My friend’s dad is a pilot — his advice was to think of all turbulence as “wake on a boat.” It helps tremendously. 

I always get flying jitters (runs in my family). While some people say "have a drink" I prefer staying 100% sober. I use flights to get good reading done and really focus on that. I find that once I'm absorbed in a book, time flies by and next thing I know I'm back on the ground.

And if you get queasy like me, I sip a sparkling water. Happy flying!

I am so afraid of flying that I have never even stepped foot on an airplane lol. I don't like rollercoasters either. Hot air balloons? No thanks. Parasailing? I'll pass. Honestly, I just don't really like being off the ground. I think it's a control thing but idk. 

Soooo, I'll take some of this advice too!

i always download a comfort series or show to keep me distracted - like rly long video essays that i'm rewatching or old masterchef episodes 

but i heard this from my tennis coach once, she would just not sleep for the entire day before her flight, so that once she's on the plane she just puts on an eyemask and hibernate through the whole thing. wonderful. 

I used to have a ton of anxiety around flying and two things have helped me — one is downloading funny tv shows/podcasts. It’s hard to be anxious while laughing. Crossword puzzles are great too. Also, I tell myself I’m not allowed to panic UNLESS others around me (flight attendants) are. Even if I have to remind myself every 2 min, if they flight attendants are calm I have no reason to panic!

A pilot once told me to think of turbulence as a boat going over waves and it’s helped ever since

Unfortunately, I am unable to sleep on planes, so I always download a bunch of silly tv shows that I’d never watch at home, along with feel good movies to rewatch. I also bring along crossword puzzles, my kindle, and magazines. Be sure to have headphones and you can tune to relaxing music that you can download to your phone. I often use spa or meditation music, helps a lot. I’ve also heard that some airlines actually have meditation programs available to flyers.

I always get a little anxious leading up to the flight - thinking the worst, naturally. I try to distract myself with music or a funny movie and then I normally force myself to sleep lol. 

I have a trip planned in a couple weeks, and I have only taken a couple flights since the pandemic started. Which means… I’m gonna get the flying jitters. 

How do you get over a fear of flying?