Holiday alone ?

When your doctor suggests having a break, that doesn't necessarily mean a holiday away, they could just mean a day out somewhere different or even just a few hours break. A long dog walk usually gets everything back into perspective for me!

@PavM How lovely to have a brother in Greece you can visit . Have travelled on my own to the Greek Islands for many years but following two bouts of cancer gone are the days of cheap annual travel insurance. I now use Insurancewith - a company started by a lady who found it difficult to get travel insurance following her own breast cancer diagnosis. Hope this helps and have a great time.

I've just booked a coach holiday for myself. I no longer have a husband who I need a break from , rather a daughter and her family. Don't get me wrong, I love my grandchildren dearly and have them stay over every weekend and several days (and nights) over the school breaks but I just want some 'me' time sometimes. I feel my daughter often takes it for granted I will have them and they just get dropped off by their step dad without asking me first. My daughter has said that as I'm retired ,I have nothing to do all day, so should help her out, but as there are 3of them (10, 8 and 3) I do get very tired trying to amuse and cater for them. I have been on a couple of these tours alone before a few years back and have found some really nice people to talk to and eat with, hopefully there will be this time too. I get to see some lovely places and as a non driver, it's the only way to get out and about

Hellis that’s a bit cheeky just dropping 3 children off fir the weekend without even asking. No wonder you are tired.
Hope you enjoy your coach holiday, you deserve it. Why not book another in advance, always nice to have something to look forward to.

September 2019 I flew to Calgary ,hired a Ford Fiesta and travelled along to Banff,Radium hot springs,Kelowna and then up to Vancouver. Caught the ferry and travelled to Vancouver Island
I’m so thankful that I did it .All on my own . I stayed at Airbnb,s that I’d booked in advance and met so many lovely people .

Hithere

Medication will help you but to get out of this hole, you need professional help

After antidepressants have kicked in, why not start with a weekend, turn off your cell and decide your next destination?

What a shame that you have been prescribed anti depressants. How can a tablet help with something life throws at us. Too often GPS hand these out. I am sure these tablets will not help with your predicament. As for holidays alone, go for it. I used to go for three weeks twice a year to a five star hotel in Tenerife. It is adults only and an amazing hotel. I felt very safe there because it had 24 hr reception. As other posters have suggested go on coach trips etc if you are not confident enough to go away for too long. I once went on three one day coach trips in a week. Be aware also that spiteful people could talk about you leaving your husband to cope. Go for whatever makes you happy and don’t rely on a tablet to solve problems

I apologise for not reading all the posts, but living with a grumpy OH, a very negative individual, I spend as much time as possible with friends and family who have a more positive approach to life. So, a couple of weeks ago I was with my sister for a few days in Devon and next week I’m travelling to Spain for a week with my other sister. They, in turn, come to me for a few days’ holiday. Everyone needs a change of scenery from time to time. Life is too short to be a martyr!

Agree that getting away helps but not everyone has friends or siblings willing or able to go away with.
As for Medication if if helps people cope with their situation, then why not give them
a try. They work for so many.