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I developed a panic fear of flying over a 5 year period, started around 23. The more I flew the worse it got. Flop sweating, trembling and crazy thoughts of crashing. After awhile I was putting off vacation that had to do with flying. When I had to fly I would pop a few zanax and have a few drinks to get by, helped a little.
You know what finally made me SOOOOOOO much less fearful of flying? Getting divorced!!!! I flew less than a month after getting divorced and found I was much more relaxed with none of the physical symptoms. I started to ween off the meds and booze and very quickly I was back to normal. I did not associate the two until....
I was listening to a radio psychologist about a year ago. He was talking to a lady with my exact symptoms. He said told her, you have an outside stressor that you must eliminate before your fear will go away. He said it was the same for most irrational fears that develop late in life.
Amazing how the mind works.
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