My husband and I went to Prague for a three-day sightseeing trip. I mostly organize the trip and the programs as well. We discuss what interests us, what we do, what we watch, where we sleep, and other important things. She plans the route for her husband, for travel and walks in the city. Since three days is not a very long time, the program is quite tight. Getting up early in the morning is very difficult for me, but I will make this sacrifice for the sake of the goal.
So I got up at three in the morning, after the usual morning tasks, we loaded the pre-prepared things into the car and set off. Since we had a smaller car at the time, we usually swapped with our son for longer trips. Full of joy and anticipation, we started the journey of several hours.
Mostly I drive, my partner navigates. We reached the Hungarian-Slovak border in about three hours. It was no longer necessary to stop for border control, as in the past, but the gates and booths remained there. When I saw him, I realized at that moment that I didn’t have any documents other than the driver’s license for my son’s car. I wanted to take it the day before, but as soon as I took it out, I put it back with the same movement, because I thought that we were going with the other car, and they wouldn’t be needed. Among them was the confirmation of the accommodation payment. When I realized this, a terrible panic came over me. My first reaction was to step aside, tell my husband what’s going on and we’ll figure out how to proceed. But at that moment it occurred to me that we would definitely have to turn back. I got up at dawn, three hours here, then home and another three back..
No! Then half the program jumps. Everything was shaking, my pulse was around two hundred, I could hardly breathe, I was sweating and in despair. Meanwhile, we continued to drive, I slowed down a bit and tried to hide what was going on inside me. Then I said to myself: Calm down, calm down! Find the solution! Think! If you calm down, you will have a solution. You will find it! I thought about it, that even for a trip abroad, I was never certified, this is not going to start now. My condition slowly returned to normal, and I started thinking.
What if I get stopped. I’ll tell you what’s going on, the family name is the same in the traffic register, I hope my husband has his documents with him, and he can verify me as well. Let’s just say that they will punish you. If that happens, I can’t do anything anymore. A bigger fine would not be missing, but that should be the biggest problem. Then it occurred to me that if we get there on time, my son will still be at home, he can come in, scan my documents and send them to the hotel’s address. I will ask the receptionist to print it out for me so that I can at least have a copy with me on the way home. They must also have the reservation and payment. I felt like it’s fine, I’m done, I’ve solved it. I will do so!
My husband didn’t know yet. I completely calmed down, I didn’t even think about what had happened.
We arrived safely, without proof. We went to the hotel and at check-in I told the young man what happened with my poor English. He gave me a good smile. My partner also heard it there for the first time, he didn’t smile. Well, her eyes widened and I could see the signs of panic, which I also experienced, but she calmed down when I told the receptionist my request. I called my son, he handled the situation very calmly, I gave him the hotel’s e-mail address and everything was resolved within a quarter of an hour.
The relaxation was good, there was time for everything, it was beautiful, we enjoyed it. Fortunately, we arrived home without any identification or checks. Thanks and thanks for it.
A panic attack, most nights, is an unidentified fear. You know something is very wrong, but you don’t know exactly what it is. You actually guess, but you’re sure you can’t change it. You shrug it off: – Oh, that can’t be the reason, it’s not such a big problem… Only if it’s present in your thoughts every day, it can grow big. In our body, we always create the feeling with the thought, but usually we don’t remember the thought, we can’t decipher how the feeling developed.
It can be a relationship, a job, or a hopeless life situation. You have to think about what is bothering you so much. Think about it, maybe try to discuss it, but if you can’t, you have to decide and then act! Focus on how to proceed! So, if a person calms down, thinks, looks for a solution, he will find it. Of course, I know, change seems impossible, because when you feel that there is no way out, that all your strength has left you, then you need your strength and perseverance the most. Only you can solve your problem, of course you can get help, but you are on your way. You have to go through with it, because if you don’t, there will be no change! I wish you a lot of strength, creativity and perseverance!