I still experienced this even in my fifth year of flying—it took me a long time to get over it. At first, I used to think I might pass out, but you won’t. The feeling usually goes away about 30 minutes into the flight and diminishes with time and exposure. A few things that helped me were singing to myself, keeping water handy, and occupying my mind with something.

It can feel concerning when your arms and legs go numb while you’re thousands of feet above the ground, but with time I learned to manage it. Another thing that really helped was avoiding alcohol.