https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:21:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-607528 Sat, 02 Mar 2013 04:26:22 +0000 illumina 607528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: glad everything is ok! I trust you arrived safely :) How are you able to get the Internet on a plane?!</p> <p>@bkcaribbaby: I'm also a little scared of driving! I'm ok on routes that I've done before or if DH is with me, but I get nervous driving somewhere unfamiliar, especially if it involves city driving :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-607098 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:38:07 +0000 BKCaribBaby 607098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If it makes you feel better, I have a fear of driving. Luckily, I live in a place where I can walk and take public transportation everywhere. I love traveling, especially internationally, so I endure what I need to do that. That said, I understand. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-606972 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:49:16 +0000 Amelieisme 606972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hellobeeing from the air now! Flight is nice and smooth. I'm always fine once I'm here, just morbid thoughts during the lead up ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-606212 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:47:23 +0000 aprk 606212@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have panic attacks on planes. It sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-606115 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:20:22 +0000 Amelieisme 606115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: Yup! Already checked the weather and a little disappointed that it isn't a bit warmer! But still its much warmer than here (high of 32 today!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-606063 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:05:30 +0000 wheres_c 606063@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: PS I hope our cold front passes before you get here! It's chilly today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-606031 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:56:49 +0000 wheres_c 606031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amelieisme: Seriously don't be scared because of me! I'm not right in the head! Every little part that goes into a plane, including the screws, etc are tested over and over to make sure they meet specs. A single screw will be checked at least 3 times before it makes it into a plane. Then the plane as a whole has 3 types of maintenance checks. That's why I know my fear is ridiculously irrational....</p> <p>@illumina: I agree, I do better when I'm either with someone I care about or a stranger that I'm able to talk to.<br /> I'm thinking that I will need to be strong for the baby. He doesnt need a scaredy cat momma.</p> <p>I am from the UK but not a permanent move (yet). My grandfather passed away while I was too pregnant to travel, so using the money he left me to take LO to meet his great grandma and great aunts/uncles/cousins etc. They are in Dunstable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-606005 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:50:11 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 606005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate flying. I do it enough where I can handle the anxiety and when I travel with the girls, I "pretend" it's fun, but I really don't enjoy it at all. The only saving grace is the frequent flier miles which paid for this trip! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605985 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:45:49 +0000 Mrs. Stroller 605985@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not for myself, but whenever DH leaves on a trip (he's a pilot) I always make sure everything is in order and will say good bye a couple times the night before he leaves in case he crashes. Now I know that's pretty irrational! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605979 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:43:30 +0000 Amelieisme 605979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you all for commiserating with me and at least letting me know I'm not the only "crazy" one. @wheres_c: it makes me even more nervous that YOU are scared with your job. Makes me think there is something to be afraid of ; )</p> <p>My flight is at 340 ET. Wish me luck! At least (if I survive!) I am going to a little warmth (Miami) since its snowing here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605972 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:41:35 +0000 anonysquire 605972@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh and I am not worried I will die, I am worried a passenger will throw up and that is why I get anxious. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605964 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:39:22 +0000 mrsjazz 605964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. I always think I'm going to die. I must sit on the aisle, I hold onto the armrest like it's going to save me. Any sign of turbulence and I'm done. I've tried alcohol, Xanax, and OTC sleeping pills and none of that works. Meditation helps a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605941 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:34:21 +0000 anonysquire 605941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to be totally fine with flying. I loved it! And now I cant do it at all. My 2nd to last flying experience ended with me in the back with the flight attendants hyperventilating and crying and sick to my stomach. It was so horrible and now very inconvienent because I can only drive. </p> <p>I can't help you because I haven't gotten over my fear :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605785 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:51:10 +0000 illumina 605785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wheres_c: Maybe having LO with you will distract you? I'm marginally better if I'm with someone else and actually don't do too badly if I'm sat next to someone I don't know but can get into a good conversation with.</p> <p>Are you British then? Is this a permanent move? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605776 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:48:12 +0000 wheres_c 605776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@illumina: @Amelieisme:<br /> Same here. Until LO, I used to fly 5-6 times a year and I freak out!</p> <p>I work in the aircraft industry, so I know what parts go into what planes, and how much testing and maintenance they go through. Aircraft safety is literally my job, and I *know* how safe it is and how irrational I am.</p> <p>I think my anxiety appeared around 9-11, because I used to travel a lot before then and don't recall it bothering me.</p> <p>I'm booking my flight back the the UK today, and the thought of my fear of flying, traveling alone with LO and the price is making my heart race uncontrollably. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605412 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:06:08 +0000 Mrs D 605412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always been this way too - its crazy I used to actually eat whatever I wanted (I am usually good at watching what I eat) on the way to or at the airport because I was thinking of it as my last meal!</p> <p>Now I fly all the time for work (80K miles last year alone) and I still have the thoughts I just find that a glass of wine makes it easier to deal with the flight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605398 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:03:30 +0000 DillonLion 605398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do the exact same thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605383 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:59:48 +0000 illumina 605383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I've always been a little nervous/excited about flying in equal measures, but a couple of years ago I started becoming more and more scared. Basically I prepare to die everytime I step foot on a plane! I flew a lot between September and December last year and it got to the point where I was shaking uncontrollably before take off and for most of the flight. When it gets turbulent I usually start crying! Now that I don't have to fly in the near future, I can't see myself choosing to do it for a long while. I know it's irrational and I'm more likely to die on the way to the airport, but I can't help it. Even watching planes take off on tv makes me nervous!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605366 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:55:06 +0000 meredithNYC 605366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, very much so. Last time I flew, it was the beginning of a blizzard on the East coast and I just kept hoping and hoping and hoping that our flight would get cancelled. It didn't and I was convinced I was going to die - which happens pretty much every time I fly. I didn't have my trusty Xanax, so I had a bloody Mary instead. And luckily I sat with a good friend, so we distracted each other with conversation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/fear-of-flying#post-605332 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:48:44 +0000 Amelieisme 605332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know it's irrational but whenever I fly (usually 3-4 trips/year) I sort of mourn the morning of and a part of me wonders if I will die that day. Not to the point where I avoid flying or freak out on the plane, I just sort of entertain the thought that I will die thinking what if this is my last morning with LO? What if I don't see my DH again? On and on. I know it nuts and I am more likely to die in a car accident, but I still have these thoughts. I guess if I flew more I would get used to it. I am generally a pretty rational girl... Anyone else harbor a fear of flying? </p>