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Anxious about traveling today

Hi there folk,

I am going to visit my Mom today and we are driving for 10 hours.  I am excited but also getting very anxious.  I am so afraid my heart is going to start skipping, or lately I have been getting the "heavy" feeling on my chest, and feel like something is in my throat, can't breathe properly......I think I am working myself up BECAUSE of the trip.  Anway, I am nervous, but I want to enjoy this time with my family and my kids are so excited to see some snow (we live down South and are traveling to the midwest).  I just want to be okay.  I can actually feel me making myself sick. i.e. dizzy, breathing fast, almost wanting to cry....but why?  I feel like a basket case!  It's almost like when you get real excited and you're happy, but with me I act like I am afraid to be hapyy-go figure.  Just needed to vent, thanks!
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LOL I know the feeling.  Sometimes I get all worked up knowing I'm going to be a couple hundred miles from my local ER.  LOL.

You WILL handle it.  
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I don't think it's so much the ride as it is just being away from home.  Even though I'm not a frequent flyer to the ER anymore, I at least know that I am close proximity :-)  I don't know......I am trying to let my "good" excitement outweigh the bad.  
I have a lot of stuff going on right now also that needs to be taken care of and it is adding extra stress-oh well.  Thanks for the words of encouragement!
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Tell yourself "I WILL DO THIS!"  This will be a HUGE step toward taking the fear out of traveling.  Is it the car ride that has you anxious?

Maybe you could let the other passengers know just a bit about how you are feeling and there may be a couple times you need to pull over and catch your breath for a few minutes.  Maybe you won't even need to once you get going.  Feel the fear and do it anyway!  You can start to take away the power this has over you by doing it!
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