fear of flying

It might help if we knew what part of which country you lived in.

Prior to the pandemic, the major airlines used to offer a course like this. Taught by both a psychologist and a pilot. Graduation was not getting on a plane and staying on the ground. Graduation was actually taking a flight.

I used to be a very nervous flyer. What helped me a lot was taking maps and keeping track of where we were. Mine turned out to be more of a case of not being in control. Tracking our flight gave me some sense of control. Also my doctor gave me very mild tranquilizer which just took the edge off my fear. Good luck!

My former neighbor, upon seeing my husband at the apex of our pitched roof, told me that he couldn't look. He was a captain for a major airlines. I asked him how on earth he could ever fly and he told me that he just told himself that there was a floor.

It sounds as though you are looking for a desensitization technique which is a good start. If your fear is one of claustrophobia, this might work well. If it is of heights/fear of crashing, you might start with sitting in a plane, taking a short flight and then flying more often. You would need to learn some negative-thought stopping, positive affirmations and anxiety-reducing techniques. I'll look to see if I can find what you're looking for or a form of simulation. Where would you want this? What area?

Northeast Pennsylvania
thanks so much

The Mentour Pilot vlog on YouTube has some good videos designed to help us nervous fliers. Here' are links to the 3 that I found helpful.

The takeoff:
https://youtu.be/Dk8sASziuQc

The descemt::
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=--ij33RFugs

Turbulence:
https://youtu.be/EuLURmITq_E

Lorazepam works well and you don't get high or anything like that.

I never had flight anxiety until an incident over Iraq.