Fear of Travelling

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It is a personalized fear - some people may fear going a certain distance away from their house, others may fear certain types of transportation - planes, trains, boats, ships, road travel (although fear of flying is separate than travelling). Other people may fear any type of trip.

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Feelings of fear of travelling

As with other fears, people with fear of travelling experience an intense fear at the thought of traveling. Physical symptoms often include sweating, shaking, stomach aches, diarrhea, headaches or shortness of breath. You may have mild symptoms or you may experience panic attacks.

The fear you experience may make you confused or scared when confronted with lines at the airport, figuring out which train to take, checking in luggage or waiting in line. You may have a difficult time checking into the hotel or reading a map. You may worry that you will get lost or lose control while traveling. Like many fears, it can look different in different people. What incites your fear may not be the same as what causes someone else to be fearful.

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Causes of fear of travelling

Many people with fear of travelling have had a previous shocking event occur while traveling. This experience becomes entwined with your idea of travel and causes a panic reaction, for example, you could have been in an accident while traveling or when you were young you were separated from your parents and the feeling of being lost never left you. You may have never travelled and now fear the unknown. Or you may have physical symptoms you associate with travelling, such as motion sickness or vertigo.

Although the causes and feelings are often different, fear of travelling causes a feeling of panic and can be debilitating - causing you to miss family gatherings or narrow your ability to take a job if travelling is involved. You may have problems if your partner wants to travel and you cannot because of your fear.

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Hypnosis can help you become a relaxed and happy traveler

Hypnosis can help you quite dramatically calm down over-high levels of emotion.

As you are under hypnosis and after, you will notice that you:

• feel much more relaxed about life in general

• have started to feel differently about the prospect of travel

• can sense the drop in the emotional 'temperature' of your response

• have begun to forget what used to bother you about going on a journey

• actually look forward to the new experiences you can now have