DD (17) has always been a nervous flyer but 2 years ago she had a panic attack while we were waiting to board. We haven't gone abroad since.
Last week she announced that she wanted to go away with her friends next summer. DH said that she had to go away with us first to prove that she was capable of flying, firstly because it isn't fair for her friends to have to deal with her fear and secondly to reassure us that she could do it.
He suggested that he took her over to Paris and I could wait behind with DD (15). I think he is BU because DD2 and I would quite like to go to Paris, but as he pointed out, we can't book for 4 in case DD1 can't go.
His second suggestion is that she goes to the doctor and gets prescribed something. I am really against this because I don't think it addresses the fear and the idea of her going away with her friends and using diazepam/ valium is a bad idea (especially on the return flight). I also think it puts an unfair burden on 3 other 18 year olds.
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Pteromerhanophobia · 11/07/2014 15:49
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