tips for car traveling

[silkfeather1234]

so sometimes i get nervous about traveling long distances in the car. so sometimes i play a game with myself. i look at billboards, the big semi trucks, exit signs, anything like that and try to find a word that starts with A, then after i find one i try to find one that starts with B, then C, then D and so on until i complete the alphabet. I sometimes even get the people who i'm driving with to play too and it gets pretty competitive. Also, another game that i play with my family is kind of like a scavenger hunt, where u make a list of items like a dog, a blue house, a purple car, whatever u want, and then u have to try and find it on ur trip, a lot more fun when u play against someone. both games really help to get my mind off of motion sickness and by constantly looking outside, you brain is able to recognize that u are moving, which in turn will help u not get motion sickness.
I hope this helps anyone who is a little anxious about long trips.

[mandapants89]

my body goes on auto shut off. its so weird. like if i know im driving farther than an hour, i cant eat anything all day until im back home. its so odd. usually i talk and try to keep a conversation going or i bring a handheld game, like my hubby's phone has like 20 card games on it. or i use facebook to occupy my brain.

[rogerstevens]

USualy I dont get car sick unless im a passenger
I drove 6 hours to san diego and didnt hve any problems at all, except sore legs!
then my friend drove back and I was having the worst panic attacks and n*

Anyone else like that?

[crd08]

Unless I am driving I tend to be really anxious. I only get motion sick in the backseat, though. I think it started a while back when I started to feel really ill (I have digestive issues). It was a great day on a small day trip with my boyfriend. We were two hours from home and I got so sick feeling. I had to have him pull over because I thought I was gonna be sick and I almost never give in to those feelings. I think I was just having a really bad panic attack. At the time I didn't know I had anxiety, but looking back I think that's what it was. Now, car ride over 45 mins scare me And I use to love going places..

I count the white dashes on the road. I don't know why, but it's a way to keep my mnd off things. I also try to get really engaged in covo with whoever I am with. I try to drive as much as I can, too.

[kristinak]

I must be the only person in the universe who gets carsick even if I'm driving

[turbokinetic]

I love to drive, but when I am a passenger I always fall asleep!

I had to let a co-worker drive because he was afraid to get sick as a passenger. I was all sleepy and "loopy" when we got there because he let me sleep right up until we got to the jobsite!!!

David