How to Manage Your Travel Anxiety as Restrictions Ease

More than 65% of Americans plan to take a vacation this summer. If you're feeling apprehensive about traveling, here are some things that might help.

Take two minutes to read, explore, and reflect. By Wendy Rose Gould & Amy Morin, LCSW, Editor-in-Chief Top of Mind Managing Travel Anxiety as Restrictions Ease    More than 65% of Americans plan to take a vacation this summer, which means there's a very good chance you've considered doing the same. Though there's incredible joy in exploring new places and seeing people you haven't hugged in forever, it's also understandable to feel apprehensive.   Fortunately, it's possible to address the anxiety you're feeling and make more room for more excitement.     As travel restrictions relax and people eagerly await a return to their normal lives, there is a readjustment—a cognitive shift—they must create in their minds." —  DESREEN N. DUDLEY, PSY.D. What This Means For You If you're feeling uneasy about jet setting, it's important to understand and work through your fears and triggers. It's also helpful to set and express healthy boundaries to prevent others from pushing you beyond your comfort zone too quickly. From there, you can slowly build up your toolbox of coping techniques and slowly ease yourself back into the travel swing.     On the Bright Side Ways to Stay Positive This Week What's Inspiring Us Those who aren't quite ready to hit the road or soar in the sky can live vicariously through others' explorations. National Geographic's Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World's Most Amazing Places features some of the most spectacular sights and destinations cross the globe. All are welcome to tune into the Zero to Travel podcast, hosted by travel guru Jason Moore. Each episode zeroes in on big questions surrounding travel, like why we're so inclined to venture, the feelings it can bring up, and how to travel better. Products to Help You Feel Your Best Journaling about your past, present, and future travels is an excellent way to reveal some of your common fears and remember the joys associated with discovering new places. My Leather Legacy, a small business based in Salt Lake City, Utah, hand-makes beautiful leather journals that will help you feel inspired to write. Read These Next Things to Start Doing If You Have Social Anxiety READ NOW Frequent Travel Can Make for a Happier Life READ NOW How to Reduce the Stress of Traveling READ NOW Spread the Light Share the newsletter with someone you know to make their day a little brighter. SHARE We're open to suggestions! If you have any feedback about this newsletter, let us know at feedback@verywell.com.     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Healthy Mind newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If someone forwarded you this email, you can subscribe here!   A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005   © 2021 Verywellmind.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy