tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post4563248276937962265..comments2024-02-21T07:58:44.752-05:00Comments on The Great Umbrella Heist: Fear of flying and other scary aspects of lifeSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09856102708963900512noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-63557934781114958712016-06-18T17:13:46.378-04:002016-06-18T17:13:46.378-04:00I hope you know you don't have to live with th...I hope you know you don't have to live with that level of anxiety. Stomach issues, sleep problems, chronic worry, fear, and low mood are all signs of an anxiety disorder and are really treatable with therapy and/or medication. I am a psychologist so it is ironic that I lived with my own anxiety ruling my life for so long. Once I got treatment it felt like I had pushed the "easy button" or at least "easier". I no longer stress myself out over every little thing or feel like if I don't have control something terrible will happen. I've read your blog for a long time and encourage you to get some help with your anxiety. You deserve it!Aubreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563687910180882755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-77722951639058265832016-06-09T09:45:36.901-04:002016-06-09T09:45:36.901-04:00As I have gotten older, I have grown more and more...As I have gotten older, I have grown more and more fearful of flying as well. I agree with Bargerboys that it got way worse after I had kids. Also, all the recent news stories about major crashes overseas (especially the ones with disappearing planes!) don't help. My husband keeps trying to plan a trip to Europe, and I keep saying, "Ok, but if we go, we have to be on two different flights so we don't orphan our kids." It's like I am sure 1 out of two planes is going to crash, which I know is statistically extremely unlikely, but then again, I can't shake the feeling.<br /><br />Oh, and Lesley, I also have the medical anxiety. You just hear so many terrible stories...moms dying young, children dying. Every time I read something like that I suddenly become convinced that I or my children have the same thing. Perhaps the solution is to get off the internet...hmmm.Teejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09417148107100835566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-31647208706453294962016-06-08T23:02:26.241-04:002016-06-08T23:02:26.241-04:00I totally understand your anxiety. My family, and ...I totally understand your anxiety. My family, and myself, are an anxiety ridden group and the trend is increasing as we age. I just think the brain is not as resilient as we get older and becomes more and more vulnerable to whatever our baseline tendency has been over the course of our lives. In our case, medical anxiety is the theme. Any little oddity and one or more of us is sure the cause is cancer, dementia or a pending heart attack or a stroke etc. We ruminate and ruminate and obsess until we are practically physically ill. We have to talk about it and I am sure others get sick of hearing about it. I can't even tell you how stressful the regular preventive diagnostic screening exams are for us i.e. paps, mammos, colonoscopies. <br /><br />Suffice it to say, we get it!! You did good. Well done.lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501503992952033631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-44852796944078126812016-06-08T14:58:50.482-04:002016-06-08T14:58:50.482-04:00I HATE flying/turbulence as well! I found that my ...I HATE flying/turbulence as well! I found that my fear has gotten worse after I had kids. Maybe because now we could all crash?! I just flew solo to Georgia. I was a nervous wreck and contemplated driving 12 hours. I checked the weather reports and if there was any storms between Detroit and Georgia I was going to drive. Thank the Lord there was smooth flying both directions! But I still may drive next time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-82505817666843449792016-06-08T13:43:42.646-04:002016-06-08T13:43:42.646-04:00I'm sorry to hear about the increased levels o...I'm sorry to hear about the increased levels of anxiety you've been feeling, especially with your recent travel. It's always easy to forget that everyone else's lives aren't perfect, so thank you for sharing these intimate details. Sounds like you were on a TINY plane. I'm not sure that reassurance is helpful, but I do fly a lot and while I'm generally not a fearful flier, I get nervous on those small planes as well. My SIL lives in a tiny town in Wyoming and we flew on one to get there (with lots of turbulence) one time and ever since we've flown into the larger airport two hours away to avoid that small plane again. I'm not trying to diminish your anxiety levels or say they aren't real at all, so I hope you don't take it that way! Also, no one on a plane wants to hear that it's anyone's first day. Some information should be kept to yourself! I hope as you start to decompress now that you've left your office job that you'll start to feel some relief.Lisa H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06619812142070209350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707332630639933436.post-61204674181400450942016-06-08T12:18:27.401-04:002016-06-08T12:18:27.401-04:00Oh my, I am sorry about how that makes you feel. N...Oh my, I am sorry about how that makes you feel. No, we do not all walk in fear and I hope that soon you won't either! I am prone to the opposite feeling, where I think it is "the normal thing" not to feel fear of mostly anything and brush aside the realness of other people's anxieties. Not a very nice thing, I am sure, and it is good to read you and get some perspective.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07169540739235087261noreply@blogger.com