I may have to fly and am very scared.Any suggestions on how to get over my fear?

I can't even ride in the frount seat of a can because it makes me feel like I am falling or something.Its wierd and hard to explaine.I have no problems in back seat unless the car is going real fast.Help,How will I fly if I can barley ride in a car?

Hey the same things happens to me, so don't worry. What I did is first of all was look at the facts. Most people that die in transportation accidents die in car accidents. Air travel is the safest mode of transportation. Second take some comfortable clothing and some headphones or an i-pod to be able to listen to some music. That should help you relax. The next thing you should do is to take a stuffed animal or a small religious trinket that you can hold on to. If that still makes you feel uneasy look at the flight attendants, they always look relaxed even when you think that the plane has a lot of turbulence. I hope that helps, and another thing I worked at LAX and all of the flights that I ever screened for TSA nothing ever went wrong. Remember the crew wants to land safely and will do everything in its power to ensure it.

I always have a few drinks before my flight and drink at the airport bars during the layovers.

I do often have this fear too, but it is worth risking if you want to travel. The worst part for me is the take off, but I am usually pretty anxious for the whole flight. A couple of drinks helps. But your state of mind is what will get you through it. If you get on the plane you are as well to try and put your fears at the back of your mind. I do say to myself: It's out of my control, there is nothing I can do, so I might as well relax and if anything happens I'll deal with it then.

Watch the movie "Alive".

The only thing you have to fear is fear itself.
Lose your biggest fears by facing them.
The fear of death is followed by the fear of life.
What you fear...you create.
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, was it worth it?
Only when we are no longer afraid, do we begin to live.


Read again.....

Hey,
My whole family basically has never been fans of flying so every year we drove from NY to Florida for vacation! Once I got older and started vacationing on my own and with my friends I wanted to go to places off the east coast and the only way was by flying. You just have to think to yourself that traveling is so worth it! I have been on some really memorable vacations that would have never happened without flying. If you can you should try to take a sedative right before you get on the plane so you'll fall asleep and you'll miss the anxiety of taking off. If you wake up during the flight you'll already be in the air and you won't feel anything. I hope that helped a little!

Take a train instead.

I dont like flying either, I get very nervous and cry,I went to my doctors and they gave me some tablets to take and they really did help me.

Some airlines do a half day introduction which includes a short flight on a proper airliner for people afraid of flying my friend would not fly till she whent on one ff these courses and has flown to austrailia and spain and lots of other places since dont be afraid it is a great experience.