Anxiety Ruining Holidays

I promised my family that i wouldnt let my anxuety ruin my holidays, but the moment i got out there all my anxiety flushed back into my head. If i cannot even switch off on holiday then there really is no hope for me.


Is there any hope for me?

Of course there is hope for you. I've had such bad attacks recently I couldn't imagine feeling any worse than I did at those times. For me it was literally mental torture. But now I'm starting to get a bit more relaxed with the knowledge that I've finally decided to seek help and get my life back on track. I've felt pretty good today and any little victory should be celebrated. You just have to realize that panic attacks will subside and with treatment anxiety will go away. So relax. :)

One thing that I discovered when I was anxious is this:

We are all islands, separate people who aren't joined to anyone or anything physically. Although places and people can make us feel safe, this is only a perception. If we have a panic attack, no one can do anything about it, except us!

Anxiety disorder affects us in many ways, however, it is NOT geographically affected. What I mean is that regardless of where you are in the world, you are always there with you! Whether I am in my kitchen or in a tropic rain forrest in South America, has absolutely no bearing on my physical health!!

So, this being the case, why allow ourselves to become anxious because of our geographic location? It doesn't make sense does it!

no it does not!

that is a really interesting philosophy - and one that works too.

thanks for the reply charles.