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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, I was horribly afraid of flying for a while.  I even had a few awful, bumpy rides where I thought the plane might crash.  But each time it didn't, and I realized planes can handle a ton of pressure.
I actually do better on longer flights: bigger planes tend to bounce around less, and I feel more settled in.  A few suggestions:
1) Buy a movie to watch that you've really wanted to see (or check to see if it's on the airline system).  Download an entire season of a crappy romcom/reality dating show.  Great distrations
2) Do you do crosswords/wordle/etc?  Do those on takeoff.  Again, great distrations.
3) Agree on a very low dose of Zoloft or similar-- I never took one but know people who have
4) Talk to the pilot in advance.  Tell them you're scared, ask what to expect on the flight.  I actually find it helpful when they say there will be turbulence in advance because then it's not unexpected (I used to panic when the pilot would come on the intercom and tersely say, "Flight attendents, take your jump seats" ...thinking it was about to get really bumpy. But now it's happened so often I'm more used to it.
Good luck!
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