There are way too many “anxiety” posts, and they’re all basically the exact. same. Should there just be an “I’m scared” megathread? Seriously, every day there seem to be several “first time flying, I’m so scared” or “I’ve been flying for a while but getting more scared” posts. Not to mention all the “I’m going to Paris for my first trip abroad and I’m so scared”, “I’m traveling with someone and I don’t know how it’ll be” “does anyone else get sad after coming home”. I get i…

LPT Request: Overcoming social anxiety Hey everyone, as the title suggests I often deal with social anxiety. Where people can easily talk about stuff, I find it really difficult to strike a conversation. I am always thinking in the back of my mind what should I say next, is this socially acceptable, am I asking the right question or sometimes its just I am in my head and not listenin…

LPT request: how to deal with climate anxiety? I know there’s very little we can do as individuals to solve the climate crisis, but these days I just see article after article about rising temperatures and dying animals and I feel such outrage, helplessness, and despair. How do I move past these debilitating feelings and continue to live my life? I love nature and the environment, it’s so ha…

Anyone get anxiety/panic attacks yet still manage to travel the world? Sometimes when I go somewhere new my body freaks out and I get mad anxiety and maybe some panic attacks. But it’s my dream to see the world so I try to push through them. It’s tempting to want to cancel and go home but I know I’ll regret it. I’m going to Italy next week. I feel like if I wait to feel all better before travel I’ll be waiting fore…

LPT: listen to calming music to help calm the mind and help aid focus and reduce anxiety throughout your week. Calming and tranquil instrumental playlists to help aid focus and relaxation this week! Updated regularly with the latest and best instrumentals. Enjoy 🙂 I’ve curated these Spotify playlists to help others and would love to know what you listen to personally to help aid your study session or just general productivity. In the meantime, enjoy 🙂 …

Pre-trip anxiety and worry Does anybody else have feelings of anxiety and a little regret before international travel, particularly before going to a place you’ve never been before? ​ I am about to go on an amazing solo trip to thailand (chiang mai), vietnam (hanoi and ha giang) and hong kong. I have everything planned but i still have feelings of unpreparedness. It seems…

LPT REQUEST People who feel little to no anxiety/fear how do i do it? i’m 22 and fear controls my every action sometimes i don’t even go outside in fear of dropping dead (agoraphobia) how do you stop feeling fear and anxiety or overthinking everything, i’m getting better but want some tough love! submitted by /u/Dakota2020-_-

Can’t figure out the Mexican Forma Migratoria Multiple Digital and it’s giving me hella anxiety Every time I try to fill out those 7 boxes I get error messages. I was finally able to create an account (earlier I tried and it didn’t have the US available on the fucking nationality section but I tried at 4 am and now that works) but I tried to fill that out again and got ‘Information not found’. My trip ends on Monday at 5 am and there’s no …

Anyone flown back as soon as the trip started due to panic/anxiety? Hey! I’ve (31m) been in Europe for two days after travelling from Australia. I am meant to be here for 3 months and I have an already paid for 12 day tour starting in three days. I travelled a lot in my early 20s, including living in Europe for a year by myself, all problem free. However, after an incident four months ago I developed panic atta…

LPT – Know there is a difference between being an introvert and having social anxiety Sometimes the two go hand in hand, but I keep seeing posts here about “how an introvert can avoid test driving a car,” or, “how to get a meal delivered without having to interact with the driver,” or “how an introvert can avoid seeing another human for the rest of their lives,” etc. Being introverted does not mean that someone gets anxiety whene…

Solo travel anxiety hitting me like a brick I am currently at the airport soon to board a travel to tokyo from germany for 2 weeks and for some reason I am already starting to feel a bit homesick. I even tried to see if I could change it to only 1 week because 2 weeks seems a lot. Is there any way to counteract this anxiety. The idea of being so far away from my family is kind of intimid…

What to Do About Your Menu Anxiety Have you ever waited until other people placed their order to make sure you’re making the right decision? If so, you might have what’s being called “menu anxiety.” And according to recent research by OnePoll, one in three Americans have it.  Read more…

Does anyone else feel like the older you get the more anxiety and stress you have? I have gone holidays/vacations all my life from as early as I remember and only as of my late 20s early 30s I have began to develop real anxiety and stress about missing flights, delays, having to navigate other countries by public transport etc to the point it no longer feels worth the trouble have any of you experienced this? submitted by …

LPT request: how do I get over my anxiety about my past actions So around four years ago when I was 14-15 years old, I said some really horrible words online around my old friends (who have all recently left me), but I worry that there might be a screenshot of it somewhere on one of their hard drives and then if I become successful person, they would try to “cancel” me over it. submitted by /u/warange…

LPT Request: What small things help your anxiety? Been having a hard time with rumination lately, and having my anxiety spiral. Wondering if anyone has small tips for things that have helped them. submitted by /u/SarcastiKatt