Afraid to Travel Solo? 4 Ways to Overcome the Fear of Traveling Alone

Is fear holding you back from traveling solo? Discover 4 ways to overcome these fears.

1) Change Your Mindset. If you are consumed with worry and fear, you will become frozen and not move forward to travel. By looking at things from a positive mindset, can erase those fears and combat all the "what ifs" . I call it "Flip the Script". In most cases we are thinking of the worst case scenario. What if we "flipped the script" and thought of the best case scenario. How much better we would see the world and our situation. Penn State University determined that only 8% of what people worry about comes true. Practice with your everyday life. When you have a worrisome thought, think of the complete opposite.

2) Start Small. Go somewhere local. Take a short day trip somewhere you have never been and see how you do in unfamiliar environments. If you like being outdoors, maybe try a day hike by yourself. Beyond that try an overnight trip.

3) Learn to enjoy being alone with yourself. As a solo traveler, you will be spending a lot of time with yourself and your thoughts. If you don't love yourself, you will be miserable on a solo trip. Find solitary activities you enjoy, such as; reading, listening to music, writing/journaling or reflecting. Test out eating out alone in a restaurant to become comfortable with this scenario.

4) Take a bigger step and book a trip with a tour group or weekend retreat.
There are some tour groups that cater to solo travelers and others strictly for women too. These can be a bit pricey, but if money is not an issue, then this is an excellent step in dipping your toe in the water of solo travel.
3 Groups I recommend that cater to solo travelers and exclusively women:
Jump Adventures
Sisterhood Travels
Solo Female Travelers

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