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I love to read and
participate in forum discussions about a
variety of topics, and most importantly about
my fear of flying. I
have learned so much about the airline industry
through these forums and I've learned how other
fearful flyers are learning to cope with their
fears, what steps they're taking to get help
and how their progress is going. I like knowing
that I'm not alone in my fears and that others
have the same struggles I do. It's even nice to
know that others have different reasons for
their fears, some which I don't share so I can
help them by sharing why those issues don't
bother me.
Here are my favorite forums
to watch. If your favorite forum isn't in this
list let me know and I'll add it to the
page.
http://www.takingflight.us/forums/
http://p223.ezboard.com/ffearofflying74562frm1
http://www.airdisaster.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=64
I highly recommend giving
these forums a shot. You don't have to post if
you don't want to, but you should browse
through them and see what you can learn. You'll
probably even see a few posts from me in there.
I like to help others but I also need advice
from people, too. Maybe you'll be able to help
me with some of my concerns! I sincerely wish
you would... :)
It was in a fear of flying
support forum group that I read one of the most
beneficial posts I've ever read, it really gave
me a renewed perspective about flying. This
lady ended up sitting next to a soldier
returning from Iraq... he had been flying for 2
days to get home to his family... the flight
really didn't bother him. He was only 22 years
old, yet had been in the most dangerous parts
of the war, sometimes in plane that would dive
straight down or fly straight up in order to
avoid deadly enemy fire. Think about it. We are
passengers on a routine flight and he was
passenger on a plane that was a deliberate
target for attack. There is big difference
between those two flights. Thinking about what
that soldier had already been through and what
I go through in a routine flight... it really
made me realize that I'm turning a mole hill
into a mountain.
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