Graduation/Disney
**Edit/Update**
Graduation was great! Only lasted about an hour … and I didn’t fall on stage! Lol
Today was day 1 at Disney. I rented one of those zoom zoom scooters and it worked great. Walked a little and while I’m exhausted it was fun!! Tomorrow is day 2 and we’re going to try and hit 3 different parks … we’ll see what happens … but so far so good! 😁
So I’m graduating Friday with my MSW. Saturday the family and I are going to Disney for 4 days. I’m already exhausted and haven’t even started packing yet. I’m emotionally stressed/anxious/drained and physically I’m struggling.
Just wondering if anyone has any tips and tricks to get through the next week. I know “take it slow and rest often” … but with 5 year old and 20 month old grandkids I’m not sure how that’s going to be possible. I know the aftermath of this trip is going to put me out for a while. But I gotta go back to work the day after we get back.
No one seems to really understand how hard it is to get excited and ready. I have pretty bad social anxiety and absolutely hate having attention focused on me. And even though it’ll be 20 seconds of me walking across the stage to get my diploma, that 20 seconds has got me freaking out.
I don’t know. Guess I just needed to write this out. Thanks for being here all!
First congrats on your accomplishment! That is huge and you should be proud. To celebrate, I say you need to focus on you. You need to do what is best for you. If that means not going on the trip, that is okay. I get a lot of anxiety now with traveling and going on trips because I never know what will happen. But every time I have done my trips they end up being great. Some days I had to spend the whole day in bed to conserve energy but I was glad I was there. I would say “rest” can mean missing dinners and having ppl bring you take out, it can mean sitting in the shade by the pool while others go to parks, it can mean taking a scooter in the airport. These are all strategies to consider if you do decide to go. Best of luck!
Yeah, I don't go on trips like that anymore, especially if there are people going who refuse to understand what I'm dealing with daily. This sounds like a recipe for a relapse to me. Send the family off to Disney. You rest & relax at home, treat yourself to peace & whatever else you feel like! But going to Disney would be a no go for me.