Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
Trending News
I have to take a 13 hour flights plus two other 3 hour flights and i'm TERRIFIED of planes What can i do to calm myself down or sleep?
I'm pretty much terrified of planes i can even sit still on a 2 hour flight. i sweat, get nervouse and freak whenever i hear a stange noise. im going on an international flight soon and theyll be one flight thats 13 hours long. what can i take to calm down or even sleep?? please i need help
3 Answers
- 6 years ago
Fear of flying is one of the most common phobia's. Being out of control seems to play a big part. You don't know or trust the flight crew, and are at the mercy of those in control. The good news is it's very treatable, the bad news is it takes months of what are called "successive approximations" or baby steps. However if you have a good Therapist and stick with it you will reach a point where, though uncomfortable, you can fly with much less fear, and over time beat it all together.
- GibBasLv 76 years ago
You can get some tablets off the shelf called Kalms; you start taking them the day before and they work for several people we know. You could also go to your doctor and ask if they'd supply some beta blockers as it's just on a seldom use basis.
- walmeisLv 76 years ago
I suggest education. Read a pilot's ground school textbook like this http://www.amazon.com/Student-Pilots-Flight-Manual... which may be available at many libraries. With a firm grasp of what makes a plane stay in the air, you can take comfort that as long as there is altitude you are safe.
Also, consider how many aircraft are in the air right this minute. As I write this, it is just over 10,000. See http://www.flightradar24.com/43.98,-100.11/4 Odds are, none of them will crash.