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I also have fear of flying. It's not because I'm dying (not scared of death much), but it's the agonizing anticipation that follows to the crash and the physical pain you get once you crash - People say death is instant but I really do think that you feel extreme pain right before you die. I also hate the idea that you can never get out of the situation - I mean, when a ship starts to sink there is always some escape, but when a plane 'wrecks' in air, you have nowhere to go...
Anyway, I hope you have a safe flight. Please don't mind my words, it's just that I feel the same way too towards flying.
It probably won't help you with your upcoming flight, but over the long term you can take flying lessons. The knowledge gained will eliminate any irrational fear you would have.
So I have always had anxiety about flying, but ever since the Malaysian Airlines flight I have been extra anxious. I am going on a trip next week and I am convincing myself that it will crash. I am afraid if I go on it it will be my last time I breathe life. I know the stats, but it doesn't help because it's almost like I convinced myself I'm having a psychic thought or something ( I don't believe in all that, but it's getting that bad.)
I do think it could be all the change in my life. The last few years have been chaotic and stressful, and now I am landing a good job, dating someone awesome, and finally having some stability. It also could be that I did not pay for this flight so my controlling nature is having a field day.
Any other thoughts? Has anyone else been convince they were going to die while traveling and found out that it did not happened?
I don't know. I mean clearly one of the worst things you could do would be to watch this video:
I never really had a fear of flying, but I was actually watching that movie on a flight back from Europe when that scene came on. It did freak me out a bit and I closed the laptop for a while right after it. While I've flown hundreds of thousands of miles in my life I still don't want to see a scene of a plane crash while I'm actually on a plane. I had no idea that scene was in the movie and I would not have watched it if I had.
I have a fear too, I used to love flying then I was on a bad flight where an attendant fell on me, it was that bad.
I have a family member who was a jet mechanic. Talked to him - didn't make it better. Read a top-rated book on Amazon that helped people - didn't help. Took a flying lesson - didn't help.
Xanax helped on my previous flight. Took one the night before, got up way early - very little sleep, so when I got to the airport took one more before boarding so once I was on, I could barely stay awake. I felt like I was barely on the plane at all. I have a high tolerance for meds, don't sleep well, so I needed 2 and took as doc directed (one the night prior, one 30 min prior to boarding) so, it worked well for me. Coming back, it was late afternoon so I took one prior and it didn't do anything so I took a 2nd later, and it finally helped but not as much.
I know how you feel though. I luckily don't need to fly often.
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