Uncertainty gnawed within her. “What if something goes wrong and I haven’t prepared for it properly? Or mentally? Have I even prepared enough?” Throughout the trip questions flitted around and around Madison’s head, not allowing her to sleep. The constant swaying and bouncing around of the motor home on the rocky road didn’t help either. They were on a road trip in Scotland, and Madison was only told about this trip three days before they left. That already was enough to set her in an anxious state of mind for the entire trip. Constant “What ifs” and paranoia of what she couldn’t control kept on hanging on her like a leech. Little things that didn’t matter would take over her mind and, instead of the main problems, Madison would be constantly worrying about these small things that seemed like a big deal inside her mind but in reality, were nowhere near important enough to worry about.

Now, everyone has their own problems, whatever that may be. However, it’s when your mind starts to emphasise the small problems, and not the ones that really matter that you become overwhelmed and think everything is too much.

Same here with Madison; she let the little things into her mind which took hold and ramped up her anxiety and stress levels.

Not talking to someone about the problems that you are currently stressing over, whether it be a close friend or your family, can really impact how you deal with your mental health. Madison only opened up about the amount of stress and anxiety that she had when she went on that road trip.

Should you do this as well? No. Definitely Not.

If you are struggling anyway, you should try and talk to someone about it as soon as possible. They are not going to know what you are going through and, if they don’t know, then they can’t help you in any way whatsoever. So please, if you are struggling anyway even if you think it’s not worth bothering someone about it, please talk to someone. Take some stress and anxiety off your mind and then try to deal with it.

No one can do everything alone.