i'm planning a trip to Australia next spring. total travel time will be more than 24 hrs, and i'll be flying in the poor people's section. i'm mildly claustrophobic--11 hours to Japan this spring was enough to make me go mental.

how do you keep from going insane on such a journey?

I be really nice to the flight attendants. It makes for a pleasant trip.

I once spent most of a 24 hour flight home crying. Hope that helps!

OMG
I felt like crying all the time on two 26 hour trips home (not all flights though), but only did in the restroom.

I couldn't hold back my tears, I just let them out, I turned my head towards the window so nobody could see me. In the end I didn't even care. I was alone.

OMG
I felt like crying all the time on two 26 hour trips home (not all flights though), but only did in the restroom.

I couldn't hold back my tears, I just let them out, I turned my head towards the window so nobody could see me. In the end I didn't even care. I was alone.

Awww . I wear contact lenses, so I cannot do that as I have to wash my tears off them all the time then. And without them I hardly see anything . But more as if I am wearing them and they are all teary.

I couldn't hold back my tears, I just let them out, I turned my head towards the window so nobody could see me. In the end I didn't even care. I was alone.

I cried for an entire 9 hour flight. The plane was pretty empty so I moved to the back and bawled. I didn't care, I could not help it.
It did not make the time go faster though.

I've never been on a plane

That's it!!!! Next time there is a Prince concert you will have no excuse.

thats why ive never seen prince...i hate flying

its the only option ( or boat) to mainland australia from tassie...and im not keen on water either

I hate flying, but I prefer it to boats .

flying is quicker, but boats are closer to the water...





mind u, if prince announced he was touring oz again, id do a phobia course

But you have been flying in an airplane? So you were close to panic?

For me the problem is that I am so afraid of getting terrible travelsick .

I cried for an entire 9 hour flight. The plane was pretty empty so I moved to the back and bawled. I didn't care, I could not help it.
It did not make the time go faster though.

last time i flew was back in 1992, with my then boyfriend (now husband).
he didnt know about my anxiety/panic attacks then and couldnt understand why i wouldnt let him touch me to comfort me . it didnt help that i had an undiagnosed ear infection!!

2 planes to our destination...2 planes home.

was better on way home, but havent flown since...

just being in a airport gives me heart palpatations

I know!!! Long plane rides don't much help with all the crying either, since you have all that time to sit and think and rething and analyse and overanalyse :dead;

Drugs!

If you can bring yourself to strike up a convo with your seatmate, do it. Getting to know all about the person next to you takes a long time, and can be very rewarding (people who travel are often more interesting than average). Video entertainment and podcasts are great. They eat up time better than just listening to music. Take some overdue organizational task, or catch up on email/letters. Masturbate in the bathroom, or take your brand-new best friend that you made earlier and join the mile-high club.

But really, just take lots of drugs.

Stay up all night the day before you're going, then you'll wanna pass out on the plane for about half of the trip lol. That's the only way i can sleep on a plane, not willingly because they're so bloody uncomfortable. Then take a laptop with some games and movies for when you wake up.

The flights themselves don't bother me nearly as much as the layovers. Processing through London Heathrow is enough to make anyone slit their wrists, especially if you're just connecting to another flight. Same with Tokyo's Mareita(sp?) airport.

I sure hope more planes like the 787 Dreamliner are produced so there can be more direct flights between far reaches of the world. I swear I've spent 22 hours in transit before between connections and flights. It's exhausting.

The flights themselves are actually 'breaks' from the airport madness.

have i just been stupidly lucky with all the times i've been through heathrow? customs was never longer than a 10 minute wait, all the employees were super nice and helpful, never lost my luggage, it's all shiny and gorgeous, not a crusty cesspool like LAX...

I couldn't hold back my tears, I just let them out, I turned my head towards the window so nobody could see me. In the end I didn't even care. I was alone.

I cried for an entire 9 hour flight. The plane was pretty empty so I moved to the back and bawled. I didn't care, I could not help it.
It did not make the time go faster though.