how do i get red of my fear of flying??

Question

i have always rode on plane rides but when i hit about 10 i was soo scared please tell me how i can get rid of my fear of flying!!!

Answer 1

Fear of flying is perfectly ok. Flying is for us an unnatural act. It stands to reason that it might create some anxiety. But the real issue is control. You can control your car, you cannot control what the airplane does. You may feel trapped and helpless, at the mercy of a large complex machine and a handful of skilled crew. You have to start by acknowledging the fear, accept the anxiety, and also forgive yourself for feeling nervous. Then make a promise to yourself to get through it and reward yourself after you arrive.

Advice about distracting yourself is sound. Have something to keep your hands busy, sit in an aisle seat, and have something to sip on. You may also find striking up a conversation with someone nearby helpful. No one wants to talk about flying when you're on the plane, right? It will also relieve the lonliness as usually you are fixated on yourself and your fear alone. Human contact can be valuable.

When you start to feel anxious, do what I used to do. This may sound a little silly but bear with me. Before I got on the plane I would always look at it through the window at the gate for several minutes. I would give it a name and think of it not as a complex machine that might fail, but as a freind that would never let me down. I would think of it as the toughest,meanest, smartest freind I had. Someone who would always protect me and never let me down. Somehow that always worked. Seated inside I would feel protected, not vulnerable. And when I started to feel a little anxious I would think outloud "how's it going, Phil?" Imagining the plane would answer back "going great, don't worry about me.". It was a little trick I played with myself but it always worked. And eventually I found myself not needing to do that anymore. Might be something you want to try.

Answer 2

The only way you get rid of any fear....you must get on a plane and face it. That's the only way.

Answer 3

Just keep the window closed and picture it like your a bird flying in the sky thats what I do.


P.S
Try it!!!

Answer 4

you should take you fears in your own hands and take
another ride on a air plane