Exitement has its price but it's one we can afford.

Today is Easter morning. My family and I will be taking a two hour trip to go see family. Now if you think to day should be fun, exiting, and an all around good time you are right. Those three things is what gives today the potential to be a very hard and long day for me to get through. With my T.S. I often have sever anxiety attacks when overstimulated. The problem is for me it doesn't take much to trigger one of these well known attacks. For anyone a two hour trip is difficult enough, then add loud obnoxious family (that you love with all your heart of course), commotion all around, and a two hour drive back home when its all over. That in its self would send even the sanest of people into a tail spin. Think what it is like if you add the tics and anxiety on top of all of it. It gets to be difficult. People are all around you, they are all yelling over one another, you start to hyperventilate and freak out. You cover your ears... it doesn't help. You just want to run and cry and not look back. You know that isn't an option however. So you put in your head phones to relax you and drown out the noise. Take a step outside for some air. Take pit stops on the way to where you are going. And most importantly, smile and stay positive. Knowing your limits and what you need to do to help yourself if things get overwhelming is almost a necessity for people like me. As for everyone else, well, just being supportive is enough to make us feel that much better. So what do you say... Are you in?