Why does anxiety accompany depression? Isn't the pain of depression enough? I hurt so much and the anxiety makes it 10 times worse.

I am on vacation very far from home. We have done a lot car traveling, and the anxiety makes me feel like I want to crawl out of my skin. It is so hard to sit in the car for the long rides.

I keep saying to myself, "Hurry, hurry, I need to get home NOW!" But the car keeps going and going, the driver taking the scenic routes and giving us so information about the history of New York. I beg him to take the fastest route home instead.

Night traveling, he does take the shorter routes, but we are usually in the car for over an hour. I feel like I will die before we reach our destination. On Friday night, we took a long trip from Long Beach, NY to Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island to see my very dear cousins. The weather was dreary, and extremely windy on the way there.

The long ride home was in torrential rain. The driver could barely see out the windshield, and the wipers were on full speed. Under those conditions, the anxiety is understandable.

It is when the weather is gorgeous, no wind, no rain, blue skies, sun, that the anxiety does not make sense. Yet it will not leave me alone. I hate these feelings. They are with me day and night. Even when we are in the apartment relaxing, the anxiety level is very high. And the coping skills my T teaches me just don't work~the feelings will not subside.

Anyone else have anxiety problems? Any hints on overcoming them? I am so concerned about these feelings raging on Tuesday when we have a 5 hour plane ride back to California. How will I not go absolutely crazy on the plane?

Any suggestions will be most welcome. Thank you to all who are on this site and take the time to read this. Bless everyone on PC.