Gryphoenix
10-07-08, 05:14
This is a huge hurdle for me and I seriously thought at one point I would never be able to get on a plane again cause of my panic attacks.
Well, lo and behold I didn't even panic once!
Situational claustrophobia is my problem (can't get out of a situation not necessarily a little space) and I thought I would go absolutely mad trying to get off of the plane cause it's impossible to leave once they close the doors. The only time I felt a smidge of claustrophobia was in the hallway/tunnel thing to get to the plane cause it kept getting backed up cause people are slow getting onto the plane. XD It's hot and cramped in there so I think it's quite understandable. Anyway I managed to deal with the small bits of turbulence. The only time I was fairly bothered is when they announced the turbulence was coming and put on the seat belt sign, even though I was watching a movie I couldn't take my mind off of the fact that we might be getting some rough weather, but it was nothing of course, just my usual anticipatory anxiety niggling away.
But yeah I thought I would never be able to make it to California and enjoy my vacation, I was afraid the worst would happen or some horrible health problem would surface and they'd have to cart me off of the plane or something--but I decided that I might as well go for it and deal with whatever happened IF it happened and was okay if anything indeed DID happen. Which of course, nothing did.
I even flew on a couple of the flights by myself (with no safe family members), even though I was more nervous on one of those cause I was just generally anxious about other things and somehow the anxiety carried over but I was okay especially when I realized they were indeed, just thoughts.
I considered flying one of my "last big hurdles", I said if I can do this I can do anything. Well, I DID IT and I'm so happy I did!
Well, lo and behold I didn't even panic once!
Situational claustrophobia is my problem (can't get out of a situation not necessarily a little space) and I thought I would go absolutely mad trying to get off of the plane cause it's impossible to leave once they close the doors. The only time I felt a smidge of claustrophobia was in the hallway/tunnel thing to get to the plane cause it kept getting backed up cause people are slow getting onto the plane. XD It's hot and cramped in there so I think it's quite understandable. Anyway I managed to deal with the small bits of turbulence. The only time I was fairly bothered is when they announced the turbulence was coming and put on the seat belt sign, even though I was watching a movie I couldn't take my mind off of the fact that we might be getting some rough weather, but it was nothing of course, just my usual anticipatory anxiety niggling away.
But yeah I thought I would never be able to make it to California and enjoy my vacation, I was afraid the worst would happen or some horrible health problem would surface and they'd have to cart me off of the plane or something--but I decided that I might as well go for it and deal with whatever happened IF it happened and was okay if anything indeed DID happen. Which of course, nothing did.
I even flew on a couple of the flights by myself (with no safe family members), even though I was more nervous on one of those cause I was just generally anxious about other things and somehow the anxiety carried over but I was okay especially when I realized they were indeed, just thoughts.
I considered flying one of my "last big hurdles", I said if I can do this I can do anything. Well, I DID IT and I'm so happy I did!