Travelling Anxiety
Everyone has triggers...
A trigger is something that is deemed to "set off" your anxiety and emotional trauma.
This may sound really obvious to most but I didn't even think there was anything in particular that caused me to feel the way I do. I just assumed I was an anxious person and that was that. It wasn't until I had CBT (Cognitol Behavioural Therapy) that I really started to dig into the triggers behind my anxious behaviour.
Don't get me wrong, sometimes I cant make sense of any triggers and I just feel awful for whatever reason. But generally there is something underlying that is causing me to feel the way I do.
One of my biggest triggers is travelling, particularly when I have no control, i.e. someone else has the steering wheel or I am on a plane, train etc. I can get myself so worked up before a big work trip or holiday. Even if what is waiting for me on the other side is the most amazing thing ever, it doesn't really help.
I have had periods of my life, and I'm sure I have more to come, where I simply want to just avoid travelling at all costs! There isn't anything wrong with doing this from time to time, sometimes you just need to give your body and mind a break right?! But don't completely avoid your triggers, sometimes addressing and facing them can really help you. I had a year of no work trips, this gave me a chance to relax and really calm myself down.
When the next work trip was offered to me a few weeks ago, I didn't think about it too much and I just said yes! A year or so ago this would have sent me into a complete meltdown but this time round I just got up and went. I still felt nervous and anxious but there was something liberating about facing those fears and just "going for it".
Travelling is 100% still a trigger for my anxiety and I have in no way overcome this, but I feel like I might be one small step closer and every step closer eases those worries, just a little bit.. :)
Stay Strong
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A trigger is something that is deemed to "set off" your anxiety and emotional trauma.
This may sound really obvious to most but I didn't even think there was anything in particular that caused me to feel the way I do. I just assumed I was an anxious person and that was that. It wasn't until I had CBT (Cognitol Behavioural Therapy) that I really started to dig into the triggers behind my anxious behaviour.
Don't get me wrong, sometimes I cant make sense of any triggers and I just feel awful for whatever reason. But generally there is something underlying that is causing me to feel the way I do.
One of my biggest triggers is travelling, particularly when I have no control, i.e. someone else has the steering wheel or I am on a plane, train etc. I can get myself so worked up before a big work trip or holiday. Even if what is waiting for me on the other side is the most amazing thing ever, it doesn't really help.
I have had periods of my life, and I'm sure I have more to come, where I simply want to just avoid travelling at all costs! There isn't anything wrong with doing this from time to time, sometimes you just need to give your body and mind a break right?! But don't completely avoid your triggers, sometimes addressing and facing them can really help you. I had a year of no work trips, this gave me a chance to relax and really calm myself down.
When the next work trip was offered to me a few weeks ago, I didn't think about it too much and I just said yes! A year or so ago this would have sent me into a complete meltdown but this time round I just got up and went. I still felt nervous and anxious but there was something liberating about facing those fears and just "going for it".
Travelling is 100% still a trigger for my anxiety and I have in no way overcome this, but I feel like I might be one small step closer and every step closer eases those worries, just a little bit.. :)
Stay Strong
-X-
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