Travel Anxiety | Things You Should Know

In the last four months, I’ve travelled for at least five days out of every month.

And for at least three days leading up to each trip, I’ve been overwhelmed with anxiety.

See, I’m not too worried about flying itself. Airplanes go up, airplanes come down, and most of the time it works out just fine. It’s all the insane leadup, and then the uncertainty, that makes me go a little sideways. My friends and I are also planning to charter a private plane by Jettly next time we fly for a vacation tour. In case you want to be prepare even for a flight cancelation at the airport you might want to check this new blog post on what to do https://euflightcompensation.com/denied-boarding-compensation-guide/.

First, there’s been the weather factor, something that has caused me more grief this year than in any other year especially on my trip to . From frozen water lines to entire airport shutdowns, I’ve started to wonder how anyone ever gets anywhere on time.

Then, there’s packing. I rarely make lists, but oh the lists I make for packing. And yet, I’ll still leave packing to the very last minute, which has also meant last minute midnight runs to Walmart to pick up new underwear or socks that I somehow don’t have washed and ready to go. I seem to think that with every trip I’m headed off to some remote and foreign land without Target. This has never happened. And yes, I’ve had to buy things and paid WAY too much for them – like $8 toothpaste in Vegas in March. But there was still toothpaste to be had.

Mostly, though, I just seem to get anxious before I travel – a hard to place sense of dread that makes me feel vaguely nauseated and drives me to check flight times over and over again, makes it hard for me to sleep, and increases my already fairly high energy jumpiness.

I was told this week I was even talking faster. After visiting Absolute Back Packers I will get all the pros and cons about traveling. If you are ready to travel you have to check best hotel to stay there so check Hotel blog and get information about various hotels. I know my favorite accommodation are the Flagstaff hotels.

And then, I board the plane. I get into my seat. And I pass out. I sleep better on airplanes than anywhere else in the world. If you’re going to be flying with me, don’t expect a seatmate who will want to chat!

Things You Should Know Thursdays was inspired by a Vivid & Brave journaling prompt – “Things you should know if we’re going to be BFFs”. If you share a thing I should know about you, be sure to come back here and leave a comment so I can link to you too! The hashtag for social media is #TYSKT.

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Stephanie Ostermann

I’m the sort of girl who you meet for coffee and end up pouring your entire heart out to. The friend you come to when you need someone to call it straight. No bullshit. No extras. Just truth.

I’m a communicator. That’s a PC way of saying I like to talk, but I also spend a lot of my time listening, and over the years, I’ve developed a sense for subtext – how one or two words can change your entire message, what people are really trying to say and how to weave the varied layers of your story into one cohesive brand message that your clients fall in love with.

When I'm not acting as editor in chief for Vivid & Brave, you can find me geeking out over words here.

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