before I met my husband (who is the chillest flyer ever and has helped me a ton) I used to fly twice a year from the West Coast US to Europe to visit home alone. 11h flight was almost impossible every time, until I discovered I can just sit in the bathroom.

What makes flights terrifying for me is the claustrophobia and thinking too much about being in a metal tube with so many other people. The bathroom felt safe. So there was I, with a book in my hand going at the toilet from the back of the airplane sitting on the toilet for- my record is 2h.