Nerves before the vacation...Anyone get them??

[Chris2597]

I dont know what it is but I get the worst case of the jitters : : before leaving for vacation. It usually sets in about 2 weeks before departure....before that time I am happilly planning, shopping and packing....not a worry about the trip but then it hits. : ...and is especially bad if it is just a dh and me trip....leaving the kids , pets , house behind....Dh and I leave for a week long trip in a couple of weeks and it hit today....I feel like I have butterflies flitting around my insides....I could easily back out of the trip at this point.....and probably would but I know this is just me....and will subside once we are on our way....
Dh doesnt seem to have a care in the world about leaving.... He tries to reassure me that everything is planned as far as leaving the kids, dog and home in good hands while we are gone...and I know this....but
Anyone else do this or am I alone at being neurotic ??

 

[AC7179]

Yes, I get them too. I think it's cause you have invested so much time and money into the vacatioon that you are afraid something will go wrong. Even though I get REALLY nervous, I always go on to have wonderful vacations. I hope you do, too!

 

[scoutsmom99]

I always get the pre-vacation jitters as well. Good news is by the time I leave they have vanquished then I can move back to the my trip is gonna be over 1 week from today and I will have to be back at work!!!

 

[Chris2597]

Wow....thank you for the quick replies....I also have the worries leave as soon as we are out of the house, kids dropped at Godparents, dog taken to kennel....Dh and i are going on a cruise and I think the difficulty in communication while on the cruise is a big factor....I can use the internet cafe but it is $$, but I will probably use that every other day or so to check in....even though dh thinks I am silly....He says we left a ship emergency # and not to worry.....Also.....DS20 doesnt live with us and I worry leaving him....I know....silly....Maybe I shoudl call the dr....nothing a couple xanax wont cure

 

[Cruisin]

I get exactly the same way when I go on a vacation and have to leave the kids ( 22 and almost 19 ) or the cats at home.

I do get over it very quickly once I'm gone though and hardly obsess over them at all while I'm away

 

[Tink&SquirtsMom]

I get that way over virtually every trip. I'm an anxious person to begin with but throw in the unknowns of traveling and I get major anxiety. I tell my dh that its a cruel joke that my #1 favorite thing to do, is also the thing that causes the most anxiety. Xanax is a nervous travellers friend!!

The good news is after all the pre-trip anxiety I am usually very relaxed on the trip and always have a great time. I'm sure you will have a fantastic trip!!

 

[2angelsinheaven]

Yep, your not alone on this one. I get so anxious before we go that I don't sleep and sometimes it comes a week or move before the big day. I'm not sure if it's excitement or nerves. I don't know what I'll do when we own a house or have kids to worry about as well. Right now it's just DFiance and I and the feline princess Cali....lol!

 

[Ava83]

feel like I have butterflies flitting around my insides....I could easily back out of the trip at this point.....and probably would but I know this is just me....and will subside once we are on our way....

I have actually backed out. The baby was about 1.5 and it was a girlfriends trip.

I cannot sleep,focus..I have it bad (its all flying related, my fear has gotten out of hand) So next time we go somewhere I will be self medicating...heavily.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

I get very stressed out before a trip. There's always so much to do before the trip with the planning (which I do like to do), the packing, getting the pet care--we have cats and dogs and it's a hassle to get someone to take care of them, making sure all the pet stuff is out and ready for whoever is taking care of them, etc. And tehn the stress that the trip won't be all that I'm expecting it to be. The one time recently that we left the kids that was hard because I had to set up carpools for all their activities and give all the contact information.

Once I'm actually on my way I'm fine and I relax and have a good time. So it's not in vain and of course I do it all again before long.

 

[imsorry]

YES! I worry that I'll get sick before or on the trip; I start stressing that DH will drag me on a roller coaster (I hate them!), the weather, everything. I totally agree about the xanax!!

 

[PigletsPal]

My DH is like that. It use to try me nuts but now over the years I just leave him alone and once we are in the car he is fine.

 

[Chris2597]

Ok....so I am not feeling so weird....there are others like me...I am to a tee the way you all desribed yourselves.....Once we are on our way....I relax and enjoy.....I also look forward to vacation, weekend getaways, family vac....but work myself up about actually leaving...I think part of it is a control issue....you know being in your own environment and able to somewhat keep control on your world....if that is possible....but on vacation....it is sorta the unknown....
As I said, dh and I are going on a cruise.....which in itself is stress inducing since I cant just pick up the phone and talk to my kids to check on them....but the cruise ship we are going on had an "incident" last week that injured in upwards of 48 people on the ship.....The ship made an abrupt u turn going full speed and tipped at 26.5 degree sending people and anything not nailed down flying..Some pax's reported that they thought the ship was going to go over...Just what I needed to hear as I was starting with my reg. anxiety about leaving and then read about this...yikes.

 

[Disney Doll]

I like the packing etc. I get a little anxious if we are going on a plane, because I worry that if the plane crashes and I die, who will care for my parents? Right now they are great, although they are getting on in years, and I hate the thought of them struggling alone with no one to help them on a day-to-day basis, when they do start to need the help.

I have a brother, and he is very good to them, but he travels a lot for his work, and isn't as available as I am.

 

[goodeats]

On my last 'sisters' trip, I was a bundle of nerves leaving my DH. I even made my Mom, who drove us to the airport, turn around so I could hug him one more time! But once I am waiting at the gate I'm fine.

 

[Chris2597]

We are one week out before Dh and I leave on our trip.....I think Dh could see how stressed I was about the lack of contact with home on a cruise ship....He called our cell carrier and had international coverage put on our cell plan so we can call home when in port...text message is also available....and I can use the email on the ship. It isnt cheap to call but at least we will have the capability.

I started packing today.....I always pack way too much....but I like choices....oh well...

 

[MAKmom]

This is weird but the morning we are leaving to fly on a trip I start dry heaving. DH now makes a joke that I'm a hunting dog getting ready for the hunt. ( Hunting dogs do this before a hunt) Once we leave the house I'm fine.