Not traveling for work
Hi all - AuDHDer here. I work 100% remote. My team is having a 1 day “retreat” in another state. Bc of where I live, my flight options are limited to starting the day either at 3am OR flying for 5+ hours. My coworkers all work in major cities or in the city where the retread will be. I’m the one person far away.
Traveling is a nightmare for all of the reasons one would expect and contains most of my triggers: noise, light, crowd, variable temperatures, closed spaces.
I’m also premenopausal so all of the existing things are worse and even more unpredictable.
To top it off, I’m in the midst of burnout and 4 months out from my dad dying. So my headspace isn’t the best.
Tldr: I don’t think the impact of this trip is worth the impact it will have on me before, during, and after. But how do I communicate that without sounding like a baby.
Thanks for any guidance.