Soooooooo Scared to Fly!!

I also don't like flying but I still travel to see family (inlaws) 3-4 times a year. Believe it or not I used to have a job that required me to travel up to 2x/week and I had thousands of frequent flyer miles but somehow I got through it.

What I do is meditate especially during take off and landing. I close my eyes and focus on breathing deep slow breathes. Like the other post said I just realize it is in God's hands and I have had to learn to give up control. If we hit turbulance in the middle of a flight I close my eyes and imagine I am in a car on a bumby road. A pilot told me the bumpy road thing and that works really well.

I used to take dramamine because I would get sick on every flight but when I got pregnant with my first child I couldn't take it during the pregnancy and had to learn the meditation stuff. My recommendation though would be to take dramamine or something else from your doctor to relax you but also try the meditation. It really works.

Have fun and try not to worry.

Hi S.
I too was Very scared to fly also we went to Daytona beach in march. that was the first time i flew and I am 28. So the few things that helped me where the doctor gave me a anxity medicine just in case. ( I didn't need to take it) I also sat in a middle seat between my husband and mother in law and so when I got nerveous during take off I would talk to them. the one thing no one told me was that when the plan is desending to land it may turn and sort of feels like you might tip, of course you don't. On the way home I sat by the window and that actually helped because then I could see what was happening. Good Luck and have fun

It is ok to be scared we all are scared of something. Have you talked to your Dr. Maybe he/she can give you something to help mello you out.
I have flown many times and still get nervous sometimes.
Hope all goes well.

I love to fly, and have flown a lot, but I still get nervous myself. So here is what I do:

Bring a few items that I can "distract" myself with. ex: book, word/number puzzles (anything you enjoy and can get into). As someone else mentioned have bible verses or other sayings that you can read to help calm and reassure you.

Look up some calming breathing techniques, print them out if you can and bring them along if you are not sure you will remember them.

Use your kids to distract you. Bring along a travel game you can play with them, read them books, talk with them.

For take off and landing have something to chew or suck on. My favs are suckers, gummy bears and gum.

If I have time before the flight and lunch time or later I will drink a one glass of wine or cocktail. It helps relax/calm me.

Remind yourself where you are going, get yourself excited about the destination (Disneyland then home). That might give you some adrenaline to help calm your nerves.

Lastly have the mind set of 'Go with the Flow' because that will help with the stress of flying. I usually sit and do my breathing exercises mentioned above while saying in my head 'Go with the Flow'

Honestly, I hate flying as well. I've flown multiple times and every time I say it's the last! Yet, my parents offered to take the whole family to DisneyWorld in Jan. so here we are yet again!!! LOL. Sit towards the front of the plane (LESS BOUNCING AND TURBULANCE) and just take deep breaths. You will be fine!!!! (As I'm sure I will be too when my time comes, AGAIN!) Bring some headphones or a dvd player or something to distract you. And bring some gum so your ears pop.

My ex had a paralyzing fear of flying so he went to the doc but the doc said the the medicine he could give is just a mind thing. It really doesn't do anything..... So, he gave him some bible verses to read to comfort him. He just squeezed my hand really tight when we were taking off. And I kept talking to him to distract him. Actually we got back together on the flight because I was stupid and that was my way of distracting him!!! Dumb idea. I knew I didn't want to date him...... He lived throught the flight-LOL- but I don't think he'll ever go again. I don't have any contact with him anymore so I don't know for sure if he has or not.

Good luck.

It is safer to fly than drive!

Everytime I fly I tell myself it's safer than driving and if it's my time it's my time only God knows.

Flying really isn't that bad at all. The worst part about it for me is being crammed in a seat that's to small. My daughter is 7 and has flown well over 10x so we fly alot and we've never had a problem. Not even bad turbulence.

Go and enjoy yourself.

What a great opportunity that you dont want to miss. I have been flying since I was 3 months old (dad worked for airlines) It is pretty much like a living room in the sky. It is nice that you get to stop, so you can get off and stretch your legs and grab a bite to eat.
I would suggest calling your dr to see if you can get something just to take the anxiety away for a short time. I take Dramamine sometimes. It helps with motion sickness, but also makes you sleepy so you can sleep through most of the flight.
Have a great time! Flying is fun-such an adventure.