I have an extreme phobia of flying Flight is 3 hours.

there isnt any unless go and get valium or something or see a hynotherapist.

Vodka.

A double vodka on the rocks

You are not afraid to fly. You are afraid to crash.

You are afraid to crash because you're afraid to die.

You are afraid to die because you don't know what comes next.

You have to develop a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

I recently had laser eye surgery and was very nervous about the operation. the surgeon recommended i go to my doc and ask for a Valium sandwich. it worked for me, maybe your doc could offer something similar ?

see a md for a sedative

Some kind of tranquilizer. Valium, klonopin, or Xanax. I feel your pain, many years I suffered that, and I cured it by....flying.



Do you have the same anxiety in a train,bus, or someone else's car? If so, flying is not the issue.



Although flying is the safest way to get from a to b, the fact remains you're stuffed into a metal tube for 3 hours with 200 or 300 total strangers. It takes a while to get comfortable with that. You can overcome it, so fly despite your phobia. There are plenty of folks on that plane that are as uncomfortable as you. I can remember a time when I sat on the plane, and when they went to close the door, I had an extreme urge to bolt off the plane and keep running. Now I fly everywhere.

You will find lots of information relating to aerophobia at http://www.ofear.com Its a great site where you will find help and information relating to any phobia.

Hi Sammy,



visit your gp and explain how much this phobia affects you and ask if they can give you something. I know a friend of mine gets something from her doctor when she has to fly, it probably is valium or some other type of sedative or relaxant, if you don't want that, try Boots Travel Calm tablets (over the counter- £2.50) they help relax you, may even make you feel tired and are designed for travel sickness etc



best of luck

xxx

Just come back from a 9 hour flight and am still really really scared of flying. I went to my GP who gave me temazepam to calm me down and put me on flouxetine (prozac) to stop me worrying. The flouxetine had absolutely no effect whatsoever so after a few months I stopped taking it. The temazepam was brilliant. I took it once I was on the plane and by the time we had taxied out I was fast asleep. I slept for the bulk of the flight (8 hours) and felt really good when I woke up. I'm still really phobic about flying and have discussed it with my GP again. He says he doesn't think I will ever get over the fear but he is willing to help with medication. Go see your GP and explain how you feel he may suggest medication or he may be able to help in another way. I only went as a last resort and I'm not cured but it's bearable. Good luck.