Flight anxiety...calm me down...

[Lola]

I am not the best flyer and i soon will be going from Michigan to Hawaii. I am SO very nervous. So, I need you guys to calm me down. For those that travel a lot, what do you do on long flights. Should i think about any meds that may make the trip easier? Any tips would be greatly appericated!

 

[agnitrate]

Alcohol does wonders for inhibitions.

-silver

 

[Zorro]

Drink lots of l:beer: :wine:

 

[Keego]

They do have medication. I'd suggest reading a book, or bringing a laptop and a gamepad and play some games (SNES or something?). Something to make you ignore the ads to the left side of the forums. Errrr something to make you ignore flying that is!

 

[MichaelD]

Meds? You have meds? Good meds? Tranqs are always a plus...maybe a 100mg Valium to get you thru the first few hours. You have a much better chance of survival by flying to Hawaii instead of driving.


Think about it.

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Meds? You have meds? Good meds? Tranqs are always a plus...maybe a 100mg Valium to get you thru the first few hours. You have a much better chance of survival by flying to Hawaii instead of driving.


Think about it.

Haha! i know, its just a little bit...nerve wracking because we are flying on United Airlines

 

[Keego]

Originally posted by: ActPrincess

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Meds? You have meds? Good meds? Tranqs are always a plus...maybe a 100mg Valium to get you thru the first few hours. You have a much better chance of survival by flying to Hawaii instead of driving.


Think about it.

Haha! i know, its just a little bit...nerve wracking because we are flying on United Airlines

UA is fine, they give sky mileage, which can be useful! Unlike the ads to the left.....

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: ActPrincess
I am not the best flyer and i soon will be going from Michigan to Hawaii. I am SO very nervous. So, I need you guys to calm me down. For those that travel a lot, what do you do on long flights. Should i think about any meds that may make the trip easier? Any tips would be greatly appericated!

I've never been a nervous flyer, most times I'm asleep before the plane takes off and wake up right as the plane's pulling up to the jetway. I guess I'm not much help.

 

[Kadarin]

Meds? Unless you have an airsickness problem all you should need is alcohol + something like a movie or book to keep your mind off both boredom and the flight itself. Hell, have some fun and try to join the mile-high club (a good idea, unlike the ads to the left...)

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: ActPrincess

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Meds? You have meds? Good meds? Tranqs are always a plus...maybe a 100mg Valium to get you thru the first few hours. You have a much better chance of survival by flying to Hawaii instead of driving.


Think about it.

Haha! i know, its just a little bit...nerve wracking because we are flying on United Airlines

See your doctor, they have good meds for this type of thing. And UA is fine. They haven't had a fatality since '68, I think...

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: ActPrincess

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Meds? You have meds? Good meds? Tranqs are always a plus...maybe a 100mg Valium to get you thru the first few hours. You have a much better chance of survival by flying to Hawaii instead of driving.


Think about it.

Haha! i know, its just a little bit...nerve wracking because we are flying on United Airlines

See your doctor, they have good meds for this type of thing. And UA is fine. They haven't had a fatality since '68, I think...

She was referring to 9/11 which i brought up to her

 

[jjones]

Get drunk, pass out. Besides, they say more than half the planes nowadays arrive safely at their destination.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Watch "Fearless" and "Alive" just like Homer recommended to Marge

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: ActPrincess

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Meds? You have meds? Good meds? Tranqs are always a plus...maybe a 100mg Valium to get you thru the first few hours. You have a much better chance of survival by flying to Hawaii instead of driving.


Think about it.

Haha! i know, its just a little bit...nerve wracking because we are flying on United Airlines

See your doctor, they have good meds for this type of thing. And UA is fine. They haven't had a fatality since '68, I think...

She was referring to 9/11 which i brought up to her

I don't think anyone should hold something like that against an individual airline... and I don't think something like that would happen on a flight to Hawaii either.
I absolutely hate flying too, and I used to have to fly all the time for work (thank God not the past few years though). For those who have it, the fear and dread of flying is something that never seems to go away, regardless of how often you fly. Best you can do is grin and bear it, pop a valium, have a drink in the airport before take-off, and try not to think about the part you hate most (unfortunately, I hate take-offs... you know that part right where the plane rotates and leaves the ground, then that split-second or so where the plane kind of hangs there just before the wings catch and the pilot goes full up on the throttles? God, I hate that.... )

 

[KDOG]

Why are you nervous? Are you afraid to fly? Flying is great I love it... Its the safest form of travel, don't sweat it.

 

[Yossarian]

Fear weakens the glue that holds the wings on. Don't be afraid.

 

[glugglug]

If you hit water at over 150mph (and the plane goes close to 700), the surface tension makes it effectively more solid than concrete. Plane crash is an instantaneous and painless way to go :;

 

[Atrail]

Just think of how many fricken planes take off and land everyday. Thousands upon thousands, day in and day out. Your flight is nothing special. That route is probably flown multiple times on a daily basis.

Did you go to church Easter Sunday. If so all should be well...

 

[glen]

ask your doctor for one valium

 

[InverseOfNeo]

Dont sweat it. Like Keego suggested, bring a laptop and a couple good light-hearted DVDs to pass the time.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: glen
ask your doctor for one valium

Well, she'll want two... one for the flight there, and one for the flight back.

Or just have some drinks.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: InverseOfNeo
Dont sweat it. Like Keego suggested, bring a laptop and a couple good light-hearted DVDs to pass the time.

i'm thinking Airplane, Passenger 51, Con Air, and maybe Alive

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: InverseOfNeo
Dont sweat it. Like Keego suggested, bring a laptop and a couple good light-hearted DVDs to pass the time.

Turbulence, Passenger 57, Fight Club are all good ones

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: Atrail
Just think of how many fricken planes take off and land everyday. Thousands upon thousands, day in and day out. Your flight is nothing special. That route is probably flown multiple times on a daily basis.

Did you go to church Easter Sunday. If so all should be well...

No i didn't but i am gonna go and ask my priest for a blessing before i go! ( i know, i am a freak!)

I guess i am not afraid of flying...i am just afraid of crashing...as they say!

 

[Lola]