Managing Travel Anxiety and Stress

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Managing Travel Anxiety and Stress

Lena had her ticket in her pocket and her feet pointed at the exit. The train to the city she had never visited was already at the platform, and she wanted to be on it. She also wanted, just as strongly, to go home, lock the door, and tell herself she would try another day. Her heart was loud in her ears. The announcement said the train would leave soon. She did not move.

A man with a suitcase bumped her shoulder and apologized. Lena nodded, but her mouth was dry, and the apology felt far away. She had felt this before, in her kitchen, the week she bought the ticket. Then she had practiced a slow breath: in through the nose, a short hold, out through the mouth. She did it now, once, then again.