Blog #366: Transitional Anxiety
- Jeffrey Snyder
- Sep 13, 2023
- 2 min read
Yesterday, I returned from a six day trip to Cape Cod and while I enjoyed spending time mentally preparing myself for the fall and winter, I couldn’t help but get a strange feeling from the moment my dad and I started driving back.
This was a feeling that I have had many times before and yet, it’s a feeling that shouldn’t be happening to me, but it is. As a frequent traveler, I often get what is known as transitional anxiety. If you don’t know what it is, its a feeling of sudden anxiety that builds up inside of you for no reason at all. It could be maybe that I am looking forward to getting back to my point of origin or I am dreading the return to regular life that I often despise.
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It’s a feeling that I have detested because it happens at the time I am heading to a speaking engagement/training or coming home from one. These feelings can happen at any time ranging from spazzing in my muscles to full on meltdowns. In fact, the last time I had a meltdown related to transitional anxiety was five years ago, also coming back from Cape Cod and before that, it was when we were leaving Marco Island, FL.
That’s not to say that I enjoy what I do. Yes, I am very passionate at what I do and will continue to do so. However, it could be that this transitional anxiety is something that is part and parcel of who I am. It’s not a great feeling, but it is what it is. You could have a loved one who has the same feelings, and they may otherwise not be neurodivergent. They could have generalized anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder and have that be part and parcel of their situation.
In a way, it could happen to anybody, even me. And it doesn’t have to involve travel, but something else such as moving from one town to another, starting college or starting a new job. It can happen anywhere and anytime. I mean, I remember having transitional anxiety when I went from Elementary to Junior High School in 1999.
The important fact is that the transitional anxiety is somewhat controlled ranging from teaching methods such as 478 breathings to talking to someone who understands the situation you are in. The other most important factor is that you cannot let transitional anxiety get in the way of your goals and dreams.
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Catch you all later!!
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