marieke
05-16-2007, 12:39 AM
Hi guys,
im new to this forum. i have had fears since 2004, when i wend over to malaysia and australia. I had 9 flights in 4 weeks (what a great holiday that was though :)). We had turbulence during most flights the WHOLE flight. Sometimes pretty bad. After that on a flight from NY - LDN we were in the edge of one of the tornados that hit the US at the time, it was terifying. I told the business man next to me how scared i was and he was so helpful. He said he had seen much worse and flew 3 times a week for the past 14 years!
i am mostly scared of turbulence and being in storms. i find myself staring out the window for long periods of time looking for... well i dont know. i want to always know whats going on. i know im doing this to myself. flights therefor become hell for me. i cant concentrate on a book or a movie. i dont get up to go to the loo. on long hauls i do get so tired that 'i just dont care anymore'. then i calm down a bit. it will never stop me from flying, firstly because i live in europe and my fiance in TX and secondly because i loooooove travelling. but i need something to ease my mind. im so restless. when we land i feel like a dramaqueen and sort of ashamed if i flew with someone and kept them awake with my fears. but my next flight im back to being scared.
i keep reading everywhere that turbulence is not dangerous or that it could make a plane crash. thats a relief and i hope i feel the same when i fly from london to houston in 2 weeks time! i wonder what the most common reason is for a plane to crash. I know that most accidents happen in taking off and landing, but those arent actually my biggest times of fear. its up there, for hours!
Well anyway im rambling on, any advise or any words would be so nice. great forum, wish i had found it earlier!
ta for reading!
Marieke
im new to this forum. i have had fears since 2004, when i wend over to malaysia and australia. I had 9 flights in 4 weeks (what a great holiday that was though :)). We had turbulence during most flights the WHOLE flight. Sometimes pretty bad. After that on a flight from NY - LDN we were in the edge of one of the tornados that hit the US at the time, it was terifying. I told the business man next to me how scared i was and he was so helpful. He said he had seen much worse and flew 3 times a week for the past 14 years!
i am mostly scared of turbulence and being in storms. i find myself staring out the window for long periods of time looking for... well i dont know. i want to always know whats going on. i know im doing this to myself. flights therefor become hell for me. i cant concentrate on a book or a movie. i dont get up to go to the loo. on long hauls i do get so tired that 'i just dont care anymore'. then i calm down a bit. it will never stop me from flying, firstly because i live in europe and my fiance in TX and secondly because i loooooove travelling. but i need something to ease my mind. im so restless. when we land i feel like a dramaqueen and sort of ashamed if i flew with someone and kept them awake with my fears. but my next flight im back to being scared.
i keep reading everywhere that turbulence is not dangerous or that it could make a plane crash. thats a relief and i hope i feel the same when i fly from london to houston in 2 weeks time! i wonder what the most common reason is for a plane to crash. I know that most accidents happen in taking off and landing, but those arent actually my biggest times of fear. its up there, for hours!
Well anyway im rambling on, any advise or any words would be so nice. great forum, wish i had found it earlier!
ta for reading!
Marieke