How do i get over being afriad of being on planes?

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ee_morningwood

no one can help you but yourself. You will fine.

virgamafra

take Valium. I used to be in the Navy and had to fly in those P-3 Surveillance planes all the time. Back in the day, I was usually under the influence of alcohol or hungover, so I didn't care much. Once we had to run to the front of the plane to get traction on an icy runway during takeoff, then run back to our positions and strap in real quick. More recently, I have developed a phobia of flying, but it is because you are surrendering total control to basically a few people...pilot, Air Controllers...and satellite technology...Navigational beacons. It's hard to put all your trust in things you can't see (then there is the terrorist issue). Hopefully, your pilot has had plenty of sleep and plenty of experience with IFR and VFR flight.

code3ambulanceinuniform

look at the statistics, there are more car accidents on a daily basis then airplane crashes, and futhermore, the pilot is human too, i'm sure he doesn't want to crash either

Anand

Please look at the accident rate for flights, and look at accident rates for other vehicles like Car etc. The chances of a mishap overall would be lesser for a flight. All the parts / instrument machinary for an aircraft gets checked thouroughly before a flight.So Dont worry. JUST DO IT.

Lynda S

Dont get on an airplane!!!!

Simple!

passion8

Either you can drive there or take sleeping pills or you can get drunk. If none of these ideas help then remember that you are more likely to get into a car accident than a plane crash. More people die each every month from suicides than in plane crashes each year. Catch the difference? You'll be fine, planes are one of the safest forms of travel other than the one you were born with.

dude

You can't. Although it is statistically safer to fly than drive, we have this fear of being in air where once you are more than 50 feet above ground and something goes wrong, that is it.

You have to remind yourself that
1, This is safer than if you had driven the distance,
2, What happens to you will happen to all around you including the persons in charge of the plane, They take the risk every day so it must be minuscule.
3, You don't really have a choice as most distances that you fly are not drivable.

Tigger7

I was in the same boat two years ago, it was my first flight and all I kept thinking about was Final Destination and it kept me so worked up that a week before the big day I couldn't eat anything and every time I tried I was nausious, so I starved till I got to where I was going. While boarding the plane I was shaking when in the tunnel to the plane the lights went out on us and I was like see I told you its a Final Destination, and I just kept saying it till we got to our seats. Then I sat in total silence not sure if I was going to cry or passout. But once I was on the plane and we took off It was a piece of cake. I am no longer afraid and since then I have taken four trips on a plane and its actually quite relaxing. I want to wish you good luck because people told me it was so easy and it didn't help till I went through it and realized for my self.
You will be fine and you will laugh at yourself later, I did because people looked at me with the whole Final Destination thing as I was crazy.

cosaxteacher

Just go flying. It might help if you look up the statistics of plane crashed to auto crashes. A plane crashes less than 1% of all flights, and car crashes happen to just about everyone in their life. It is much more dangerous driving in the car to the airport than it is flying in the airplane. Flight is usually always listed as the safest mode of transportation out there.

Take some Gravol about half an hour before takeoff - it'll relax your nerves (and DON'T drink alcohol with it).

wyldcatt76

I was a little frightened too. The first time I flew I went from Canada all the way to South Korea. Talk about trial by fire. 24 hours in transit, 2 stops with long waits at both airports. But even with the turbulence and the woman next to me spilling her red wine all over me, it was fine. You can feel the slight pull behind your navel when you take off, but it's fine. I even had to get on a small commuter jet for the first part and that was ok even. Don't worry so much. Flying is actually safer than driving, and you probably get in a car every day.

angeloffaith777

i don't know, but when you find out..let me know! i'm one of those i need to keep my feet on the ground people.

cecilia g

try to distract yourself on the plain take you music, a book(if you do not get dizzy easily), try talking to the person on your side .
After all only you can defeat this fear ,be confident.

jak4friends

Don't be afraid go and fly.god will take care of you.

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