Airport Anger and Anxiety

[GH0STP03T]

Even though I suffer from social anxiety I really enjoy travelling, but one of the things that fills me with a mixture of dread, anger and confusion is airports. The endless sea of faces, the long queues and the anxiety-inducing long walks from one end of the airport to the other - Pure hell!! One of my worst experiences was at London Gatwick, I remember being overcome by severe anxiety and intense fear - a panic attack soon followed and I found myself crouching outside in a corner trying to regain my composure. Ever since that experience my hatred (yes hatred haha) towards airports has grown and grown. Does anyone have any advice?

 

[Helprequired]

This article might help (I found it interesting):-

Healthy fear vs Unhealthy fear

So let's discuss the topic of fear. There are many reasons for fear and we should probably start by making the distinction between healthy fear and unhealthy fear What is healthy fear? Healthy fear is something completely necessary, very natural and often very helpful. Here’s a

www.phobiasupportforum.co.uk

 

[LynnyB]

This is not something I have heard of before - are you not anxious on the plane?