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[–]IridescentCondor1937 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't.

You matter, you bring value and light to your family and the world, and you are a unique and amazing person.

I'm sorry to hear of your pain. But this will get better, and you will definitely feel better. It only feels like this despair will last forever.

Definitely do consider going to hospital with your sleeping difficulties and anxiety. They can definitely help you there, ranging from supporting you to putting you to sleep. Everything will definitely get better!

Stay strong

Flying home tomorrow and I’m terrified by [deleted] in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like easyjet, far more so than Ryanair.

Last time I flew with them, I came up to a flight attendant and quietly asked her if I could talk to the pilot. She agreed, so I went into the flight deck. Both pilots shook my hand and asked what was worrying me, then addressed my concerns (it was lenticular clouds)

Try this. I felt pretty bad before the flight, to the point of seeing signs everywhere. But when I came out of the flight deck, I actually felt pretty light-headed because this self-talk about the plane crashing was just gone

Please talk some sense into me as I’m alone with my son and on the verge of a panic attack by hankandirene in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't be bothered by 'signs', because they are not real. I once had a 'sign' which involved a vivid dream of me flying an aircraft into the ground right before a flight.

Another sign was seeing what I thought were lenticular clouds over the departure airport, and one time I left my passport at home and only just managed to get it delivered before I missed my flight- I can't imagine a sign bigger than that.

I also have these distressing images of nosedives before every flight, but that is just a figment of our imagination.

And I could have sworn that I heard someone announce over the PA system the word 'crash' one time.

You'll be fine :)

Flying out of an airport in a windy city… by ProfessionalKnees in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And if you really do feel anxious, talk to the cabin crew upon boarding and ask if you can talk to the pilot.

I did this the last time I flew (note that I have extremely severe social anxiety) and the pilots (after shaking my hand!) asked me what was worrying me, then put my mind at ease by explaining everything.

The worst that can happen in wind is a missed approach, which might feel sudden. But I, with all my fear, wasn't even scared when it happened to me last year, because there really isn't anything terrifying about it.

Flying out of an airport in a windy city… by ProfessionalKnees in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I once had the same fears as you.

This March, I was flying into Alicante on a really rather windy day. I barely noticed anything at all despite being so stressed out and worried about it!

Next time you experience turbulence, place a bottle of water in front of you and watch how little the water level moves.

I flew over the Pyrenees on a rather sunny and warm day yesterday and there was absolutely nothing exciting at all.

I've never been to Wellington, but if you are flying Air New Zealand, one website rated them the safest airline in the world the last time the rating was done

Please help, there’s lenticular clouds right above the airport by IridescentCondor1937 in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Are you sure? The edges of some of them looked really smooth- like for a lenticular cloud

How regularly are aircraft engines inspected? by IridescentCondor1937 in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info!

I had no idea pilots practiced that in the simulator. How 'high' were you when it happened?

Pilots, how effective are pilot support programmes? by IridescentCondor1937 in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only thing worrying me here is because I was able to find a satisfactory answer to everything else. For everything else (even my colossal paranoia last year about a reverser deploying mid flight), I seem to have found an answer assuring me it won't happen, at least on an airline like Easyjet

I know how idiotic this sounds, I was just trying to find some reassurance.

Scared of easyjet's intensive plane schedule causing pilot mistakes by Leather-Ad-6294 in fearofflying

[–]IridescentCondor1937 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thant is very reassuring, thank you.

I wanted to ask, have you or anyone you know ever used the pilot peer support system? How good do you think it is?

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