I am new here but deep breathing has helped me before in the past. I have started doing deep breathing to calm my anxious mind and it helps some. Here is a video on it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSOOQaA7iPE

Hi rskb3!

I ,too, suffer from social anxiety and other anxieties.
I bet there will be other people there who have anxiety.
Well anyway, you have a lot of friends here on DS who
know what you go through. Remember us when you are
on your field trip!

Furthermore, you can pray to God for strength and
courage. Know that He is within you, always.

I wish that I could go with you! Take good care of yourself,
dear girl. Have fun! Focus on you and your son!

May the Peace of God Be With you, forever!!!

I can get anxious to when I go out of my comfort zone. The anticipation is often worse than the actual "doing". Maybe on the way with your sons you could play some kind of game to distract yourself. and once there if you don't feel so good you could say you have a headach or something, not that theres any shame in feeling anxiety. I think if you have a plan it takes the pressure off, perhaps now you could do more relaxation and breathing exercises im sure that will help. I think you will be fine, just think how pleased afterwards that you DID IT! good luck, love Susie x

I sometimes worry about this too. As this past weekend I went to Chicago and I was worried about an attack too. But I kept changing my thoughts when I became worried. The best thing I kept saying to myself was I know this is just anxiety and I'm not going to let anxiety ruin my time. I'm going to go, have fun and not worry about it. If I do not feel good, I'll deal with it then, until then I will have fun.

I also keep in mind that probability of me technically getting sick is very slim. I'm healthy, I wash my hands before eating, etc. So in reality I'm not sick as often as I am letting my brain believe.

I hope that helps. I hope you go and enjoy the time with your son!

thank you everyone for your comments and advice I appreciate it.

I think anyone who has dealt with anxiety knows exactly how youre feeling... I know I can certainly relate... something I have been told which helps me is reminding yourself that being worried is an option YOU have but you have my other options to choose from like living in the moment..

The more you push yourself to do these types of things the more you will see that nothing bad happened and show yourself you can do it....you most likely will be worried on this coming trip and maybe the next 10 but the more you do it the sooner you will overcome this

I've been wrestling with anxiety over both real and imagined threats since 2009. Some days are better than others; I find that for me, predictability is key to balance and wellbeing. Anything that disrupts my carefully crafted existence is a problem that needs solving...and some days, solving those problems is hard to do.

Focusing on your son is probably the best thing you can do to overcome this. You've eliminated at least one uncomfortable variable (the school bus), and you're right - once you've done this, it will be no big deal. The posters who have encouraged you to carry forward, even though it's uncomfortable, are correct; each baby step forward, hard though it is, puts you one step up the mountain.

I wish you well on your trip, and hope that you're blessed with enough peace of mind to enjoy the day.