Comments on: 5 Simple Ways To Conquer Your Fear Of Flying http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/ Online travel magazine dedicated to exploring travel in the 21st century. Offering travel news, compelling interviews, online travel tools, and more. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:30:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dellany http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-95521 Dellany Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:28:05 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-95521 My brother and his girlfriend are basically treating my husband and I to a trip to Hawaii! How can anyone pass that up, right? Well I am terrified of flying and have always had multiple medications prescribed for any flight I've been on. I feel like I can handle the flight but then a curve ball was thrown my way, a learjet. Why that makes me more nervous I have no idea. Is there anyone with information about the safety concerning learjets? I feel like becuase they are smaller there is a greater chance of crashing, feeling turbulance and wonder what the pilots are required to do to be able to fly one. Help! I'm freaking out and the trip is only a couple months away. My brother and his girlfriend are basically treating my husband and I to a trip to Hawaii! How can anyone pass that up, right? Well I am terrified of flying and have always had multiple medications prescribed for any flight I’ve been on. I feel like I can handle the flight but then a curve ball was thrown my way, a learjet. Why that makes me more nervous I have no idea. Is there anyone with information about the safety concerning learjets? I feel like becuase they are smaller there is a greater chance of crashing, feeling turbulance and wonder what the pilots are required to do to be able to fly one. Help! I’m freaking out and the trip is only a couple months away.

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]]> By: Turb Coriolis http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-94525 Turb Coriolis Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:47:37 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-94525 We've got some info for kids with Fear of Flying at Junior Flyer... drop in and pay us a visit. No need to dress up, come as you are. The specific Fear of Flying stuff is in the Aviation Medicine section on the site, but there is a range of other stuff scattered about that are good background for youngsters who want to learn more about the airlines and aviation. Knowledge will set them free. There is plenty going on at Junior Flyer, and it is all free. Come and visit us soon at www.juniorflyer.com Regards, Captain Turb Coriolis We’ve got some info for kids with Fear of Flying at Junior Flyer…
drop in and pay us a visit. No need to dress up, come as you are.

The specific Fear of Flying stuff is in the Aviation Medicine section
on the site, but there is a range of other stuff scattered about that
are good background for youngsters who want to learn more
about the airlines and aviation. Knowledge will set them free.

There is plenty going on at Junior Flyer, and it is all free.
Come and visit us soon at http://www.juniorflyer.com

Regards,
Captain Turb Coriolis

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]]> By: Helen http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-92941 Helen Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:52:18 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-92941 I used to fly a lot when i was younger. I do think, that with age, we are more aware of our own mortality and our minds can take over. I have become terrible on flights! I was flying back from France last month when we went through a heat storm and i ended up crying, very embarrassing indeed! I have ever since done some research about this 'fear of flying', as well as participated in some forums on the subject. I find talking about it helpful. I always say to the crew before hand that i am afraid to fly. They have surprised me many times by letting the Captain know, the latter giving much more info on the speakers. I never drink but i do take one diazepane pill. I am trying to avoid this now. I have become familiar with the various sounds and feelings that the flights cause. I find listening to music helpful and plenty of magazines...anything to distract my thoughts. I try to focus on my arrival too, getting home or meeting family and friends. I have tried to train my mind into listening to my positive thoughts and stepping back from my negative ones. I become objective and think 'why am i imagining the worst case scenario' , this helps to distance myself from my own thought process. I always ask for a seat on the right side of the aircraft at the wing. If i don't get this seat, i ask the crew if they can swap my seat etc. The crew always keep an eye out for me and let me know what it going on at the slightest bump. I am trying to gradually avoid doing all this. I am flying to London tomorrow evening and i am trying to be positive about it all. Reading some of these sites the night before helps a lot. Thank you for this site! And good luck to all! I used to fly a lot when i was younger. I do think, that with age, we are more aware of our own mortality and our minds can take over. I have become terrible on flights! I was flying back from France last month when we went through a heat storm and i ended up crying, very embarrassing indeed! I have ever since done some research about this ‘fear of flying’, as well as participated in some forums on the subject. I find talking about it helpful. I always say to the crew before hand that i am afraid to fly. They have surprised me many times by letting the Captain know, the latter giving much more info on the speakers. I never drink but i do take one diazepane pill. I am trying to avoid this now. I have become familiar with the various sounds and feelings that the flights cause. I find listening to music helpful and plenty of magazines…anything to distract my thoughts. I try to focus on my arrival too, getting home or meeting family and friends. I have tried to train my mind into listening to my positive thoughts and stepping back from my negative ones. I become objective and think ‘why am i imagining the worst case scenario’ , this helps to distance myself from my own thought process. I always ask for a seat on the right side of the aircraft at the wing. If i don’t get this seat, i ask the crew if they can swap my seat etc. The crew always keep an eye out for me and let me know what it going on at the slightest bump. I am trying to gradually avoid doing all this.
I am flying to London tomorrow evening and i am trying to be positive about it all. Reading some of these sites the night before helps a lot.
Thank you for this site! And good luck to all!

