Tips for Relieving Driving and Travel Anxiety

If you follow me on social media, you probably saw that I took a road trip to NYC this past weekend. Every year for my husband’s birthday, we go to NYC to visit my brother-in-law and sister-in-law. My husband loves NYC, and although I’m not a huge fan, I enjoy the time spent with family.

Let me share a few things with you before you go thinking that traveling is something that has always been easy for me. Getting to this point took LOTS of hard work and dedication! =)

• I used to avoid going on road trips, or any trips, at all costs.

• I used to experience anxiety and panic every time I stepped foot into a car or rode on public transportation, including driving to work, school, and just doing day-to-day things.

• I didn’t fly on an airplane until I was 23-years-old.

I have always loved the idea of traveling, but the act of actually doing it used to be SO hard for me.

Any time I traveled I would feel anxious, scared, sick, and u