Tips for petrified flyer please?
i am flying from uk to barbados, i think it's ten hrs and i am petrified, i think we're goin first class so don't know what to expect there, the longest i have flwn before was 5 hrs and was near to hysterics then, this is once in a lifetime cruise my folks are takin me on to celebrate my recovery and at this moment in time i don't wanna go, how do i get through this as i don't want my fears to win

Hiya

My advice would be to go see a hypnotist as soon as possible. where there is some deep seated anxiety that is exaggerated beyond the norm, it sometimes needs a professional to give you some coping techniques.

What a Hypnotist can do is make suggestions to you subliminally that will help you cope with the real situation.

Best wishes and good luck

ask your doctor for something to calm you just for the flights

visualising what it will be like when you get there will help

tell the flight crew you are nervous and they will help

make an attempt to enjoy all that is on offer, food, entertainment, no alcohol as it is dehydrating, take plenty of 'light' reading and some soothing cd's

take some 'pampering' things with you, treat yourself and take the time to enjoy these things

noise cancelling headphones may be worth considering - not cheap for a good pair - if you email me i will tell you the ones i have

pretend you are on a coach or train

remember that flying is by far the safest method of travelling

you didn't say what you are recovering from but congratulate yourself - what an achievement! now you have survived that experience, flying will be a piece of cake

ENJOY!

As much as you may hate to hear it, fear of flying is irrational. Statistically, flying is many many times safer than driving, pilots and airplane mechanics and flight controllers are extremely well trained consummate professionals, and it's absolutely the most convenient way to get anywhere wore than a few hundred miles.

People react to this by saying that "flying is unnatural, and therefore unsafe..." but when you think about it, riding a horse or bicycle is unnatural. Anything other than walking is really against all instinct. Try thinking about the amazing miracle tha mankind has achieved, and that we fly above the clouds where never lark nor eagle flew!

And have a few cocktails-especially if you're flying first class. Tell the flight attendant you are afraid of flying. They will help you deal with it.