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[quote=Anonymous]I love to travel, but when I was in my 20s, my fear of flying got so bad that I didn't fly anywhere for 3 years.

Talk to your doctor (either primary care or psychiatrist) about getting medication. I use Xanax, but not everyone responds well to it and there are other options. It conks me out during the flight because I take a number of them, but you could taken enough to take the edge off. I still get quite anxious in the days leading up to the flight and when I'm at the airport, at which time, I take half of a pill.

Check out fearofflyinghelp.com. There is some useful and reassuring information on the website. It isn't going to magically make the fear go away, but you can use some of the info to beat back the irrational fear in your head.

Cognitive behavior therapy would be a good think to explore with a mental health professional. Among other things, it can help you to devise a strategy to work up to the flight (i.e., sit in your backyard and look at planes, another day drive by the airport, another day go into the airport and watch planes land and take off and just hang out there dealing with your feelings of anxiety, and so on).

Flying is never going to be my favorite thing to do and I still have a good bit of fear surrounding it, but I decided I wouldn't let my fear stop me and my family from doing what we love -- travel.

Good luck.[/quote]

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