washerboy Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Does anyone get anxiety or nervous about leaving their family /loved ones behind while they are travelling alone a long distance? Its just of late if I drive up the 200 miles to Scotland I get really uptight and edgy about the journey if I’m doing it alone , it gets to the point that I would rather not go or 100 miles in I feel like turning back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Just now, washerboy said: Does anyone get anxiety or nervous about leaving their family /loved ones behind while they are travelling alone a long distance? Its just of late if I drive up the 200 miles to Scotland I get really uptight and edgy about the journey if I’m doing it alone , it gets to the point that I would rather not go or 100 miles in I feel like turning back. ive spent most of my life working away from home abroad and here.................. i used to love driving up to the company flat or hotel on a sunday evening....i had a cracking nice car ..auto all leather interior...great sound system....used to look forward to the drive as the roads were quiet...and i could get my brain into gear............stop and have something to eat on the way........used to love that....... my only angst was leaving all my dogs...in the end i used to take one of them with me on rotation......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted February 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 It’s not the boring driving it’s the anxiety of being away , if it makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I don't like leaving the wife or the dog so I kind of get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Maybe comes with age? Or health concerns or general loss of interest/confidence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krugerandsmith Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, washerboy said: Does anyone get anxiety or nervous about leaving their family /loved ones behind while they are travelling alone a long distance? Its just of late if I drive up the 200 miles to Scotland I get really uptight and edgy about the journey if I’m doing it alone , it gets to the point that I would rather not go or 100 miles in I feel like turning back. Spent many months and years away from home. Years that you cannot bring back really hard when you have a very young family as I had. Returning from one long contract in Brazil my youngest son pointed to me and said to my wife ... The man ... the man My wife said to him in reply. That man is your father. Looking back I so miss the formative years of my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 (edited) I hate leaving home without the Mrs - I have to kiss her Goodbye . Edited February 16, 2018 by bruno22rf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 24 minutes ago, bruno22rf said: I hate leaving home without the Mrs - I have to kiss her Goodbye . Me too. I would hate to pop my clogs and not given her a kiss the last time I saw her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 No I love it, but I do enjoy coming home . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hod Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Strangely I’ve never heard of this phobia before today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneshot1979 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 1 hour ago, ips said: Me too. I would hate to pop my clogs and not given her a kiss the last time I saw her. This. 4 years ago I left the house early to go to work in a bad mood with the missus. Didn't stop to kiss her or my little girl goodbye. Three hours later I was involved in an accident that should've killed me. When they rushed me through A+E to surgery I clung to the theatre door frame with everything I had left until they let my wife though to see me. It hasn't affected me so much but my wife hates me working away now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 4 hours ago, panoma1 said: Maybe comes with age? Or health concerns or general loss of interest/confidence? You're right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston72 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 i have worked away a lot and do understand been homesick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbird Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I think it’s a age thing, at some time in life you suddenly realise what really is important in your life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I used to do a fair bit of longhaul air travel through work and towards the end I used to really hate going away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol p Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I'm totally the opposite, the further away from home the happier I am. And my home life is good, really good. It's just the other humans in the area that make it such hard work being there. I'm desperate to leave this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Not the fear of bricklayers that I first thought then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollieollie Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, mudpatten said: Not the fear of bricklayers that I first thought then. A few of the labourers in our gang suffer with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howling Hound Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 I hate staying away from home - i miss the housework Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Ollieollie said: A few of the labourers in our gang suffer with it Its an allergy not a phobia the labourers I work with have it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehb102 Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Probably an acquired aversion. I've never had a client with a fear or phobia who didn't have a really good reason for feeling that way. It's possible to wind a lot of it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthegat Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 It has to be an age related traite. When we're young we feel invincible and that life will never end. As we get older it's very easy to start counting the years months and days we have left. It's also easy to reflect on those things we didn't do and should have or the things we did that shouldn't have done. Time and family are both very strong and very fragile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollieollie Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 I can appreciate what you mean. My days of working away are behind me, I rarely work weekends either now, I would rather be with my kids enjoying them than work, more money would be nice but as has been mentioned you can’t buy time with them back. I don’t get home sick but I do get family sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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