Thoughts Everyone Has When Going Through The 7 Stages of Seasickness
You know you’re seasick when your thoughts range from “I’m sailing!” to “Please let me die!”
3 min readApr 28, 2020
While learning to sail in the middle of the Atlantic, I was able to really define and become familiar with the stages of seasickness.
Based on my experience, here are the stages of seasickness and the thoughts I normally have during each stage.
Stage 1: Pre-trip Confidence
- Woohoo! I get to go sailing! I’m so excited!
- Wind in my hair, fresh air, the smell of the sea! What’s not to love!?
- I’m so prepared this time. I’ve been taking seasickness pills two days in advance. I’m good to go.
- Here we go!
Stage 2: Initial Inklings and Denial
- Why am I so tired?
- I can’t seem to stop yawning.
- Wait…why am I feeling dizzy and have a headache?
- Just focus on the horizon…it’s all mind over matter.
- Just breathe deeply and act like nothing is wrong.
- I’m totally fine.
