Remedies for flying?
Question:
I have been on planes without any care or worries, until I hit 20.nerve issues.
Does Valerian work? (I've got liquid valerian droplets you can add to drinks)
Last time I tried it, I felt very sleepy...not exactly calm, but sleepy.
Any suggestions? Advice? Techniques?
Please I can't go nuts on a 2 hr flight.
Answers:
I can relate to what you're feeling, believe me. I have panic attacks only when I fly. My fear of height & feeling closed in, cause me to have panic attacks. I flew south sixteen months ago & knowing I had to fly, I came to terms with myself about the upcoming flight. I kept talking to myself, some days before the flight. I kept telling myself that I would be just fine & once I made the flight, I'd be proud of myself. Believe it or not, it does work, you know, the power of positive thinking. Once I got on the plane, I made sure the air was on directly over my head, to keep me cool. If I get really warm, it makes matters worse, so I keep myself cool as I can. I do not read on a plane but I do listen to CD's, while I doodle in a small notebook I keep in my carry on bag. The music & the doodling, keep my mind occcupied. I can not sleep on a plane, & I do not take Dramamine or sedatives to keep me calm. I am a determined/head strong gal & I want to do it all on my own. The secret is not to focus on your flight, just focus on telling yourself, that you can do it, & that you'll be just fine. It works for me & when I get to my destination, I feel proud of myself for having conquered my fears of flying, once again. You'll be just fine. I hope I have been of some help to you.
Whiskey. My mom used to be terrified of flying but got hypnotized and it was very successful for her. Here is what I would suggest, everytime you start to panic, remind yourself that more people die each year from interacting with donkeys than die on plane crashes.
Personally, I take a valium if I need to fly. But I truly have a flying phobia to the point I'll freak out completely if Im not 'sedated'. It's short acting and a life saver. But if it's more of a nerves thing for you, have a drink or two on the plane, and what works great for me is any sort of distraction techniques-i.e., bring lots of magazines, your ipod, crosswords etc.etc.
The Homeopathic Remedy ACONITE in 200 or 1M potency just once a day for three days will cure your panic attacks and anxiety about flying without any side effects or complications of any kind.
Valeriana or any other herbal remedy will not work in your circumstances, I know by experience nothing works better then ACONITE.
Take Care and God Bless you.
alchohol.
I used to be afraid to fly as well. My friend was obtaining his private pilot's license. I rode with him in a small plane, basically against my will. Once I studied aerodynamics and got some hands-on experience with flying I really started to understand what makes an airplane fly and what keeps it in the air. I was no longer in the dark. Flying ceased to be some mystery that I was subject to when I took control and responsibility of understanding it. Enlightened with knowledge of the subject sort of scared the fear away.
Whatever you do, please disregard the previous homeopathic "remedy". Homeopathy is pseudo-scientific quackery and, beyond the placebo effect, not a viable treatment for any ailment.
Take some Nyquil. I hate flying and I had a job where I had to fly alot. I would take Nyquil before I boarded - Slept of the flight No Jet lag - Felt refreshed and didn't get the flu in a new place.
triple win
If you chew gum during takeoff, your ears wont pop..hope i helped!
Well , I , a 14 year old, suffer from a lot of panic/anxiety problems. I do take some medication that helps for 80 percent of it, and when its not working, i do breathing techniques my doctor taught me. Also, somthing i found funny is that if you dont wanna be nervous, take an antihistimine, or a benadryl. they will make you fall alseep quickly
i hoped that sorta helped but good luck with that. I know how anxiety feels and i hope you can cope with it.
Your nerve issues are wierd. For general fear of flying just get on, have something to distract you, when the plane takes off lean back, my dad is a pilot and has flown for twenty five years and has never had a major error.
lots of alchohol!
Don't sleep the night before. Limp up to the gate and pretend you have a bad leg. Get on with the Pre-Boards.
Make sure you get a blanket. Close the air conditioning vents in the overhead. Close the window shade.
Bring a copy of popular science and read it until you pass out.
The landing gear hitting the runway will wake you and it will be all over.
I was a paratrooper. The first plane I ever flew in, I jumped out of. I did that 20 times before I flew in a commercial aircraft with windows and was going to land. That was 37 years ago. Now I fly twice a month for work and landing still freaks me out.
I do the above routine half way through the flight so I don't have to see that giant plane going that fast, that close to the ground. It works.
Don't use drugs, they just give you a headache and ruin your day.
Chances of dieing in a coast to coast car wreck: 1 in 14,000
Chances of dieing in a coast to coast plane crash: 1 in 11 million
I'd be most concerned about the drive to the airport
bring some books with you.
Try hypnotherapy - it's safe, very soothing and calms your nerves, and you can overcome your fears or anxiety of flying (and other mental obstacles).
What they do is relax you, lets you breathe deeply, and give affirmations that makes you feel better. Example: "You feel safe and secure", "You feel very calm and relaxed.", etc.
