fear of flying

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LindaOH @LindaOHio (222527) • United States 17 Oct 23

From kite flying in the 5th Century B.C. in China to Leonardo da Vinci's sketches of aircraft in the 1480s and 1490s to the Montgolfier brothers invention of the hot-air balloon in the late 1700s to the Wright brothers successful...

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Am I Giving Into My Fear Of Flying For The Wrong Reasons?

Opal26 @Opal26 (17679) • United States 28 Sep 11

Hey Everyone, Opal here! This has really become a very serious issue for me for many reasons and I'd like some help/opinions. I've gotten plenty of opinions from my "offline friends" (who aren't helping), actually making...

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Are You Afraid to Fly?

powermannx @powermannx (450) • United States 22 Dec 09

Before I thought about flying I had dreams of dying in a plane crash, the only way that I broke this fear was to take a long flight of about 2 hours, and boy o boy was this an experience for me. In closing, are you afraid to fly.

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Are you afraid of flying? Why?

marguicha @marguicha (230349) • Chile 19 Apr 09

I love to travel and have gone to many places by plane. I don´t fear airplanes. I have encountered a lot of people that are very much afraid of flying. Are you one of them? What makes you fear airplanes? Do you still fly in spite...

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Accomplished fear of flying.

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 26 Feb 09

Is there anybody here who has conquered their fear of flying in airplanes? I used to be 'fearless' about it when I was younger and loved riding them, but after many plane crash stories, I'm afraid now. My friend who had this fear...

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are you afraid to fly in a airplane?

doulaworks @doulaworks (1079) • United States 10 Jan 09

My husband REFUSES to fly. He says he has a better chance on the ground... I grew up in airports as my dad was an air traffic controller. I LOVE to fly. I know many people have freas, but Fear of flying seems to be common. anyone...

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who's afraid of flying?

Indojo @Indojo (242) • United States 22 Dec 08

I'm terrified of it. I avoid it whenever possible. Unfortunately, my husband is from another continent, so I'm doomed to a life of flying to visit in-laws and such. If you're afraid of flying, how do you deal with it?

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Phobias

mdesigning @mdesigning (345) • Netherlands 26 Nov 08

What Phobias do you have, Please select the main ones, if any. 1.Arachnophobia Fear of Spiders. Almost 50 percent of women and 10 percent of men have a fear of spiders. This is usually because of their speed, shape or...

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How do you travel if your terified of planes

babytaffster @babytaffster (2238) • Chatsworth, California 9 Oct 08

I want to go to Europe someday but I'm terrified of flying and I think a boat might take to long. I don't know, how long do you think a boat would take? Do they even still do that anymore?

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Fear of Flying ?

cavtel @cavtel (186) • Indonesia 17 Sep 08

Hi Guys, quick question, Do you fear of flying ? I mean, when we on a plane, our life depends on the Pilot, Plane and the weather, do you scare about that sometimes ? Because I do, I scared of flying for a couple years back then,...

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Anxiety

kcbabez14 @kcbabez14 (967) • United States 5 Aug 08

Description and incidence: Of the 40 million Americans age 18 and older who suffer from an anxiety disorder, approximately 3.1%, or 6.8 million, suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). The essential characteristic of GAD...

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askin123 @askin123 (206) 12 Jul 08

I myself don't have a fear of it but I know a few people that do. If you have a fear of flying why do you fear it? Plane crashing? Something going wrong?

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What are your greatest fears?

gtdonna @gtdonna (1738) 18 Jun 08

In this journey call life what are your greatest fears? For me I just can't get oevr the fear of flying and being underground be it subway, or tunnels ...I like to see the sky, but not at that flying height.

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Do you have a fear of flying?

princessgirl123 @princessgirl123 (94) 16 Jun 08

I was always fine with going on a plane I always got abit nervous before getting on but was fine and quite enjoyed flying once I got on the plane, now I couldn't even imagine going near a plane as I now have really bad anxiety and...

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Crash!!

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 25 May 08

A large cargo plane crashed at the end of a runway and split in two while trying to take off Sunday at Brussels airport Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes on take off Aircraft cracks in two on crash Four of five crew members...

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A Trip

me @dfollin (27267) • United States 16 May 08

If you could travel any where in the world,the cost does not matter.Where would you go? And why? What form of transportation would you use ? I would love to go to Austrailia because I heard it is beautiful there and I love their...

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Kids first airplane trip - What if they're scared to to fly back???

helpingmomsathome @helpingmomsathome (88) • United States 28 Apr 08

My family is hoping to visit DisneyWorld in Florida in the next year or two. We plan to take a plane (train-too expensive and too long and car is too expensive-gas). My kids are 8, 6 and 3. My concern is what if they get on the...

A funny plane story that happened years ago.

TriciaW @TriciaW (2441) • United States 31 Mar 08

I used to have a fear of flying so I would grip my seat at any signs of turbulance or on taking off and landing. When I still had my fear I was flying with my boss on company business. He had fallen asleep and we had hit a few...

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What are Your fears?

catjane @catjane (1036) • United States 10 Mar 08

What in life bothers you so that you are afraid to do it like fear of flying, heights, crowds, etc. What do you think causes these fears? I am afraid of heights, that's pretty much it, but I don't know what caused it. I have an...

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do you still like amusement park rides?

winterose @winterose (39887) • Canada 5 Mar 08

I remember as I child I used to love them, the scarier the better. But one time when I was 22 I went down the magic carpet ride, by this time fear of flying down that big ride had already set in and I clung tightly to the...

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