Please Help! Terrified of Air Planes!!!

I have the same problems and 4 months ago I had to fly back from asia to europe, 2 flights, 7 hours each. The first one was hell.. Panic attacks, nervousness and the plane shook for the whole journey. I drank lots of wine.

The second one I was adament about not going on. I was like "screw this" but I had to ofcourse. And luck would have it I sat next to a doctor which calmed me down. I drank more wine and it helped.

I hate flying, but the statistics are true.. Its safer than taking your car.

Good luck and I am 100% sure it will be fine. Get some zanax if you are really freaked out.

Thanks for the tip...I cant exactly drink wine though...Im underaged, my parents dont mind b/c were italian n italians dont care so much if there kids drink, but wine makes me feel sick sometimes so I stay away from it...Thanks though...

Hi,
i am a pilot myself and trust me, nothing bad will happen on your flight to italy. Very rarely these days do major things go wrong with the aircraft that will cause a crash, think how many aircraft fly everyday, and then think how many crash...? Just try to relax, and I would advise you to look up some breathing/relaxation techniqes.
Hope this helps,

james

Ah, yes, I remember my first jet ride. It was from indy to new jersey and the from new york to athens. I was petrified and that was before 9/11! Needless to say I white-knuckled it on both trips, as well as the ones back! I'm terrified of them still . . .

Luckily flying on a plane is not something im worried of, but trust me I know anxiety more than too well. I'm only fifteen, but this informatio helps anybody with anxiety. I've had anxiety for almost three years now. The craziest part of it all is that it's an anxiety about getting sick(throwing up). It's so embarassing to have so huge life altering problem over what...Yeah just throwing up. I've been through all sorts of meds, counselors, and anxiety programs, and heres basically what I have taken from all of this. The mind is the most powerful thing ever(mine in particular), and if you let it loose, it will take you for a wild ride. In and anxiety program I am currently going through we had discussion about 9/11 and how it affected more people gettig anxiety. The program recieved hundred of thousands more people after nine eleven. So heres my tips for the airplane:
1. I know it may sound stupid, but talk to yourself, you are calm, you are in control, you are in control of all of your feeling.
2. Deep breath- I laughed when they first told me about it but if you do it right it works. Count in two breath through the nose(one one thousand two one thousand), then breath out the mouth try to do four breaths (again counting one one thousand, two one thousand, etc.) there are so many relaxation tapes and techniques you can look up or buy
3. While your in your chair sit, eyes closed, and deep breath for as long as you want, then muscle relaxation start a the toes relaxation each muscle until u have gond u to your head.
4. Think of a peaceful place and picture it in your head in this place you are safe, calm, happy, serene, and in controll always.
5. As for the vomiting, anxiety can actually make you sick! Yup, stuff in your head can make you physicaly ill. So I suggest taking one to two non drowsy dramamine thirty minutes before the flight, bring saltines to munch on during the flight and drink lots of water during the flight. And youll probally find that the only reason you throw up(if you do) is because you were syching urself out
6. Get comforatable: to avoid uncomfortable feeling on the plane take dramamine, and airborne(found everywhere)
7. Decide you will be fine

i know you'll be 100% fine if you only believe that
you can do it
hope I helped a little

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I know it will sound crass saying this but it is far safer to fly than it is to travel by car. Remember just how many hundreds of flights take place every day and just how few crashes there are compared with the number of world wide car crashes.

As a previuos poster has suggested focus on a nice place and try to switch off for the journey. Maybe play some relaxing, tranquil music through your walkman of ipod and switch off.

Don't drink lots of booze though as this will just de-hydrate you and make you feel worse. Sipping water is much better.

Hope this helps

good luck,
rob