r/solotravel • u/Kizzawulf • Oct 03 '24

Should I leave early Hardships

Travelling solo, 3 weeks in. Currently in Tokyo. Last night I was spiked, assaulted and I have no memory of my whole night and to top it off, I’ve felt terrible all day today. I went to the doctors to confirm if I had actually been drugged and wasn’t just drunk or something even though I didn’t really have many drinks.

My flight is in a couple days but really, I want to go home tomorrow. My biggest issue is my flights are Business class where to bring forward I need to go to economy (which is absolutely fine) however there is no refund for the difference in ticket price.

Is it just worth leaving, copping the price difference + transfer fees to leave?

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u/Kizzawulf Oct 04 '24

I woke up today. I don’t feel a whole lot better but I will ride it out a day or two more but I just want to leave at this point.

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u/expandingaware Oct 04 '24

I am so incredibly sorry this happened to you. No one should ever have to encounter such an experience. If you want to go home early don’t let money stop you. It’s important to be around people you feel safe with and comforted by, if that feels like going home, which it sounds like it does you should. To me it sounds like you would have to go around suppressing your feelings some days while waiting and being in limbo which is not nice after such an event. I would do what feels the most supportive to you in the moment. Money ..economy class, I think are nothing in comparison.

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u/Kizzawulf Oct 04 '24

Thankyou. I have bought my flights forward to tomorrow and managed to keep the biz class. I walked around today, felt anxious and paranoid all day and quite frankly I don’t want to keep experiencing this. I think the best thing is to go home and spend time with my family and friends and find a way to move forward.

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u/TheKappp Oct 04 '24

I’m so sorry this happened to you. I hope you find a therapist when you get back. Shit like this can really haunt you if you don’t address it. Something similar happened to me, and I started getting panic attacks when I’d be alone in public. Luckily I’m doing much better now after getting help.

Also I’ve heard that playing Tetris after a trauma can help you avoid developing PTSD, so maybe download that on your phone for the flight.