Extreme anxiety before boarding a plane

cafe_carl

My first flight was when I was 21 years old around 8 years ago. Since then I've had more than 30 flights. All of them were normal, I never experienced anything too turbulent or threatening in any of them. None of my family members, relatives or friends have experienced even minor flight related trauma that I know about. For the last 7 or 8 flights (roughly 3 years) I have noticed that I get extremely anxious before a flight. It sets in when I am...

Originally asked by acooper on Stack Exchange (travel) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I have travelled on numerous occasions with someone with a full-blown anxiety disorder and I second the comment that suggests you see your GP. While your case is obviously limited to flying, it’s definitely worth a discussion. These are the things we do to help reduce the anxiety: Medication. On top of his regular anti-anxiety meds, he has additional pills for panic attacks (prescribed by GP). He takes one an hour before going to the airport and another when he’s there. Travel together if possible. Partly for moral support and partly so I can do the thinking – I hang on to passports and boarding passes, do the speaking at check-in, get food and drink while he sits in a quiet corner, explain...

Full answer by Mousentrude: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/188422 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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