hours and wish you were there. And think of how happy you'll be in a few more hours when you wake up tomorrow morning with your DCs!

Just about to be picked up by the transfer and then I guess a wait at Palma airport

I'm trying so hard to soak it up but I fear my anxiety has made me horrendous company for my friends

When I think about seeing DCs in the morning I just feel the dread about the flight and awful thoughts. I'm trying very hard to banish them !

💐Its not easy with an anxiety, flying isn't my problem but I do have a phobia so I know how hard it is. I'm sure you're not horrendous company and I bet your friends will remember the fun times not your anxiety. Anyway you've faced your fears to get there which you should be proud of. It can't be any worse on the way home, maybe it will be slightly easier as you did it so recently. You know you can do it.

I really hope so!

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment on this thread I'm just feeling so alone at the moment!

I think going home feels worse as I'm so close to seeing them but it seems so far away