I’m a 20 year old former athlete and reckless crazy child who unfortunately now has pcs issues due to the aforementioned factors.

I’m currently in school and my program organized a educational trip to Manhattan in order to meet with some company headquarters, see relevant sites (museums, stores, ateliers, etc) and just to learn about the city since it’s a place many people in my program go work after graduating. It’s a great opportunity and sounds like a lot of fun.

However I’m not sure if I should go. The main factor holding me back is transportation. I would have to go on a long ~7 hour bus ride from my city in Canada to Manhattan and then do that same long bus ride for the journey home. Furthermore I’ll have to travel by taxis and buses in the city of New York which I know can be crazy with how they drive, the quick starts and stops, potholes, etc.

This transportation issue terrifies me as I haven’t even ridden in a car for over a year and last time I took a long car ride like this was probably over 2 years ago. I’m scared of the symptoms it will cause and of all the very harsh stops, starts, bumpy roads, vibrations, potholes, etc will damage my brain. I’ve read people who say it has the potential to cause serious damage to sensitive brains like mine. What do you guys think?

Further there might be the potential for many incidents that could happen there which I’m not sure I’ll be prepared for or able to handle, although you don’t know until you try.

I’m just so sick and tired of not being able to do anything, I feel like I’m wasting my life away. I wanna go on this trip very badly but at the same time I don’t wanna do anything stupid impulsively that could jeopardize my health. What are your thoughts? Any answers would be really appreciated