How to cope with fear of flying
PearlJam24
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Subject pretty much sums it all up. I've flown a couple times and it's not bad but I dread it. I think my problem is that since I'm not in control of the plane, I freak out that something is going to go wrong and I'll be screwed. I know it's the safest method of transportation but that doesn't help. I'm trying to mentally prepare myself for the flight to PJ20. If I weren't already on anxiety medicine, I'd be a mess. So to those who fear flying, what do you do to help stay calm?
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Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
"what a long, strange trip it's been"
and fuck me if you only hear what you wanna hear
fuck me...if I care...but im not leavin here
Would go back and forth from LA to VT 4-5 times per year when I was in college. This was way prior to 9/11 and all of the flight rule changes.
Determined after a few 'legs' that the only way to calm down was massive amount of booze.
After I finished college I had a job that saw me flying weekly to different cities around the country. Continued my practice of getting totally shit hammered prior to every long flight. After a while it just got easier. A year or so of that and I was fine with it.
Do I love flying today? Nope, but I do it.
I would say pound out 4-5 vodka drinks in the hour prior to getting on the plane. Have 1-2 on the plane. Enjoy your sleep.
If you dont like to drink get some vicodin or something of that ilk. Take 2 and just have 1 drink. Enjoy your sleep.
This may be the most ignorant post I have read on this board in a while. :thumbdown:
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
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you missed the "great" posts this AM. those were pretty good.
Another habit says its long overdue
Another habit like an unwanted friend
I'm so happy with my righteous self
That is what I feel like when I am on the plane and we hit some turbulence and I start sweating. Statistically it is so much safer than driving....
That is kinda why they are irrational fears -- I would imagine that we all have them!
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
Or 'Fearless' with Jeff Bridges. (Just the one sequence in the air fucking haunted me after seeing that!)
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
Are you afraid to get in a car? That's what I thought. There is no reason to be afraid of flying. It's like being afraid of spiders if you live in the northwest. They can't kill you. Stop being afraid of stupid shit.
And as to the causual fan quote. I have been to 10 shows, I have every poster from the shows I have been to. I have all albums on vinyl. Just because I don't resond to the stupid bull shit on this board doesn't mean shit.
Up to 26 posts now....two in one day.
Now that is funny
I sat next to a guy who talked to me the entire trip and I lost track of time,
I also took Dramamine and chewed Ginger gum the entire time ( helps with motion sickness )
Actually there are people who are afraid to get in a car. There's also people afraid of boats, heights, the dark. There's even people who are afraid to leave the house. Please don't make fun and minimize someone's fears.