Flying Anxiety Help – 5 Tips

Are you an anxious flyer?

Do you have a fear of flying?

You’re not the only one who’s afraid of flying or gets nervous. Lots of people get anxious about flying.

I think it’s about 40 percent of the population has some fear or anxiety about flying.

To help you, I’ve put five tips together to help you lower your flying anxiety levels and give you some flying anxiety help.

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And having flying anxiety is perfectly normal.

I get a little anxious before my flight; it’s more anticipation anxiety.

But once I get to the airport, I use these tips to relax and enjoy my flight.

Arrive Early At The Airport

So let’s start with tip number one, which is to arrive early at the airport.

Most of the time, people arrive at the airport about two hours early.

I’m not particularly eager to rush around worrying that I might miss my flight, so I’ll get to the
airport two and a half to three hours early.

This way, when you arrive, you can check-in, find whatever gate you need to go to, go
through security and baggage, and casually walk instead of running to where you need to be.

Arriving early helps give you extra time in case the airport is crowded, you get held up during
the ticketing process, or the line at security is long.

Your stress levels will be much lower when you’re trying to find the terminal and you’re not rushing to the gate.

Once you’re all set, you can grab a drink, find something to eat, read a book, or, my all-time
favorite, look out the window and watch the airplanes take off and land.

Watching and counting how many airplanes take off and land in a minute can help relax you
because you’ll see that all these other people just did it, and they’re fine.

A quick side note, did you know that your chance of dying in an airplane is 1 in 11 million?

Your chances of dying in a car are 1 in 103.

That’s a huge difference and makes me feel much more comfortable flying than driving.

Let The Flight Crew Know You’re Nervous

Tip number two is telling the flight crew you’re nervous about flying.

The flight attendants are well trained and equipped to help calm your nerves.

Try not to block the aisle for other passengers, find your seat and stow any baggage in the
overhead, and then let the flight attendant know you’re a nervous flier.

They want your flight to be as comfortable as possible.

They’ll be able talk with you, help calm you and they might even take you to see the pilot.

Sometimes it’s great to see the face of who’s flying the plane.

A related tip is to try flying in the aisle seat.

If you’re at the window, you can’t get up easily if you need to and have to disturb others next
to you by making them get up.

When sitting awhile, your nerves might get the best of you, and just getting up might help
alleviate your symptoms.

Don’t Worry About Turbulence

Tip number three is don’t worry about turbulence.

On longer flights, there’s the likelihood that you’ll run into turbulence while flying, but you
don’t need to worry that the plane will fall out of the sky.

The pilots are well trained on how to deal with turbulence; they typically slow the plane
down to help make the flight more comfortable and fly to a higher altitude.

You might hear the bing bing and the flight attendants being told to take their seats.

This sounds nerve-wracking, but it’s only for their safety and yours because trying to walk or
serve drinks to you, and other flyers can be difficult and dangerous while you’re going
through turbulence.

Those carts they push down the aisles are very heavy, and they don’t want anyone to get
injured.

During this turbulence or even just flying normally without turbulence, did you know that if
all the engines cut out, the plane wouldn’t just fall out of the sky?

Depending on their altitude, planes can glide from like 60 up to about 100 miles.

If a plane lost one engine, it could fly for hundreds of miles, hours, and hours and land safely.

Structural engineers have designed planes, and the pilots and crew have so much training
under their belts accidents rarely happen.

And remember, the pilots and crew want to get home to their families too.

Distract Yourself

Tip number four is distract yourself.

Make sure you bring something to distract yourself while flying.

Download some movies on your phone, your favorite tv shows, games.

Maybe an audiobook with a sleep mask so you don’t keep opening your eyes or bring a book or magazines to read.

Finding distractions to take your mind off the flight can help distract you from your anxiety and calm your nerves.

Have A Positive State Of Mind

Tip number five is to have the right state of mind.

You’re brain is gonna look for all kinds of reasons to be negative and focusing on those
negative thoughts is gonna increase your flight anxiety.

It’s okay to be nervous about flying, it’s perfectly normal, and doing your best to focus on
positive outcomes is gonna make all the difference.

Don’t let fear consume you.

Think about your destination, whether you’re flying home from a business trip or vacation,
maybe you have a dog or cat at home, picture them standing at the front door greeting you.

They’re so excited to see you.

If you’re leaving for vacation, think about all the fun you’re about to have on your trip.

All the amazing food you’re gonna eat, the sights and sounds of your destination.

Focus on the positives and not the negatives.

So those are my 5 tips, and I want you to

Remember, you are amazing and unique, and I want you to live life to the fullest.

I believe in you, and I want you to believe in you.

Stay positive, friends.