It’s more am I being batshit crazy??

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I am a very nervous flyer and nowadays I’m really struggling- feel really overwhelmed. I suffer from anxiety and panic attacks as it is..proponlol has been prescribed- gp said Valium etc not prescribed for travel anxiety any longer. I need to make a trip- to see family after 3 years. The usual flight is 7 hours break then another 5 hours- after multiple panic attacks even looking at flights I’ve come up with a solution I’ve come to
fly 3 hours break then another 5 hours break and then 5 hours to the destination

essentially breaking the first leg of the journey into two- is that really stupid? As I said I’m trying everything I can do- medicine, have written to the airline to understand if any support available- I can book business class - not a stealth boast rather a work perk but I don’t know what difference that would make for a nervous passenger

Business class is better will be quieter and less full on and more room for you.

Depends what about flying you are anxious about

I don't see how having to get on and off a plane more is better.

Take off and landing are the most dangerous times on flights, so if it's a safety angle the less stops the better.

If it's being on the aircraft in general the extra stop might be helpful

I don't think taking 3 flights instead of 2 Weill be remotely helpful. You have more stress, not less.

Have you thought about Hypnosis, it's got excellent results as long as you go to a recommended practitioner. I fly a lot and used to be very anxious, but the more I do it, the less I worry .

Unless I've misunderstood, OP, you're proposing to take 3 flights instead of the usual 2? Why would that make you less anxious? If you think it will then go for it, I'm just struggling to see how 3 flights is less stressful than 2.

Would a overnight flight be any use? I also don't think that getting on multiple airplanes and having a longer journey will help.

I’ll try to answer as many quest as possible;

@Alfenstein it is everything to do with flying - I don’t like the feeling being stuck on a flight for long hence the plan of cutting the journey

@alnawire agree but I just feel so nervous about being in a flight for too long

@bert3400 contacted a hypnotherapist- waiting for a call back however not sure I’ll be able to get an appointment soon

@neverbeenskiing its just to minimise the time inside a flight- it’s not logical but my anxious grain is rarely logical

@Ponoka7 an overnight flight scares me shitless- with all the dining of lights etc.

Definitely try hypnotherapy. Cured me in one session.

Not sure if they still do them but airports used to do courses for anxious fliers. My DF did one and it really helped - you can't stop him jetsetting all over the place these days!