Fear of flying !
Aug 4th 2008 | 7:06 pm
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Aug 5th 2008 | 12:50 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
Booked flights and really looking forward to Toronto.....BUT !!!!!!!!! I have a real fear of flying !
Its not just a bit of a phobia either its a full blown terror ie the last time i flew to TO i had a massive panic attack on the plane
I have flown a few times since and it does not get any better (i just take more prescription drugs now)
Anyone else hate it as much as me !
PS i used to love flying and it only changed when i was in my late 20`s and i`ve no idea why
Its not just a bit of a phobia either its a full blown terror ie the last time i flew to TO i had a massive panic attack on the plane
I have flown a few times since and it does not get any better (i just take more prescription drugs now)
Anyone else hate it as much as me !
PS i used to love flying and it only changed when i was in my late 20`s and i`ve no idea why
Though I've never had a fear of flying, I have overcome a different phobia. I understand how a phobia feels and how it can affect your life (almost daily, sometimes). Yes, it's shite. It's not something you need to live with. Get proper help.
I would recommend cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and you can find a CBT therapist from here: - http://www.babcp.com/
Medication can certainly help and it is often used in conjunction with CBT but the benefits of CBT go beyond helping you with a specific phobia.
Aug 5th 2008 | 1:41 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
Yep me and my mum...........
As with any fear, it does not have to be sensible.....I do not understand the logic behind something so large staying in the sky! I hate take off and landing and if the plane hits any air pockets I start to panic, my mother has the same problem.
She has had a fear of flying for 36 years after flying through a storm and landing without one wheel coming down. No matter what sort of fantastic holiday my father offered she would not get on a plane.
My parents then moved from the UK to France......When we started the whole moving to Canada thing I actually said to my mother that her never visiting would really upset me.... In the vague hope that it would push her to get on a plane.
She was still not prepared, one month ago during a major family crisis my mother offered to come over, I said no all will be ok, then something else happened, I picked up the phone and asked her to come....
She landed 48 hours later, dead chuffed..... She is still afraid to fly, but has learnt to conquer it for the end gain. She hates take off and landing the bit in between is ok.
Diazepam and a alcoholic drink get me through.
Charlie
As with any fear, it does not have to be sensible.....I do not understand the logic behind something so large staying in the sky! I hate take off and landing and if the plane hits any air pockets I start to panic, my mother has the same problem.
She has had a fear of flying for 36 years after flying through a storm and landing without one wheel coming down. No matter what sort of fantastic holiday my father offered she would not get on a plane.
My parents then moved from the UK to France......When we started the whole moving to Canada thing I actually said to my mother that her never visiting would really upset me.... In the vague hope that it would push her to get on a plane.
She was still not prepared, one month ago during a major family crisis my mother offered to come over, I said no all will be ok, then something else happened, I picked up the phone and asked her to come....
She landed 48 hours later, dead chuffed..... She is still afraid to fly, but has learnt to conquer it for the end gain. She hates take off and landing the bit in between is ok.
Diazepam and a alcoholic drink get me through.
Charlie
Aug 5th 2008 | 2:07 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
I am the same, I have had a fear of flying since 2001 when I had 3 bad flights in a row, Anaheim to Vegas, Vegas to Anaheim and LA to London. It was turbulence that was the problem, at one point everyone screamed when we dropped
Since then I haven't been the same, used to love flying!
I went to DisneyWorld to get married last year and that was the first time I had flown since 2001 and although both flights were brilliant, hardly any turbulence, I still hate flying
I thought that if I had a couple of good flights under my belt then I would be okay.
I'm dreading the flight to BC, a bit long for my liking, but like others have said it's the idea of living there that is pulling me through, a means to an end and all that!!! To think I used to travel back and forth to Australia and I thought nothing of it
Since then I haven't been the same, used to love flying!
I went to DisneyWorld to get married last year and that was the first time I had flown since 2001 and although both flights were brilliant, hardly any turbulence, I still hate flying
I thought that if I had a couple of good flights under my belt then I would be okay.
I'm dreading the flight to BC, a bit long for my liking, but like others have said it's the idea of living there that is pulling me through, a means to an end and all that!!! To think I used to travel back and forth to Australia and I thought nothing of it
Aug 5th 2008 | 5:57 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
Thinking about it i really believe it must be the lack of control that sets me off ! I ride a sports motorcycle every day of the week (it has a limited top speed of 186mph) and i don't think twice about it. Yet statistically flying is so much safer
Aug 5th 2008 | 8:42 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
hate flying, hate not being in control of the airoplane, hate the confined space, screaming kids, hate trolley dollies who smile sweetly at you as you are having a 'fit', hate the movie that they show you ten times, hate not being able to just get out!!!! hate my ears hurting and hate all airoplane operators who don't think about this one when they are working out the costs per passanger versus the fuel cost!!!!! all to do with cabin pressure and they 'can' change it......
solution......drugs, lots of them!!!! alcohol, lots of it.....get chucked off before you even get on the plane!!!! sorted......
no seriously, i hate flying and i use 'bach's rescue remeady' spray.....tastes of pure alcohol, buy it in boots, four squirts and i'm ready......
solution......drugs, lots of them!!!! alcohol, lots of it.....get chucked off before you even get on the plane!!!! sorted......
no seriously, i hate flying and i use 'bach's rescue remeady' spray.....tastes of pure alcohol, buy it in boots, four squirts and i'm ready......
Aug 5th 2008 | 8:55 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
What use is a bike that won't rev to the red line?
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Aug 5th 2008 | 12:28 pm
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Its part of a gentlemans agreement that all production bikes (in Europe) are limited to 300kph (186mph) as not to offend the bureaucrats !PS it will rev to the redline but the limiter will kick in 5 or 6 gear when you hit 186 ! (de-restrict and maybe get 195 but not quite 200mph)
All this and i still panic beyond belief when on a plane ???????????????
Aug 6th 2008 | 8:04 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
You got me there ! Its part of a gentlemans agreement that all production bikes (in Europe) are limited to 300kph (186mph) as not to offend the bureaucrats !
PS it will rev to the redline but the limiter will kick in 5 or 6 gear when you hit 186 ! (de-restrict and maybe get 195 but not quite 200mph)
Its part of a gentlemans agreement that all production bikes (in Europe) are limited to 300kph (186mph) as not to offend the bureaucrats !PS it will rev to the redline but the limiter will kick in 5 or 6 gear when you hit 186 ! (de-restrict and maybe get 195 but not quite 200mph)
Or get a larger front sprocket.
Aug 6th 2008 | 8:14 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
I was a flight attendant once... phobia set in after 5 years, I managed to do another 5 years after going through therapy, however the fear never really disappeared. I had to give up my job...
Aug 6th 2008 | 8:20 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
Also i do 20-25,000 miles a year and i really dont think that my back could take the Duke 
PS NOTHING gets past me
Aug 6th 2008 | 8:25 am
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Aug 6th 2008 | 8:27 am
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Re: Fear of flying !
If you hate flying go by boat
Aug 6th 2008 | 8:30 am
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