Tension before travel-do you have this?

Hi Kala...Yes I must admit I am a bit tense while travelling ,especially if I have a train or a flight to catch.....Actually I love travelling and it does not make me nervous at all...But its the preparatory part,...the booking and the packing and the time till i reach the station or airport that makes me nervous......Especially if I have my whole family travelling with me....Because getting all of them ready and out of the house in time is really a herculean task..........he..he...If I am travelling alone I am more relaxed since I always get ready well in advance,but the fact is I hate travelling alone.....

I have gotten tensse before a trip, sometimes even just a day trip. I love to ride in a car but for some reason I worry about being clausterphobic while in the car before we set out to where we are going to go. It's something I've only recently found myself doing, and I am not quite sure why. I guess it is just stress and anxiety really.

I do get tense, but that just means I'm working harder to be prepared because of it.

I don't have a tension before I have a travel. On the contrary, I will be quite excited to it. I like traveling. I just can't wait for it. I love China

I am one who does everything in a meticulous manner .I plan ahead and pack my things beforehand .So regarding the packing part I never get tensed .In fact the day I am to travel I will be free.Some days before the date of departure I will be in a tensed mood -thinking all the time what to carry and so on .

hello kalav, well depends on the purpose of the trip...and if its my first time and i am alone, guess i will feel a bit tensed but excited at the same time...hehe i feel tensed coz i am not certain on what to expect when i get there or i am keep on thinking what ill happen hen i am already there...things like that.

depends on how long i will be travelling. if it will only be for 3 days, theres no need to be tensed. but sometimes i make a checklist of the list ( esp the toiletries ) that i need to bring because i cannot put it in the baggage immediately because i still have to use it

I usually book my flight about 6 months before I go off on my trip. I read travel guide books about the destinations I am going to visit. Then I look forward to my trip. Around one week before my trip I write a packing list and then pack all I need to take with me. Sometimes I have to shop for anymore things that I will require. The night before I leave on my trip I feel ever so happy. I don't feel at all tense about going on a trip.

As a therapist I would say that most people when in anticipation of anything, whether it be pleasurable or not pleasurable will experience a certain amount of tension. Some people would just shrug it off unnoticed but there are those of us who experience this tension and can end up with a headache or other discomfort. I have always taught my clients to practice meditation and it is very useful if a person would find him/herself feeling over-tense. I have a link to more explanation on meditation on my profile. _Derek

I prepare well ahead of time too, but love to travel, so at the last minute I am always wanting to get started. In fact, sometimes after planning to start out early the next morning on a trip, I go the night before and stay somewhere not all that far from home and then leave fresh from the hotel the next morning. That reduces the tension

Hi Kala I don’t think I have tensions before my travel. I have been traveling long trips for many years so there is no kind of tension. The only thing I check it before starting from home, is my ticket (lol) and money also important that will take care my hubby. All other things we can manage, I think. If I need to take any important documents then I may keep the same in my bag as the first item when packing. But long journey is always a headache, packing many things, especially kids are with us.

Hey kalav! I hate to travel! I hate to fly! I have to go and see my Mother who lives in Florida in a month or two and I get very nervous before I have to go! I hate traveling on airplanes and have alway hated it! I flew for the first time since 9/11 last year! Being a New Yorker it was especially difficult for me to do, but I did it! I now have to do it again! Going to the airports here in NY are not pleasant! They have to treat everyone like they are terrorists and it isn't fun! The search everything and everyone and it is very nerve racking! But, it is necessary and I do understand! But, being that I hate planes and flying just makes it more difficult for me~

No matter what I do,, My packing is done on the last day,TENSION or NOT,,,,,,,,,,,ITS like everything else is more important than what I think

I am very lucky in this matter because it is my husband who does the packing and he is quite a pro at it. He will start before a week we leave and will remember to pack anything that we would require or may require in case of any emergency. The only thing I need to do is get dressed on the day of our journey and be ready to leave. You won't believe if I told you that I do not even pack my undergarments. (I love him for that and my friends envy me). During the trip also he is the one who would give me the things I require but now after more than 15 years of marriage I do help him but not much. It is great isn't it?

Though I pack everything before hand, still I feel tensed up till I reach the station and sit in the train or bus. The tension is for getting auto or taxi, reaching in time for the train or bus and not forgetting to carry anything important.

kalav56, Having traveled quite extensively myself, I just do not have these tensions and a lot of it stems from getting myself prepared for the trip. Over time, I am sure these tensions can be eased when one gets to be more adjusted or self education take over. But, once in a while anxieties arises when anticipation creeps in, like flying on a new airline, exotic new destinations or that your originally booked flight is being rescheduled. Most new travelers do have a little tension as it is a new experience for them and there's a lot of first time experiences to be experience for them. Not forgetting the doubts that they may have and over anticipation of emergencies or hitches. So, it will really help that we do not overreact and create unnecessary worries to tense ourselves.

More like during the trip.

hi,kalav.I was attracted to here by your interesting topic. Tense?Do you mean feeling exited? I have that kind of experience sometimes,especially when preparing for an unfamiliar domain travel.However,I enjoy that feeling,say,tension or excitation.