Flying tomorrow......help!

And what's more - there was an "Overcome your fear of flying" webchat on this very site!

www.gransnet.com/webchats/fear-of-flying

Thank you, memory! (And Google).

katek there was an item in the Metro newspaper the other day - 5 best fear of flying apps (or something like that). Why don't you download an app? Worth a try, anyway. Good luck

flyfright.com/flyingapps/

Pilots often know short cuts. You will be there in no time.

Just pretend you're in a bubble, you can't do anything except relax, eat, read, kick the seat in front, push your own seat back, annoy other people ....

(I do know how you feel though, although I wouldn't do the last three things, but they have been done to me!)

Flying from Aberdeen to Palma to connect with our cruise. 3 hour flight leaving at 7am. Maybe I'll fall asleep.....

Decide you are going to enjoy it. The forecast for tomorrow is good so you will be flying through a lovely blue sky. And there's the nice food at the airport. And the snacks the trolley-dolly brings round. How long is your flight? Which airport are you leaving from? Take a book or kindle. Flights go very quickly.

I used to get into a terrible state, but somehow managed to get a more rational grip, and now can fly with only the minimum of fear, but much more manageable. Not sure how I did it, but wouldn't allow myself to be irrational was one thing.

Relax! It will be fine. Don't overthink it and get yourself worked up. I am claustrophobic and spent years avoiding lifts, planes, trains anything that generated panic. I went to psychotherapy classes to try and overcome my problem but in the end it came down to talking myself round. Enjoy your holiday.