Nervous flyer

[bp199]

Hi I was wondering could any kind soul give me some reassurance. I am flying to croatia tomorrow on a work girls trip for four nights and I am extremely nervous about flying and being away from kids to the point I am sobbing. I keep thinking what if I die whilst flying and leave my kids without their mummy. I hate my brain 🙈

Aircraft safety is taken extremely seriously as is flight crew monitoring. You’ll be fine.

Have you got any medication from your GP to help you through the flight? If you’re leaving tomorrow there’s not enough time now but good to plan for future trips, they can sometimes prescribe a mild sedative and/or anti anxiety medication.

Only way to get out of it is to be very very sick. GP sick, not just sick. Knocked your back out did you, getting out of the car and can't walk more than three paces without screaming? 😊

Nothing will work if you are that worked up. I don't think it's mainly fear of flying, it's leaving your kids and the anxiety around that too, very understandable. Docs will not give any of the usual relaxer drugs anymore for fear of flying. But you might get a few from a private doctor online right now, check it out. That would certainly help, since deep breathing, and all that shite doesn't work, you are so nervous you can't focus enough to do it properly.

So sort the kids, facetime them, get some relaxers from a private GP, or be sick and unable to go.

Which?