Fear of flying books recommendations

[Lizbiz89]

So my oh might be taking a job in San Francisco which means we will be coming back and forth a lot. We also might be potentially moving out there as well so flying long haul would be a frequent thing. I absolutely hate flying. I get anxiety and an upset stomach before we get on the flight and I'm frankly so bloody sick of it. I really want to get a grip of this.

Can anyone recommend any good fear of flying books? There's loads on amazon but I'm unsure which one will be the best for me.

Soar. By Captain Tom Bunn. I used this for flying this past summer to Thailand. It seemed to work. You have my sympathy, I hope you get over your fear.

I would also consider enrolling on one of the airlines fear of flying courses.

Flying with confidence. Captain Steve Alright and Patricia Furness Smith

Thank you everyone. I've gone for flying with confidence as that seems to have good reviews. Fingers crossed it helps.

I found it quite good Liz. I used the breathing exercises to cope with being on the plane.

I had a chronic fear of flying and I take diazepam. I started off taking huge quantities but over the past 10 years have whittled it down to half a 2mg tablet. I tried all the other stuff - hynotherapy, flying courses, books, videos, relaxation tapes etc. but nothing worked so well as this. I make sure I have extra tablets with me in case of diversions or in case of midflight panic. I take an hour before take off. My GP is happy to prescribe and supportive of my cutting down each time. good luck

@mummymeister that's a very good idea should all else fail. I've start reading flying with confidence and if that does nothing then I'll definitely go to my doctors.

LizBiz - Its like having a safety net with me now. The dose is probably so low that it makes no difference but I have it there if I need it. Before I did this I couldnt meet people from airports, drive nearby and even planes in films freaked me out. but because I have been able to take the time to work through it, initially with the very high dose of diazepam, I feel in control of it now rather than the other way around. good luck.