Stress-free vacation –

Organizing a vacation can very often be a source of stress. But why are we afraid of mistakes instead of carefully preparing for summer vacation?

Hotel reservation, flight or train ticket purchase, or inspecting the car, later preparing the travel belongings, packing the suitcases… Organizing the vacation, or its preparation involves a certain workload before giving way to rest. However, it can also become a real nightmare, e.g. in our overweening fear, whether we fulfilled our commitments in this regard on time, or whether we forgot something that could spoil the joy of vacationing?

No more procrastination!

The longer or shorter period before the holiday often turns out to be difficult, full of anxiety, although there would be no reason for it if all the preparations were done on time. In fact, nothing justifies nervousness and stress, yet it is present in certain stages of organization/preparation. However, as the vacation approaches, the related tasks confront us with the actual work, which causes anxiety
can raise After all, we often tend to procrastinate and put off tasks that tire us. However, organizing a vacation usually involves unpleasant and tiring tasks. A situation arises that deviates from the daily routine, and we must exert ourselves to make all the preparations on time.

Fear of making bad decisions

According to psychologists, this stress caused by preparations can be amplified by the fear of doing the organization poorly, in addition to delays. You have to choose and make decisions about the destination, accommodation, etc. regarding. So it is not difficult to worry about the fact that you should have booked accommodation in the mountains instead of the lake, at home or at a cheaper resort abroad, camping or going to a hotel, with friends, family or even
alone. After all, the summer vacation is perhaps the most important part of the year for many of us. And if we work all year round to take advantage of it
relaxation lasting longer or shorter, the stakes are high: the vacation “must” be successful. This puts an extra psychological burden on us, especially if we want everything to be perfect.

Shall we control everything?

In order to make sure that everything goes well on vacation, we often tend to be in control, and we even want to anticipate possible problems as much as possible. This means cognitive load, which contributes to mental and physical fatigue. If we were anxious on a daily basis during the year, it is more likely that we will transfer it to the period of organizing and preparing for the holiday. This is also reflected in the fact that we want to get the most out of your vacation with advance planning. Since for many of us a successful vacation is synonymous with a busy schedule, before departure we often compile a flood of programs and activities that can be implemented on site. We can easily be one of those organizers who need to manage all the preparations. In this case, we take on more than our body and soul can handle.

Solutions against errors

• Well-thought-out organization is the key to a stress-free vacation.
• In order to embark on the trip in a calm state of mind, it is advisable to make the preparations as soon as possible.
• This avoids haste and allows us to allocate our energy better.
• We make a list of things to do in the period before departure and arrange them in order of importance.
• Pulling out what we have done “as we go”, which frees the mind from stress and allows us to visually see the progress of our work.
• In order to optimize the organization (if we are not traveling alone), it may also be important to delegate and share tasks among our family members or friends traveling with us. If possible, let’s lighten our own burdens as soon as possible.

Source: Galen

The article was published in Patika Magazin. Look for it every month in pharmacies!

July 2024