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overwhelming fear of flying
| Sun, 03-19-2006 - 3:06pm |
well as usual, i found my self faced with another flight and an overwhelming anxiety about it. we're going to Paris (I KNOW!!! :))) ) On Tuesday and ive been terrified of the flight since the day we purchased our plane tickets like 3 months ago. Now that tuesday is almost here the fear is overwhelming, I can barely sleep at night because i keep having nightmares about it and about death in general. im so frustrated :( I want to be able to look forward to this vacation and feel excited about it, and all i can focus on is the flight. i hate this!!! how does everyone else deal with the fear of flying?


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Mia, I have the same problem, seems like many of us do.
Sheri Ann
i know i know, its never as bad as i anticipate, incredible that i fly about once a month and i still get so sscared. for some reason international flights scare me even more, maybe because the aircraft is so much larger and seems more vulnerable.
thanks for the siggy comment! some girl from another board made it for me, i could barely even figure out how to post it LOL.
I keep thinking about you going to Paris & I am soooo jealous, lol.
Sheri Ann
Hi Mia -
I can totally relate!!! I hate to fly.. I am terrified of it. Last summer when i went on vacation we flew from Dallas to Raleigh NC. it was about 3 hours or so and i absolutely was tertified the entire time. To the point that this year - we will drive the 1200 miles. but also this year - my husband won't be with me - and atleast on the flight when I was scared - i could just squeeze his hand and know that he was with me and that everything was ok. This year - he'll be at the police academy - but I'll be going anyways and a girlfriend of mine will go with me and my two kids. We are definetly purchasing a dvd player for my car before that trip. The kids will do ok with that.
How long of a flight is it to Paris?? do you have xanax or something you can take to make you calm during the flight?? My uncle is flying to france tomorrow but he says it's about 9 hrs from houston texas - but it's nothing compared to the flight to Korea.
Good Luck!!!!
Valerie
thanks Valerie, I cant believe you're driving 1200 miles! I think that would almost scare me more than flying.
i think to Paris from here is about 6 hours, which isn't terrible. my bf is with me, so i'll squeeze his hand as hard as i can. i do have some klonopin, but i dont know if i'll take it or not...my mind is still envisioning the worst case scenario even if my body is calm.
Hi,
A few of flying was something that I have been trying to get over this past six months. I have never flown alone and that was a big one for me. The what-if's would roll through my mind the moment I purchased the ticket over the internet. The first trip alone that I had from NY to Arizona was in November. I was scared because I did not feel comfortable during the take off's while flying with other people. I could not sleep the week before I left for the trip. I also starting reading on the net, Fear of Flying web-site and realized that so many people go through the same emotions. I just was honest with my fears and would tell everyone that if I flipped out on the plane I warned everyone a head of time! So honestly, I kind of made it pretty light and would really explore my fears....Like what if I cannot breathe on the plane, stuff like that!! I ended up meeting people in the airport and first trip in November was good. I went out to Arizona again last month on my own to visit friends again and this time. I made it a point to keep my eyes open during the take off and really explore why I am so scared and trust myself that I will be ok. I think 95% percent of the plane is nervous going up and I think people are going to have fear. I like you though had alot of anticipatory anxiety before my trip that honestly made me think of every excuse in the world to get out of the trip. I could handle the anxiety with flying more if I did not have to feel like a wreck before the trip. I am I guess at this point now. I am planning another trip out west in May and that would be the 3rd trip on my own.
Their are so many places in the world I want to see and I want to get past the feelings I have to be able to travel freely and to just go with it. I could have met friends in Vegas so many times and stayed for free but I did not want to travel on my own to meet them. Now I am making it a point to do it. If I am nervous, that is ok too atleast it will be one more trip under my belt and I will get stronger doing it.
Have a very safe trip and enjoy Paris!!
Paula
Mia, I can't wait to hear about Paris!!!!
Sheri Ann
Hey Sheriann! we just got back last night, since we went to Belgium for 5 days after Paris. the trip was absolutely amazing, it was such a nice vacation. Paris is beautiful and romantic. we ate at some really really goood restaurants and ate yummy pastries. It was also great because my parents were there with us and i hadn't seen them in a while. Belgium was loads of fun too. there were waffles and chocolates everywhere, and good beer for Brian. I took a half empty suit case with me there so i could fill it up with belgian chocolates, you should see our kitchen counter now. so many sweets!!
im going to post a few pictures once i get them downloaded and resized :) the flight was fine by the way, as usualy. thanks for thinking of me!
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