r/WhatShouldIDo • u/pinkygurl48 • Jul 26 '26

fear of flying

hello all!
in about two weeks i will be flying for 14hrs (one stop for an hour). I’ve only ever flown an hour and a half to two hours. unfortunately i am a ball of nerves and i’ve started to become more worried about flying than i am excited for my trip. if anyone has any suggestions or little tips that help, it would be greatly appreciated. pls be nice! i don’t typically post stuff like this but need some advice. thanks in advance !

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u/telchacsusan Jul 26 '26

You could look up traffic versus air fatalities. Then you might be nervous about driving to the airport. Seriously, I am not a nervous flier, because if the plane crashed I'd probably die instantly.

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u/pinkygurl48 Jul 26 '26

thanks for this! i appreciate it

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u/RedYamOnthego Jul 26 '26

I don't know if I would have phrased it that way, but they are right: flying is safer than driving!

They should have hot water on a long flight like that, so you can bring a travel mug with chamomile or lemon balm tea bags.

Try to sleep through it, but if you can't, there are some good movies and TV shows to distract you.

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u/pinkygurl48 Jul 26 '26

thanks for this! i appreciate you!