Phobia Support Group
A phobia (from the Greek "fear"), is a strong, persistent fear of situations, objects, activities, or persons. The main symptom of this disorder is the excessive, unreasonable desire to avoid the feared subject. When the fear is beyond one's control, or if the fear is interfering with daily life, then a diagnosis under one of the anxiety disorders can be made.
i have a horrible phobia of flying and my sister and daughter have pushed me to fly from nc to calif..i have to leave sat..i can't take tranquilizers or drink because of a bad liver..i just heard about the plane crash in ny..i'm realy on the edge here don't want to do anything stupid
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WOW, Kathy, I just finished writing an entry in my journal, saying how I'm crying hysterically while watching the report on the plane crash in NY!!! I have phobias to water and to flying in a plane. So watching the report really triggered tremendous sadness in me. I wish I could offer you advice, but I say you are not alone. I feel so bad that you cannot take tranquilizers because I'm sure that would be the only way I would ever get on a plane. Sending you hugs of support.
kathyrsh
thankyou sweetgirl..i just called a pharmacist and he said that valium or zanax just for the two flight would probably be safe..thankyou for relating and understanding
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I was reading about it last night. I forget what the statistics are, but its very rare! Xanax will probably be good, and use some calming stratagies. I hope everything goes well for you, maybe when you fly- you'll realize you love it! Take care!!
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hi, i too am afraid to fly, i did once, but never again. everyone says flying is better then driving, more accidents driving. i took 2 mg. colopin and i was still nervous. like sweetgirl said your not alone. people fly every day, so you go, and be safe. ask GOD to glide your plane there and back home. he will. GOD BLESS. ronna
kathyrsh
made the plane trip to and from calif..so glad i faced that fear..now if i could just do something about all my other phobias lol...fear is a horrible thing to be plaqued with.
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wow!! I'm so proud of you. You did it!! Yes, fear is extremely hard to deal with. It really feels good after you get through it though. Keep working at it :)
kathyrsh
thanks greenbut after all these plane crashes lately i'm wondering if i'm realy over it even though i managed to make it to cali and back lol fear itself is the enemy here i think...the news media doesn't help..i've had to laugh at myself a few times...got a glimps of my shadow and jumped lol scared of my own shadow...sigh
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