| Riding an airplane is pretty scary. It normally causes | | | | Take plenty of slow, deep breathes in. It's been proven |
| anxiety into everyone that's riding it, but at different | | | | that the higher you go, the thinner the air becomes and |
| levels for each of them. | | | | it's harder to get enough oxygen to your brain while |
| Let's be honest here - you're going tens of thousands | | | | you're experiencing a lot of anxiety. So try to get |
| of feet above ground level and there's a possibility of | | | | around 15-20 deep breathes and concentrate entirely |
| a crash happening at any time and place, and it would | | | | on your breathing. |
| all be over. | | | | Understand that the plane ride will only last a few |
| And it gets much worse... When there's turbulence | | | | hours at the longest. This will help you to calm your |
| happening on the plane, it's almost as if your whole | | | | mind and to understand that the anxiety you're feeling |
| body is being flooded with the adrenaline that comes | | | | is only temporary and you won't be feeling it forever. |
| during the turbulence. | | | | Concentrate on the place you are about to arrive. This |
| I once saw a guy grab onto his seat and he prayed | | | | is a huge one. Don't think of yourself as riding an |
| for fifteen minutes straight during the turbulence. | | | | airplane that's thousands of feet in the air and could |
| So with all that going on, how in the world are you | | | | crash at any second. Think of yourself already being |
| supposed to calm yourself down while you're riding an | | | | at the place you're trying to get. |
| airplane? | | | | |