The Anxious Traveller Files #8: Dan McCabe on Helping Fellow Sufferers and Anxiety as a ‘Train Coming Through the Station’

Tom Sykes; Dan McCabe

The Anxious Traveller Files #8: Dan McCabe on Helping Fellow Sufferers and Anxiety as a ‘Train Coming Through the Station’

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We present the eighth in a series of interviews conducted by Tom Sykes, author of the new travelogue The Years of Travelling Anxiously. In this instalment, graphic designer and University of Portsmouth academic Dan McCabe discusses his own anxiety journey, how he has helped fellow sufferers and how anxiety has a habit of undermining the travel experience. As an academic and anxiety sufferer, Dan advocates for open discussion around mental wellbeing.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	Intrepid Times
Publication status	Published - 16 Jun 2026

Keywords

Anxiety disorders
travel anxiety
Travel writing
Wellbeing
mental health
Mobility
memoir

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The Anxious Traveller Files #8: Dan McCabe on Helping Fellow Sufferers and Anxiety as a ‘Train Coming Through the Station’

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