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Panic Flying

JT

I've just arrived home from a short holiday to Portugal. I've not been on holiday for nearly 10 years so I have been in a near panic attack state for about a month.

Proud I did it, but my god was it hard to make myself live through the flights each way. I find being in confined spaces, with loads of strangers, limited toilet access, and random goings on, really anxiety inducing.

Id love to open up more and be able to travel, for my family as much as myself.

Anyone else feel the same about flying? How do you manage it?

Parents

  • I grew up as a "military service brat" and am quite accustomed to flying. Having said this, I don't particularly enjoy small talk with strangers or having to sit in close prximity to people whiom I don't know. My way of dealing wiht this problem has been to always make sure that I have a lot of reading material with me. Reading has always been an escape from reality for me. 

    As I have gotten older and more affluent than I once was, I also tend to fly business class or first class. The seats and amenities are better particularly if I'm not flying on an American carrier which for reasons unknown, tend to have inferior service as compared to British Airways or KLM.

  • in reply to Retired Teacher (NAS96182)

    If you don't mind me asking, how does one become affluent as a retired teacher? I'll I'm ever told is there is no money in teaching

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  • in reply to JT

    Essentially the deal with "money" is that to obtain and hold enough to be "comfortable" you HAVE TO LIE ABOUT THE MONEY at some point. 

    As far as I can determine from the persepcitve of my own, and others observed and related experiences, this is a universal truth.

    People in well rewarded jobs complain just as much about their wages, (sometimes more!), as people who are working for zero hours contracts.

    The mental sleight of hand some people manage in order to think that their lives are as bad as some others, is breathtaking to behold, (when the opportunity to make such observation occurs) to an impartial observer of human nature.