How do I get over my fear of flying?
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I think flying is a lot like riding a car. The ride is designed to be as smooth and quiet as possible, making passengers as impervious to the fact that wind outside the vessel is traveling at such a high speed. When I fly I keep believing that if anything does happen, it will happen so fast that it will be difficult to even realize in real-time. I also keep in mind the supposed odds of an accident occurring, which seem to be true. They say all the stuff about comparing likelihoods and whatnot to that of riding a bike, and it has to be true because, if you watched "United 93," at any given time there are like thousands and thousands of planes in the air, and we almost never hear of a crash.Airplanes are designed to handle exceptions and rare conditions, to operate if one or more engines go out, etc. It is difficult, at least for me, not to give myself and the pilots the benefit of the doubt when I fly. As much as I would like to take things with a practical sense of seriousness and adopt concern for my own safety where needed, flying has never seemed thrown-together, as it were. No, those pilots and engineers know what they're doing. So, I rely on reason rather than physical items, such as the pills or even alcohol. I mean, if someone can figure out how to get a 747 in the air, whereas I couldn't even make a mini-plane of popsicle sticks to fly for just a few seconds, their knowledge of aviation is vast.
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Get another job that doesn't require flying.
Just take a couple deep breathes before you fly again and if u tell the people at the airport they can usally help ya too Try flying with me suppose you get over your fear.lol
Read "Take the Fear out of Flying" by Maurice Yaffe.
ISBN 1-85487-864-6
It sorted me out!
this is what i do.i imagine that when i get on a plane it is the equivalent of playing the national lottery.when i buy a lottery ticket- deep down i know i wont win like i know that the plane aint gonna crash-why am i so special for this unlikely event to happen to me?Failing that take tranqs or have a couple of large whiskeys tell the company you are flying with and you will be assigned a
helper( all being well) to take you stage by stage,booking in boarding etc, also get support from your company they have a obligation to assist you good luck
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