2 min readfrom travel

Having a hard time coping with travel guilt after spraining ankle before dream trip

I honestly just need perspective from people who travel a lot because I’m spiraling a bit.
I’m currently in Paris for a conference, then heading to the Netherlands, and after that I had planned a solo Slovenia trip I’ve been dreaming about for ages. Yesterday I twisted my ankle and now walking is painful. I can still bear weight, but it hurts more today and I’m terrified I’m going to ruin the trip or make it worse.
What’s hitting me emotionally is that this happened last year too, except it was severe back pain. I had to cancel most of my plans and lost a lot of money. I think this ankle thing is triggering all that disappointment again.
I keep feeling guilty, like:
“why wasn’t I more careful?”
“why does this always happen before trips?”
“I should just push through it so I don’t waste money/opportunities”
And I know logically injuries happen, but emotionally I’m struggling not to catastrophize and feel like I’ve ruined everything again.
Has anyone dealt with this kind of travel grief/guilt before? Especially when you’re someone who really values travel and freedom? How did you mentally handle having to slow down or change expectations without feeling like the whole trip was destroyed?

submitted by /u/Jolly-Rub-3412
[link] [comments]

Want to read more?

Check out the full article on the original site

View original article

Tagged with

#travel content
#travel guilt
#travel grief
#sprained ankle
#dream trip
#injuries while traveling
#emotional struggle
#fear of ruining trip
#cancelling plans
#painful walking
#disappointment
#money loss
#value of travel
#back pain
#solo trip
#mental health
#change expectations
#Paris
#Netherlands
#travel expectations