I want to do an 8 hour drive by myself but I’m having a mental crisis over it. Thoughts/advice/tips?
So for a little background I used to be more confident with these trips back before Covid, I was in my mid twenties. I’m around 30 now and I get anxiety over just about anything. Been trying to plan a trip to meet a friend who lives 7 hours away but I keep getting cold feet when the day comes near. I feel like I don’t have the proper experience. My worries:
- I don’t know anything about maintaining my own car, I just get mechanics to do it for me.
- I don’t have the equipment like a physical map or any car kits. All I have in that department is a phone, a gps, a AAA membership and a snow brush.
- I am, and do look like a vulnerable target to anyone that would want to commit a crime against me
- weather is a pain to keep track of and I’m lucky if I ever get one weekend clear of any weather warnings on my route
Whenever the time comes near for my trip I lose sleep and don’t want to travel anymore. It breaks my heart to be like this. I enjoy the long drives when nothing goes wrong but fear has taken over and I assume the worst will happen. I don’t know what to do. And I’ve had similar anxiety with planning flights. I’ve preferred road travel in the past because there’s more flexibility involved and because im terrified of flying and getting lost in public transport. I don’t know if I’m in the right sub for this but maybe some of you have had similar worries and could share some insight. I was wondering if maybe learning to maintain my own car would help with my anxiety? Not sure where to learn that though or if it’s even necessary for a short road trip.
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