JackInTheBox
25-07-13, 16:50
Hello everyone!
I'm totally freaking out about a business trip I have to do tomorrow! You guys have seen the tragedy that happened in Spain?? Well my trip is to be done via high-speed train (similar to that one)! After that accident and the one in france a while ago, I don't think I can get myself into a train anytime soon!
Anyway, I'm very anxious about the whole thing. I know that if I take the train, I'll spend 2h30 (or 3h) in complete and utter suffering, allways obsessing about having an similar accident and dying. Of course it wont end on going, there's also the return trip which will be more of the same (obscessing, anxiety, no life quality).
Truth be told, I am a frequent traveller on high-speed trains and It's allways hard for me to make the trip (I think I have a thread here from one time I was scared out of my pants about it), I allways feared that something like what happened in Spain could happen to my train. When I read the news today my first thought was "crap, now I'm never going to be able to use a train again", and the second was "what a nightmare...", Images of my loved ones going trough that suffering ordeal while looking for dead-old me where racing through my mind, and then images of me all twisted and dead covered by a random blanket on the side of the track... Not a very confortable prospect for traveling.
I am however aware that I'm having a very stressing week due to the bussiness meeting I have to attend, which makes me more paranoid than usual, but even so I'm having difficulty in handling this situation.
So far I've considered the following options:
1-Re-schedule the meeting, which can have very dire consequences for my business (so, most likely no)
2-Go by car, but the only available car has a tire that keeps getting flat, I'm not sure it can handle the drive. However I do feel more confortable with this option, although I have a lingering concern about crashing due to a flat tire.
3-"Man-up" and suffer 3 whole hours of anguish by taking the train. Although this is the more "rational" and "reasonable" solution, I don't think it's good (in anyway) to put oneself through the suffering of spending 3 hours fearing for your life.
4-Go in a "slower/safer" train, which would suck because it takes as long as driving there (if not longer), the seats are terrible (no reclination, no leg room). However my paranoia level is quite low for that one, so it's contender as well.
So people of the forum, any ideas? Or any suggestions that might help me handle this without going trough a box of xanax? What would you do?
Thanks!
I'm totally freaking out about a business trip I have to do tomorrow! You guys have seen the tragedy that happened in Spain?? Well my trip is to be done via high-speed train (similar to that one)! After that accident and the one in france a while ago, I don't think I can get myself into a train anytime soon!
Anyway, I'm very anxious about the whole thing. I know that if I take the train, I'll spend 2h30 (or 3h) in complete and utter suffering, allways obsessing about having an similar accident and dying. Of course it wont end on going, there's also the return trip which will be more of the same (obscessing, anxiety, no life quality).
Truth be told, I am a frequent traveller on high-speed trains and It's allways hard for me to make the trip (I think I have a thread here from one time I was scared out of my pants about it), I allways feared that something like what happened in Spain could happen to my train. When I read the news today my first thought was "crap, now I'm never going to be able to use a train again", and the second was "what a nightmare...", Images of my loved ones going trough that suffering ordeal while looking for dead-old me where racing through my mind, and then images of me all twisted and dead covered by a random blanket on the side of the track... Not a very confortable prospect for traveling.
I am however aware that I'm having a very stressing week due to the bussiness meeting I have to attend, which makes me more paranoid than usual, but even so I'm having difficulty in handling this situation.
So far I've considered the following options:
1-Re-schedule the meeting, which can have very dire consequences for my business (so, most likely no)
2-Go by car, but the only available car has a tire that keeps getting flat, I'm not sure it can handle the drive. However I do feel more confortable with this option, although I have a lingering concern about crashing due to a flat tire.
3-"Man-up" and suffer 3 whole hours of anguish by taking the train. Although this is the more "rational" and "reasonable" solution, I don't think it's good (in anyway) to put oneself through the suffering of spending 3 hours fearing for your life.
4-Go in a "slower/safer" train, which would suck because it takes as long as driving there (if not longer), the seats are terrible (no reclination, no leg room). However my paranoia level is quite low for that one, so it's contender as well.
So people of the forum, any ideas? Or any suggestions that might help me handle this without going trough a box of xanax? What would you do?
Thanks!