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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Need a bit of help guys.

Taking a short trip to the uk in a couple of weeks. I'm up the walls about flying. I've been a wake every night thinking about it. Its not the fear of crashing it's the whole sensation.

Everyone says a few drinks and you'll be grand but it never helps.

Any words of wisdom. I'd try anything. Scared shitless

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Could you take ferry & train to destination?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Explain how your feeling to your doctor and he may give you something mild for anxiety to relax you on the flight

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Could you take ferry & train to destination?"
flights booked and all

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Explain how your feeling to your doctor and he may give you something mild for anxiety to relax you on the flight"
yea mite do that but it's only a flight to Liverpool so if I take somthing strong it will only start working when I get there

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By *irl4girlsWoman
over a year ago

Celbridge


"Explain how your feeling to your doctor and he may give you something mild for anxiety to relax you on the flight yea mite do that but it's only a flight to Liverpool so if I take somthing strong it will only start working when I get there "
doc will give you a light relaxer and take it well before flying works great . Best of luck

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Explain how your feeling to your doctor and he may give you something mild for anxiety to relax you on the flight yea mite do that but it's only a flight to Liverpool so if I take somthing strong it will only start working when I get there doc will give you a light relaxer and take it well before flying works great . Best of luck "
thanks. X

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

DON'T take stimulants or alcohol.

Find some music that will distract/relax you and use your headphones. If you get the window seat, pull the blind. On a long flight I'd say go for a walk every half an hour to the loo...But I'm not sure the plane to The greatest football team on Earth's home or Liverpool even levels off...

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By *ill EyeMan
over a year ago

West of Ireland

I used to have a fear of flying but somehow managed to embrace it and get over it and ended up flying and living all over the world. The more often you do it the more you'll feel relaxed about doing it. I fly to Liverpool quiet a bit for football and you'll be there before you know it. Try to enjoy the flight, You'll Never Fly Alone!!

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By *isdirtygirlWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

Get Rescue Remedy from the chemist. They can be bought in drops form that are mixed with water or spray form. Use from now til after your trip. Theyre completely natural and will help calm feelings of panic, anxiety and irrational thinking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Get Rescue Remedy from the chemist. They can be bought in drops form that are mixed with water or spray form. Use from now til after your trip. Theyre completely natural and will help calm feelings of panic, anxiety and irrational thinking. "

Is it called "great rescue remedy"?

That would be sooooo cool

I wonder if it can get cats out of trees

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get a couple of beta blockers from your GP

They block adrenalin and noradrenalin which cause the physical symptoms of anxiety.

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By *ombikerMan
over a year ago

the right side of the river

Don't worry about it.

If the plane crashes you will most likely not feel a thing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Don't worry about it.

If the plane crashes you will most likely not feel a thing. "

Ah.. but what if it doesn't crash?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

In all seriousness this book helped me.

http://www.fearofflying.com/book/

I hated flying but it helped me rationalise my fears.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Thanks. Loads of suggestions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try hypnosis

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Couple of Xanax from your doctor, you might even want to sleep when you take them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Get Rescue Remedy from the chemist. They can be bought in drops form that are mixed with water or spray form. Use from now til after your trip. Theyre completely natural and will help calm feelings of panic, anxiety and irrational thinking. "

I used to get the chewing gum for feelings of claustrophobia on flights. It really does work to relax you. You can get in Holland & Barrett.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to have a really bad fear of flying, combined with anxiety attacks with being in confined spaces.

I'm over it now and I'm on a plane at least twice a month with no problems.

I found a few things that helped me. First, I learnt about planes. Just simple things, but I now know what all the typical noises that you hear on-board are, what the plane will be doing at that point, and so I can rationalise any movement or sensation that I feel.

Second, eliminate any unnecessary stress. Get to the airport in plenty of time for a long security queue. Buy water before you get on-board. Book your seat so you know where you're sitting. Have a playlist downloaded to your phone ready to go. Have everything you'll need handy in your bag so you don't need to move once you've sat down.

Third, look around and normalise what's going on. Everything on-board is a routine. I like seeing the routine as it tells me the flight is going as expected. The bell dings just after take-off for the cabin crew to get up. The tea trolley comes out. The seat-belt sign goes off. The captain tells you the weather at your destination. The perfume trolley comes around etc. You might be stressed but the people who fly that flight 5 times a day show you it's just the same as ever.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"DON'T take stimulants or alcohol.

Find some music that will distract/relax you and use your headphones. If you get the window seat, pull the blind. On a long flight I'd say go for a walk every half an hour to the loo...But I'm not sure the plane to The greatest football team on Earth's home or Liverpool even levels off..."

This except the last bit.... no comment except blue is best.

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