#help meeeee

I’m going out of town with my partner and two of his friends for a multiple day trip soon and I’m so nervous. So very, very nervous.

What if I hurt myself and end up in a flare while we’re out?

What if my pain starts getting bad and I can’t control my mood?

What if they feel like they can’t do what they want because I can’t do certain things because of my pain levels/mobility issues?

What if my brain fog gets bad and I say something silly without meaning to?

I have done a lot of traveling as someone living with chronic pain, mobility issues, chronic illness, etc. But it has almost exclusively been with family or people that I’m really close with.

(I am also an ambulatory wheelchair user and that brings its own brand of anxiety.)

If you have any tips on not stressing myself into a tailspin before we go please let me know! I am going to do my best and the people I will be with are really great. I just want everything to go as well as possible.