Flying to NYC on Monday. F**king petrified.

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,900
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    Ok so I'm flying to New York JFK on Monday from London Heathrow and I cant take my mind of it. I don't know what to do I'm just so anxious. I havent flown since I was 12...

    It's a hulking boeing 747 to make things worse...

    I guess what scares me most is take off, the motion, the angle when the plane banks... ugh

    I've never had a panic attack before but this anticipation is killing me. I thought I'd be okay but this is getting worse and worse. Theres no going back.. I need help

    I was going to suggest going to see your doctor for some Valium to take before the flight - this would have really calmed you down. Too late now I suppose.

    They say taking off and landing is the most dangerous time during a flight....hold on tight! :D
  • Joel's dadJoel's dad Posts: 4,886
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    dezire wrote: »
    I was going to suggest going to see your doctor for some Valium to take before the flight - this would have really calmed you down. Too late now I suppose.

    They say taking off and landing is the most dangerous time during a flight....hold on tight! :D

    This is a common myth more accidents happen inbetween take off and landing >source aircrash investigation<

    Dont worry OP you have 2000 times more chance of dying on the way to the airport than on the plane :cool:

    On another note go on YouTube and search flying with out fear and flying meditation etc very helpful just be carefulto avoid top ten scariest flights ever....

    Once your on the plane you will be fine
  • vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    Joel's dad wrote: »
    This is a common myth more accidents happen inbetween take off and landing >source aircrash investigation<

    Dont worry OP you have 2000 times more chance of dying on the way to the airport than on the plane :cool:

    On another note go on YouTube and search flying with out fear and flying meditation etc very helpful just be carefulto avoid top ten scariest flights ever....

    Once your on the plane you will be fine

    The word is doomed. Doomed :eek:
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 234
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    "P, whatever you do before you go, do not, repeat, DO NOT watch FINAL DESTINATION 1".

    I actually did this way back in 2000, watched it at the cinema and had no idea what it entailed, then flew to Detroit the next day!!!:cool:
  • Joel's dadJoel's dad Posts: 4,886
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    Hopefully the OP is almost there now
  • exlordlucanexlordlucan Posts: 35,375
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    Not heard of any 747s ditching mid atlantic today.
  • codebluecodeblue Posts: 14,072
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    Not heard of any 747s ditching mid atlantic today.

    Instant catastrophic failure?
  • AddisonianAddisonian Posts: 16,377
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    I wonder how the OP is...
  • BrooklynBoyBrooklynBoy Posts: 10,595
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    Detained and deported by the TSA back on another plane. :D
  • HenryGartenHenryGarten Posts: 24,800
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    Not heard of any 747s ditching mid atlantic today.

    It is not a common event. As far as I remember only two passenger 747s have come out of the sky of their own violition and one of those was because of poor repairs.

    All the others came down because of bombs. Not a bad record for an aircraft in service for over forty years.
  • scar_tissuescar_tissue Posts: 719
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    I'm more scared of getting lost in the airport and getting on the wrong plane more than anything. Airports are so huge.
  • vosnevosne Posts: 14,131
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    Addisonian wrote: »
    I wonder how the OP is...

    Heart failure. Straight back in the cargo hold.
  • cnbcwatchercnbcwatcher Posts: 56,681
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    Joel's dad wrote: »
    Dont worry OP you have 2000 times more chance of dying on the way to the airport than on the plane :cool:

    Agreed. I used to be a nervous flyer and mum told me that flying is the safest way to travel and that you have more chance of being killed on a train or in a car.
    Fresh vegetarian food ?:eek: - for sure not in a Y cabin

    Is a Y cabin Economy class? :confused:
    Ber wrote: »
    Just remember OP that very few people die from a plane crashing into the ground/sea.

    Look at all the people on US Airways Flight 1549. They all survived thanks to Captain Sully and the crew managing to land the plane in the Hudson River and evacuating them all.
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