Does anyone else find traveling exciting, but also exhausting and a bit stressful?
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Currently on a two week trip in Italy with my friend and while it's been great so far, I'm already feeling pretty exhausted. In a week, I have to go back home for 2 days and then leave for another 2 week trip in France and Spain. I feel a bit worn out by the whole thing honestly.<br><br>I love traveling and exploring new places, but I also find the act of traveling very tiring. I never get good sleep on planes, and even if I do, I always wake up tired. I feel like I have to be constantly worried about the possibility of something going wrong like my flight or accommodation getting canceled, or me losing my passport or something like that. Or even worse, something happening to me while I'm traveling in a foreign country. It's not like I never travel, and I feel like I'm starting to dread the whole process of traveling. <br><br>On top of that, I also feel like I'm always worried about all the planning that goes into traveling. I always make plans for every single day of my trip, and even if I don't, I will find myself constantly thinking about what I'm going to do on certain days. Everything from making restaurant reservations to booking tickets in advance or something like that. This trip for example, I found myself constantly worrying about whether or not we would be able to get into certain popular restaurants in Italy. <br><br>It also feels like it's impossible to "be present in the moment" while traveling. I found myself always thinking about places I have to see tomorrow, or what food I need to try, always thinking about the next place I need to visit. Or even worse, thinking about how stressful the airport is going to be when I fly back, how long the lines are going to be, how long security is going to take, how I'm going to have to possibly deal with delayed flights and all that. It honestly feels like I'm not even here to enjoy the trip, I'm just here to go through the motions of traveling. Like I'm constantly zoning out and daydreaming while I'm out here, because in my head, I'm already worrying about the airport and stuff like that. Also, traveling solo makes all these things 10x worse.<br><br>Anyone else feel this way?
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