Does anyone have any tips for dealing with a fear of flying and what i can do to avoid having anxiety attacks?

can anyone help?, how do i avoid having anxiety attacks and panicking when i board the plane and when it takes off.As soon as anyone talks about flying in a plane my palms start to sweat and it makes me very nervous,Does anyone know anything to help out,legal or illegal or even absurd??? thankyou

I play a game with my husband. He is afraid to fly and he’s in the Air Force… imagine that. lol
But here is what we do. The minute the plane begins to go on the tarmac, to gain spead and take off, we begin counting. Average amount of time is 23 seconds. We see how long it takes for the pilot to lift off the ground and then decide whether hes an awesome pilot (17-19 seconds) an average pilot (20-23 seconds) or a newbie (23-above)
If he is a newbie, he more than likely has someone in the cockpit helping him. (Or her) so don’t panic. I also like to watch the front to get a look at my pilot because it is standard practice for them to atleast make an appearance either in the lobby as they enter the ramp to the plane, or as everyone is boarding. If your pilot is older and grey, you can trust they have been doing this for awhile. I like to look at the pilot and see whether he seems to have an air of authority about him. I also watch to see as they board because usually, pilots put stickers all over their rolly bags. (seriously). I look for whether they are from a military background, if they have been on long flights to overseas locations, etc.
The last thing I do, is educate myself. It is actually safer to fly than to drive you car to the airport. Statistically, more cars have fatal accidents than an aircraft. If something were to go wrong, it would most likely be during takeoff. That is why we count to see how long it takes to get off the ground. Get it? Think about the takeoff, check the quality of your pilot. if you know it should only be about 23 seconds, you can tell yourself how much longer you have to go. The plane should ascend rather quickly which feels funny in the tummy, but once you feel the plane turning about that is the pilot maneuvering into the jetstream. Once you are in the jetstream, it basically carries the plane. You can tell this by how quiet the aircraft gets. Its like you wont hear the engines and may freak for a second, but then they’ll kick. That’s just because the plane is on a good stream. This is a good thing!!

Lastly!! The only other time planes may have problems is getting the landing gear down. When the pilot puts the seatbelt sign backon and tells the crew to prepare for landing. Listen. In a few short minutes you will hear the landing gear come down. If you hear it, and there is no communication between the cabin and the cockpit after that, then you are golden. If the pilot continues to talk about landing… and the bleeps and stuff are still going on as planned, then the landing gear has made it down in place. Pilots are pretty good at landing as they follow the lights. It’s hard to master the technique, but pretty easy to do once they get it down.

Those are some ideas. Just don’t panic. I have flown countless times and play those games to distract my husband and kids. Just remember, you are safer in the plane than when you get off the plane.

Happy Flying,.

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