Fear of Flying: Ohio Trip

[MeaganGranger]

Hey everyone,So my twitching is pretty bad today, but not because I am scared of something horrible related to my health... I am getting on a plane to go back to Ohio today, for the first time since Christmas..... I already do not do so well on planes, and it is only a 2 hour flight, but with all the air accidents that have happened so far this year... I just feel like I am gonna fall of the ledge with all this anxiety! I am no longer on my meds either, so I do not have the benefit of chemical relaxation. My hubby will be with me, but I am still so nervous... and the twitching DOES NOT help.Megan

 

[BarbiePetals]

Hang in there girl. You will be fine. Planes are actually safer than getting into a car believe it or not. Just take a deep breath and know your hubby is there for you. As for the twitching, mine is really bad today also and my anxiety is through the roof also but I'm just telling myself "BFS". Have a great trip!

 

[twinTwosome]

I'm a nervous flyer too. It least you know why your twitching has increased. Relax as much as you can on the plane with your favorite activities. I suggest lots of celebrity-trash tabloid mags and an ipod with your favorite tunes. If all else fails--xanax!

 

[Krackersones]

I have a flight coming up too with a layover in between to save money. I hate flying as well and do everything I can to distract myself (watch DVDS, read, try to sleep if I can, etc) but I still have many white knuckle moments. I even have times where the person sitting next to me asks if I'm ok. Interestingly, my worries over twitching eem to help with my fear of flying a bit. I feel like I could not have such bad luck to have twitching and die in a plane crash. Weird how the mind works sometimes.

 

[bfhopeful2]

I hate flying as well. Take a couple shots of jack and go to sleep. When you wake up it will all be over. If you can't do that make a plan to meet your hubby in the bathroom for a mile high club initiation.

 

[MeaganGranger]

Thanks everyone! I leave for LGA in an hour and a half, the flight is at 7:00.... *sigh* I am currently downloading meditations and don't worry PrayMantus... I am definitely hitting up the airport bar before the flight takes off. I am flying US Airways, who knows, maybe i'll have Captain Sully!!!

 

[MarioMasher]

I have dealt with a fear of flying for most of my life, and there's one method that always seems to work for me. I just tell myself, "Do I really think I'm so godd*mned important that my death is going to be on the front page of every newspaper in the country?" Of course not. When I eventually die, it is going to be just like everyone else. It will be a car accident, or heart problems, or cancer. It will be just like everyone else goes. I'll be anonymous and 99.99999% of the world won't give a sh*t. The world will move on just fine without me. I'm not conceited enough to think my death will be on the front page of the New York Times.So any time I get scared on a plane, that's just what I say to myself. Yeah you wish you could die in a plane crash. You wish your life will be memorialized and written about in the newspapers. Nice try, buddy. Why don't you try auditioning for American Idol too, and see how that works out for you? Another tactic I like to use is just go to the airport a few hours early and watch all the people who work there. Watch how mundane and repetitive and BORING their jobs are. Do you realize how many planes they see take off and land on a weekly basis? Do you realize how much of a non-event flying is to people who see it and do it every day? For a flight attendant, flying on a plane is as mundane as taking out the garbage.Remember, if the newspapers reported on every plane that took off and landed safely every day, the news would be boring as hell.

 

[LisaQ.]

I like mario's suggestion. I used to hate flying, but now it doesn't bother me at all. Once in a while, I'll get a little nervous when I think I hear an unfamiliar sound or there is a lot of turbulence. My trick is that I watch the flight attendants and figure that they would be reacting in some way if there were anything untoward, abnormal, or unexpected going on. As soon as I start to feel uneasy, I just check out the flight attendants' faces, and when I see their calm demeanor, I feel immediately relieved. I also decided that flying can be a lot of fun, if I just relax and enjoy the ride.Blessings, Sue

 

[ristinaL91]

I do the same thing as Sue. On one flight we actually had two pilots flying with us in full uniform, I guess they were going to another airport? They sat right behind us, and every time we hit a bump, or there was a weird plane noise (weird to me, anyway) I would stand up turn around, and look at the two pilots behind us...if they looked alright I would turn and sit back down. I did this a bunch of times through that bumpy flight. My husband was not talking to me by the time we landed, as he kept telling me to sit down, and calm down. He actually apologized to the two of them at the end of the flight. THAT made me really annoyed at him...then we both were not talking to each other. I am much better on flights now! I still do not like flying over "oceans", and am planning a trip to London in October? Anyway, I am sure you landed safely by now!ristinaL91

 

[LaurentHCH]

i also have a big fear of flying around in planes...the anxiety is almost as big as the fear of als....and you know what: i am flying to eastern australia in 10 weeks.....probably a case of anxiety-addict;-)