I tend to get anxiety about a lot of things. One of them is going to a crowded theme park with my cousins on a super hot day walking for hours. The thought of this gives me so much anxiety but no one in my family understands. They just think I’m being incredibly lazy. 

I’ve been to theme parks before but for some reason I don’t care for them as much anymore. I’m in my 20’s and I’ve always been afraid of roller coasters so even the thought of being at a theme park stresses me out.

What should I do? I keep saying no but they keep telling me: nope you’re still coming. On top of that, when I try to explain to someone that I don’t want to go because of my anxiety, they just say I’m a chicken and I’m weak for not being able to deal with my anxiety. It gets annoying being called lazy or a homebody bc I am to a certain extent but I do like going out with friends for dinner or the movies or any activity that doesn’t involve this level of stress for me.

I genuinely don’t know what to do. I love hanging out with my family too doing other things but really just walking around in a hot, crowded park possibly eventually being forced on a ride scares me. Any tips?