Scared of flying-help please

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Thanks you, someone who understands! I am making the effort and it isn't easy to just snap out of it.

i dont know why people have this phobia. i get scared of heights sometimes but i just make myself do it and tell myself that i am even less likely to fall over than usial because i am being more careful the only differance being i will die if i fall from a high place lol. i dont know what you can do about it really. If you are going to freak out and have to get off the plane you really shouldnt get on it in the first place not being mean or anything. Just that people have connecting flights that they may miss because of it. If somone did it while I was on the plane I wouldnt be happy. Why dont you try stuff like hot air balloon rides and get them to go gradualy higher and higher to get you used to flying? I dont know if that would help, just a suggestion.

Didn't mean to sound horrid before-sorry-bad day.People tell me the only way to conquor a fear is to face it and that's what I am doing. I have no idea what has made me scared as I wasn't when I was younger. It is the same as you with heights, you make yourself do it and I have to make myself fly. I am past the stage of getting off the plane so I must be improving and last year I listened to a cd for the entire trip home. I have got a course booked this week at Manchester Airport and today I have been to see a helicopter and sat in it. I sound like a child! I am deeply embarressed and ashamed that I make a show of myself and may annoy other passengers but I want my family to be able to have a nice holiday without me mucking it up for them as we have had a rough time and they deserve to be spoilt a little.

Yeah I thought I had pissed you off with my post at first lol. And I was thinking "i didnt say anything offensive did i? :/" but yeah, I guess if you feel ok with it do it. Im sure you will be just fine. Just keep telling yourself nothing can go wrong. Movies and tv portray flying as dangeros so could that be why you have suddenly developed a fear of it? Too many scary plane movies and nasty news stories?

It didn't help that I watched Final Destination I think ha ha. Glad everything ok now and I am sure I will be back to my usual self 2mrw and beat this thing too.

lol ya, hope everything goes well for you on your holiday and such.

HIYA!! Thanks hun. Guess what I did today???!!!Went to the airport where you can watch the planes landing and taking off and also had a talk about the safety stuff on board and the fact that everything has a back up in the event of something breaking etc (Well unless the wings fall off!) I did so well I amazed myself! No tears nothing. I even walked up the steps and into a plane. Not sure if i was ok cos I knew it wasn't taking off but definately better. I go back 2mrw after work and go into a flight simulator and then next week if they think I am going I get to go up in the plane take off and land again! i can't believe I am doing it!!Proud of myself I really am.
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dont worry love theirs nothing to be afraid of. is it jsut that u dont like the fact that ur not going to be in control of the flight. i guess practice flying on short trips would help and then building up to big ones? well least u've seen the planes taking off then.

Awsome, I'm sure you will do fine Good luck for tomorrow

ok ok I did it can you believe it!!Got on a plane, it took off and went around and then back for half an hour and not one tear or panic!! I felt so calm. They sat with us and told us what was happening at every stage and held our hands I just felt I had nothing to be scared if. I have booked to go on a flight at the end of July with my friend who is an ex air stewardess. Its only a short flight but I am actually looking forward to it I really am chuffed to bits. Now just gotta get over my fear of sharks in the sea and I am laughing ha ha ha

thats so awsome! I am on my vacation right now and had to travel for 21 hours to get here! But it was sooooo worth it. I really dont wanna go back to england

Ah sorry hun I justposted a reply in another thread asking when u were going away!! Did you say you were going back to America? Don't blame you for not wanting to come back I would rather be there than here. Have a great time, relax and enjoy. xx

Hey hey hey sorry for bringing this thread back up but I have to let you all know that I am back from my hols and I flew on the plane and not one tear!!!!!! I was still pretty nervous but I took my tablets and sat still and quiet and dare I say it I nearly enjoyed the flight!! I am so chuffed with myself I have definately got over my fear and it is a great feeling. Hey ho just though I would gloat for a minue am off to pick my peely bits now hee hee.

well doneI'm dead chuffed for yer!

Flying just like travelling on a bus, except you're in an airplane, 30,000 ft. off the ground, and the seats are a lot more uncomfortable. You're more likely to die on the ground though. Just worry about gremlins and not sitting between two fat people.Oh yeah and as far as terrorism goes: if passengers are white, have a nice flight, if they're brown stay on the ground.

thank you thank you another little teeny bow just cos I'm chuffed too

I think the gremlins and large people should be more worried about sitting next to me hun!!!!

I really hate flying too, but I have to do it 80 % of the time for my job. I have a HUGE prescription of zanax. It works every time. Nothing else works for me and there isn’t anything anyone can say to me, that will help me feel better about flying. I’m just afraid to fly and that is that!Pop a couple of pills, put on my headphones and crank up the Ipod… The next thing I know, were landing.Have a safe trip!

In reply to: Oh yeah and as far as terrorism goes: if passengers are white, have a nice flight, if they're brown stay on the ground once again, mouth opens and shit falls on the keyboard.

dont go on the plane drunk, just bring your own in a water bottle or something so you dont have to buy the one oz tiny bottles for $5 each.