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]]> By: jade http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-92669 jade Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:03:30 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-92669 this helped me alot thanks this helped me alot
thanks

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]]> By: Summer http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-89851 Summer Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:52:01 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-89851 I grew up flying every other weekend from Tulsa to Austin and back again alone. I was a seasoned traveler for sure! However, I started developing an unhealthy fear when I got pregnant with my daughter, and it has been steadily worse since then. I am due to fly out this Saturday morning, ALONE, and I've got some Xanax ordered up from my DR. But the last time I took Xanax for a flight it didn't seem to help. I am hoping it works this time! Honestly, I wish I didn't have to rely on drugs to help me deal with the experience. I wish that I could just get over it! I grew up flying every other weekend from Tulsa to Austin and back again alone. I was a seasoned traveler for sure! However, I started developing an unhealthy fear when I got pregnant with my daughter, and it has been steadily worse since then. I am due to fly out this Saturday morning, ALONE, and I’ve got some Xanax ordered up from my DR. But the last time I took Xanax for a flight it didn’t seem to help. I am hoping it works this time! Honestly, I wish I didn’t have to rely on drugs to help me deal with the experience. I wish that I could just get over it!

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]]> By: HairyMan http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-75166 HairyMan Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:33:09 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-75166 Not bad... Not bad. Not bad… Not bad.

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]]> By: Share It http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-59129 Share It Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:23:53 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-59129 [...] that it is one of the safest forms of travel.If you're one of those people, or know someone who is, Brave New Traveler recently posted a list of 5 tips on how to conquer your fear of flying. The tips are elaborated upon in greater detail in the original post, but here are the Cole's [...] [...] that it is one of the safest forms of travel.If you’re one of those people, or know someone who is, Brave New Traveler recently posted a list of 5 tips on how to conquer your fear of flying. The tips are elaborated upon in greater detail in the original post, but here are the Cole’s [...]

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]]> By: Chris Cook http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-58978 Chris Cook Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:07:44 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-58978 That is great to hear Kathy. My first flight actually came when I was 24 and just said "you gotta do it sometime". I think if I had grown up flying, like your kids, my fear of such and nervousness would not have built up so much. That is great to hear Kathy. My first flight actually came when I was 24 and just said “you gotta do it sometime”. I think if I had grown up flying, like your kids, my fear of such and nervousness would not have built up so much.

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]]> By: kathy http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-58595 kathy Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:04:41 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-58595 I actually used suggestion #4 with my kids. I just kept telling them to close their eyes and pretend they were on a bus. They could feel the occasional "pothole" but they didn't panic, and the next time there was a class trip at school, my youngest child said the bus ride felt like she was on a plane! I also definitely would recommend that the pilots explain what's going on when there's turbulence. Not all of them do and it definitely eases everyone's minds when we know what's going on. I actually used suggestion #4 with my kids. I just kept telling them to close their eyes and pretend they were on a bus. They could feel the occasional “pothole” but they didn’t panic, and the next time there was a class trip at school, my youngest child said the bus ride felt like she was on a plane!
I also definitely would recommend that the pilots explain what’s going on when there’s turbulence. Not all of them do and it definitely eases everyone’s minds when we know what’s going on.

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]]> By: Chris Cook http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/comment-page-1/#comment-58168 Chris Cook Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:16:33 +0000 http://www.bravenewtraveler.com/2008/03/12/5-simple-ways-to-conquer-your-fear-of-flying/#comment-58168 Hey Captain Keith, Your site is a great resource. In fact it it reccommended in the article above. Thanks. Hey Captain Keith,
Your site is a great resource. In fact it it reccommended in the article above. Thanks.

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