Tips for Coping with Anxiety while on Vacation

[Leafs93]

I am going on vacation next week and I don't want my trip ruined by my anxiety. My anxiety has been really bad this week and I have had at least one panic attack each day.

Any tips on how to deal, would be appreciated.

Thanks!

[unnerved]

For me the anxiety of anticipation is usually worse than the actual anxiety of the trip. I usually worry the whole week before that something is going to happen, but when I get out there everything is fine.

What I have been doing lately is noticing the feelings that my anticipation anxiety creates. Then realizing that they feel the same as excitement. Then I do everything I can to believe that I am feeling excitement rather than anxiety.

It has worked well so far, and made things quite a bit easier.

[Leafs93]

Thanks for the advice! I will try being excited instead of feeling the dread that the anticipatory anxiety creates.