Fear

My image is from when I traveled to Mexico in spring break of 2018. My image itself does not portray my fear as much as others may have. I have a fear of flying, however, I would consider it somewhat of an irrational fear. When I am flying, especially during take-off or landing, I tend to think of the worst case scenario happening. I imagine an emergency situation happening and being so elevated that you cannot see the ground or anything below you. Because I cannot avoid flying when we do traveling, I instead try to calm myself down, stop thinking about it, and take deep breaths. I sit in a window or Isle seat, sitting in the middle makes me feel tight and more anxious, although, I am not claustrophobic. Before take off, I try to distract myself talking to my family and relaxing, reassuring myself that nothing will happen. The part that scares me the most is the takeoff and landing, the reason for this is because of how the road seems bumpy and the elevation is changing making your ears pop or head hurt. Once I am in the air and can look down and see the tops of the clouds, or like in this picture, the ground and fields from up above it seems more relaxing and calm to me. Although I cannot sleep or fully settle, I try to relax and continue to keep a peaceful mindset throughout the flight.

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