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Originally Posted by Austruck
and apparently there are a LOT of people who get a little happy pill to enable them to fly without panic and fear. Who knew?
I mean, seriously, it was so bad that, when we'd land at our destination safely, I'd fight back complete sobbing at the adrenaline release...
...but then I'd spend the whole vacation panicking about the return flight. It was awful.
...but then I'd spend the whole vacation panicking about the return flight. It was awful.
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
Originally Posted by Austruck
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
I’m way too terrified of flying to be rational about this. If I ever fly again, I intend to be drugged out of my mind so that I don’t get to know either way.
It's the best I can do, but it means I can get on a plane without panic attacks and weeping and gnashing of teeth. (I used to literally have heart palpitations for months ahead of any scheduled flight.)
I have heart palpitations too, oh boy.
A friend with a similar phobia recommended I talk to my doctor about this phobia a few years ago, and apparently there are a LOT of people who get a little happy pill to enable them to fly without panic and fear. Who knew?
Originally Posted by Citizen Rules
I actually got delayed a long time before my first plane ride. I was so irritated having to actually board the flight late that I skipped over the fear. Without squirt.
Originally Posted by Austruck
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX
I’m way too terrified of flying to be rational about this. If I ever fly again, I intend to be drugged out of my mind so that I don’t get to know either way.
It's the best I can do, but it means I can get on a plane without panic attacks and weeping and gnashing of teeth. (I used to literally have heart palpitations for months ahead of any scheduled flight.)
I have heart palpitations too, oh boy.