Im scared I will die

Im flying to the USA soon and I am really scared a terrorist will blow me up/plane crash. I have never had this intense a fear before and I really dont know what to do, I am petrified right now. I have flown before and never experienced anything like it. Please someone help me.

Reply 1

username72629

Don't be afraid, i was lucky enough to be flying on the day they had the last terrorist warning. We only managed to get into the country as our plane had already taken off. There really is nothing to be scared of, theres a huge amount of security at the airports. My friend got all his gear checked because and had his phone checked for explosive traces when we were checking in to leave the country :P

Reply 2

quadruple_twist

2

Hixxy

Don't be afraid, i was lucky enough to be flying on the day they had the last terrorist warning.

Ooh me too! I'm so glad it was that day and not the day after. I'd have hated not being allowed my ipod in my hand baggage...

Reply 3

Talya

16

I flew to the USA in September and I am OK!

Reply 4

dan

11

As the others said, don't be afraid. Especially with flights to the US now, they will be so ridiculously security tight that you needn't worry about your situation.

If you're flying with BA you should be more worried about the strike action and the empty terminals!

Reply 5

Geerththanan

17

danglenister

As the others said, don't be afraid. Especially with flights to the US now, they will be so ridiculously security tight that you needn't worry about your situation.

If you're flying with BA you should be more worried about the strike action and the empty terminals!

Reply 6

Revd. Mike

17

I'm flying tomorrow morning to Gibraltar. Last time I was in Gibraltar airport, all the visitors and stuff were being escorted out of the terminal by military police, and all the passengers were being hastily moved onto the plane because of a bomb scare in the airport hehe. Apaprently it was someone leaving ahandbag unattended. :rolleyes:

Anyway, don't worry, security is very very tight, and everyone is being incredibly vigilant. You'll be fine :smile:

Reply 7

IAJTHOMAS

1

You've got much more chance of dieing in the car to the airport...

Reply 8

Vanilla Crush

You can get some tablets to take if it is something that really is bothering you. I went to the doctors when i was going to fly to new york because i suffer from panic attacks from time to time and the last time i flew i was worried about something happening, hence starting to panic. The tablets really helped as they slow down your nervous system and I can honestly say I did not worry one bit.

Reply 9

Revd. Mike

17

If it's really bad you can get anxiolytic drugs from the doctor, but they'll generally only give them to you if you're having anxiety attacks. Drugs won't allay your fears of terrorism, only suppress anxiety attacks.

Reply 10

anjurdsg

11

I flew to Canada twice in the past 4 months and I am fine too :smile:

Reply 11

Nix!

11

You know OP, the irony is that the planes are probably safer than ever before with the added security.

It's not an irrational fear, but it isn't a productive one either. Try and find something to keep your mind busy during the flight and avoid the anxiety :wink:

Safe trip!

Reply 12

anjurdsg

11

flights are fun! :biggrin:

as long as the pilot doesnt get a heart attack.

but dont worry, there is always an assistant pilot.

but what if he gets a heart attack too? :eek:

jus kiddin

Reply 13

Bismarck

13

Anonymous

Im flying to the USA soon and I am really scared a terrorist will blow me up/plane crash. I have never had this intense a fear before and I really dont know what to do, I am petrified right now. I have flown before and never experienced anything like it. Please someone help me.

You should be far more concerned about getting hit by lighting twice, as the chance of that happening is far higher.

and that too

For some easy to understand math, there are roughly 30,000 commercial flights each day. That's over ten million flights a year, and over one hundred million flights over the last decade. During that time span, an entire 4 planes were hijacked. That's 4 out of 100,000,000, or 1/25,000,000. In contrast, the odds of winning the British national lottery is 1/14,000,000. The chances of being hit by lightning in any given year is 1/280,000. I mean, there's nothing wrong with being cautious, but if you're going to be scared of everything that has a 1 in 100 million chance of happening, you're not going to live a very productive life.

Reply 16

fundamentally

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Anonymous

Im flying to the USA soon and I am really scared a terrorist will blow me up/plane crash. I have never had this intense a fear before and I really dont know what to do, I am petrified right now. I have flown before and never experienced anything like it. Please someone help me.

Take out lots of insurance.

Reply 17

kaleidoscope42

Don't worry about it, I've flown loads of times since 9/11 and I'm still here :smile:

There's more chance of the car you're in crashing than the plane you're in being hijacked or crashing.

Reply 18

The_Bear

13

I flew to the USA in december and let me tell you, you are more likely to die on the roads.

Reply 19

Schmokie Dragon

17

I flew to the US last year and I'm alive.

There is a really teeny chance of something happening on that flight, as Bismarck demonstrated. The only reason people get scared by the thought of it is because it was very well publicised. Everyone knows about the scary terrorists but very few people can rattle off car crash statistics. You are far more likely to die in a car crash, or even be murdered, than to die via the hand of terrorists. Do you have a paralysing fear of death whenever you get into a car? Probably not.

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