Prayer. I used to be terrified of flying, the a family priest said to pray for God to take away my fear of flying. He also said to ask for a blessing of the plane when you board. It worked for me and now I fly all the time with no problems.
Also - it helped me to educate myself on what happens before and during the flight, what the noises mean (landing gear, dings engine noises), bumps, etc. I had to take my grandmother on a flight and to say she was a nervous wreck was an understatement. Holding her hand and explaining everything to her helped her out a lot, and me as well. Once I got her to say her Rosary, she was much better.
If this helps, take it into consideration. Nothing will go wrong. Every 5 seconds a boeing 737 takes off, and there are thousands of other aircraft out there, so we can probably say that there is constantly an airplane taking off somewhere around the world. You don't hear of that many air disasters. Commercial aircraft are equipped with millions of dollars worth of safety instruments and pilots are highly trained and tested every year on their abilities. The chances that something will go wrong are very slim, and if something does go wrong, the chances of it being fatal are even slimmer.
Air travel is safer than any other means of transportation, even walking in relation to how many deaths occur in each category per year.
I punch myself in the chest 5 times, do a shot a jack, and spin in the middle of the isle untill I feel calm.
A valium.
Not sure if this will help and maybe a little bad...but experience has taught me that a couple of glasses of wine helped me. Don't need this all the time, but sometimes I just start to panic and the wine, which is a natural substance, sorta, helped quite a bit. I'm not advocating intoxication by any means, just a little helper.
Go see a psychologist. something else seems to be going on. a 2 hour flight is routine. Don't mean to judge but sometimes we have to suck it up & do our job without a medical FIX
I would defiantly go to the doctor and get some Valium or xanax.
If you can't do that, then have a couple glasses of wine. It will help ease your anxiety.
Try hypnotherapy. It work wonders.
Fears cannot be overcome by facts, no matter how powerful those facts are, . Nevertheless, facts are needed to establish the basis for confronting fears. when it comes to getting on airplanes, it is not possible to reassure fearful flyers that the particular planes they are getting on will not crash on their particular flights. In fact each particular fearful flyer's plane may crash. Even if a person flyes a thousand times safely, the thousand and first flight may be fatal. We know, even if we seldom think of it, that this same reality confronts us whenever we get into an automobile or just go about everyday of our lives. To overcome fears we need to be able to identify activities that are generally desirable and that have acceptable risks even if we have severe fears. The answer is that we will feel good about our work with that person who overcame his or her fear of flying because that person assumed the normal and healthy risks associated with flying on commercial airplanes. So talk to your guardian angel to support you, what's the worst that could happen you get into a plane crash and die, if the plane does crash youll go straight to heaven! Ask your family to support you get them to calm you down. And bring something to keep you occupied on your way to wherever your going! Good Luck!
r u nervous because you are afraid the flight may have problems and crash?
I am a nervous flyer too and each time I need to fly and reluctant to do so, I remind myself that death is inevitable and there is no escape. I make the following prayer which calms me down a lot:
"Bism Allah Al lathy la yaduru ma'a ismihi shay'an ma fil ardy wa ma fi al sama'a wa huwa al sami'u al aleem " 3 times,
which means:
In the name of God who does not hurt with his name a living being whether in the earth or in the sky, and he is all knower all hearer.
There are also the du'aas in this weblink:
http://truelife200vi.wordpress.com/2007/...
I finally also make the following du'aa in case it is my time:
" Allahuma anta raby la illaha illa ant, khalaqtany, wa na abduka, wa ana ala ahdika wa wa'adika ma stata'at, a outhu
bika min shary ma sana' et, wa a outhu bithanby fa' eghfir lee
fa inahu la yaghfiru al thunub illa ant"
which means:
"Oh God, you are my Lord, there is no God but you, you have created me and I am your servant, and I will follow your command to the best of my ability. I seek refuge in you from the evil that I have done, and I confess my sins so forgive me,
because none forgives all sins except you"
This is the highest form of repentence you can say.
I hope that helps.
I have hte same problem. I don't like to medicate myself. I just make myself go on the plane sick and take the plastic instruction guide and fan myself off . By the time the flight is half was through i feel better.
I really hope htis works for you.
There is a watch my mom has, and it mas made just for this, i dont know what it is called, but you put a cream on your wrist and put the watch on and it give you a vibration that is meant to cure flight sickness and ease your nerves and muscles
i found it its called a relief watch. check out this watch
its expensive, but its well worth if you take a lot of flights for buisness like my mom
weed or you know booze
i would go with liquor your not allowed to smoke on palnes.
THE BEST WAY TO GET OVER FLYING IS TO GET ON A PLANE AND FLY U AINT NEVA GON GIT OVA IT UNLESS U FACE IT
Benadryl Allergy OTC is non-addictive, and relaxes you like a traquilizer. Take one about 30 minutes before take-off, with some food of course, and you should be fine.
2 WORDS .. DON'T FLY
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