flying with anxiety

Hi Weeasy, it sounds like anxiety to me.

Tell me are you taking any medication, and if so what? 

I would say whilst on the plane do some breathing excercises and take some of your meds to calm your nerves

You go into a protective state of mind for your self, it's just life, everyone else is in the same boat as you are. Talk to your self, say nice things to your self, like good job girl, be kind to others with joyfulness , talk to Jesus and God, because they love you, watch all your things as not to loose anything, make a list when you get nervous, have a book, a pen and sprial,

The worrying about it, and fear of a panic attack, might just make you have one. I had one on a plane once, and all the people around me were very understanding and helpful. Don't be afraid of what others may think. My therapist had me make a small bag of things from home to take with me on trips. Familiar things help to keep you calm. Also if you have a way to listen to some calming music helps. Good luck on your trip, and ENJOY!!!

Hello Weeasy

Take heart......nearly everyone feels nervous ABOUT being nervous.  Even regular fliers.  I try to think about the air crew who are flying as a job.  I used to be terribly nervous about the whole procedure, but over the years have travelled the world on some very long flights.  Still feel edgy if we hit turbulence, but I  look around and see that others are still doing their crosswords, reading, listening to music etc.  Not easy, but time and experience all helps.  Good Luck!

 

You could mention this trip to your GP.  He or she may be able to give you something to calm you down in addition to the sertraline.  Also you could try doing a crative visualization, where you imagine getting to the airport, feeling calm, going through sercurity, even more calm and relaxed, going through to departure lounge, calmer still, getting on the plane, the calmest you have ever been, taking off and enjoying the experiece, then falling asleep because you and so chilled, calm an relaxed. 

I've just remember an other thing I've d one in the past when I've been particularly anxious, or scared I might become anxious! I used to have relaxing meditation music CD's I'd listen to on my walkman.  Nowadays there must be something similar on i-tunes, or whatever device you have.  It would be calming instrumental music, usually with a slow beat.  Pan pipes, or whatever.  Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells usually works for me, but you could find your own one that works for you.  Plus hold your Dad's hand!

Hi, unfortunatelly like you I am very scared and anxious about flying, I had actually asked for some advice on here to help me whilst on the flight.

I think the main thing is keeping yourself very distracted and don't think about it.

As someone suggested on my post I have tried some meditation music and it did helped a bit.

Hope it goes well for your. Take care.