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Flying: I am petrfied of flying and I need to overcome it NOW!
I am petrfied of flying and this week I'm going America.
I will yell at anyone that reminds me of flying, I am so scared that i keep thinking it's going to crash. I have bought tablets that'll put me to sleep but I feel as though they won't help I'm so scared that I can't even explain. I will go into panic mode and I know it, I won't be able to read a book or listen to music because i'll feel like I need to hear everything that goes on incase some thing happens. Please help me try and overcome this before I fly !
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Unless you're flying with an airline with a dubious safety record, your fear of flying is completely irrational. You're much safer in a jet at 30,000 feet than you are on your local freeway.
What you actually don't like is not the flying, but the loss of control. I personally don't like the idea of flying because of the control issue, but when I do fly, I also let my rational side override that fear by noting that you have as much of a chance of being killed in an airline crash as you do of being hit by lightning three times during the same Tuesday lunch break.
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You are not alone in your fear. It is a quite common phobia. There is something unnatural and unnerving about getting in an aluminum tube and be flown through time and space.
The truth of the matter is that you are a 1000 time more likely to die crossing the street or in a car accident then flying across the ocean. I know this doesn't help and there is nothing I can say in the space and time provided to allay you fear sufficiently.
If you have the time before your flight I would suggest you contact a therapist who specializes in this phobia and get some help as the flight is long an there is no reason you should be so stressed as you are preparing yourself to be. A good therapist, if there is time, should be able to teach you how to deal with this before you have to travel.
Flying to day is safe and can be fun if you let it be. The most dangerous part of flying is getting to the airport. Once on the plane and in the air it can and should be much like sitting in your living room playing video games, reading a book or doing what ever you like to do when relaxing.
Bring things to distract you. Try to sit in a window seat so you can close the shade. Chose a flight that is operating with a Boeing 747 or an Airbus A380. These planes are the biggest in the sky and you will not feel as confined as you might in some of the smaller ones.
This is the best advise I can offer other than talking to a therapist. Flying is safe, safer than any highway anywhere in the world.
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If you go onto the plane with the conviction that you'll go into a panic mode, then the chances are that you probably will. I was really afraid the first time I boarded a plane, and when it took off, I was numb. But eventually I just forgot I was even on a plane. There are lots of things to do there that will distract you.
Instead of imagining the worst, try to relax, and tell yourself that it's gonna be fine. You still have lots of dreams you need to pursue, lots of things you still need to accomplish in life, and it's not gonna end here. Life without taking risks is boring.
Remember that it's okay to be afraid, just don't give in to the fear. Rise above it, be courageous. If you are going crazy in your head, you may want to visit your doctor, and ask for a prescription of a sedative such as Alprazolam.
I've been there, and I've survived it, and let me tell you that after a few minutes it wears off. Tell yourself to relax, and enjoy your time on the flight listening to music, watching movies, talking with your neighbors, and not focusing on the fact that you're on a plane.
Good luck
Hope I helped :)
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