What is vacation anxiety?

Travel anxiety — aka vacation anxiety — is a feeling of worry or fear that occurs in relation to traveling. Having travel anxiety can make planning and going on trips difficult. Just the idea of going to a new place may bring on feelings of fear, uncertainty, and extreme nervousness.



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People often come to us requesting the doctor or nurse to prescribe diazepam for fear of flying or assist with sleep during flights. Diazepam is a sedative, which means it makes you sleepy and more relaxed.

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The key symptoms of travel phobia are excessive fear and avoidance of travel situations. These symptoms overlap with those of PTSD. In particular, persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the trauma and fear and other negative emotions in response to trauma reminders are common PTSD symptoms.

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The University of Pittsburgh's Mind-Body Center found that taking vacation increases positive emotions and reduces depression. And spending time in nature has been shown to reduce negative rumination and improves overall psychological wellbeing.

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“There's also lack of mental focus and clarity, and increased depression associated with not vacationing,” she said. So although it may seem counterintuitive, vacations could actually help you be more productive because you'll be less likely to call in sick and experience job burnout, Denis said.

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Other things that can help include:
  1. Planning an activity you can look forward to.
  2. Getting back to your normal sleep schedule as quickly as possible.
  3. Tidying up and getting organized before you leave if clutter is stressful to you, so you come back to work after vacation without messes to clean up.


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