Claustrophobia

[breadstick]

Does anyone here get claustrophobic on a plane? I am a nervous sort and i have got it stuck in my head that im trapped in a metal tube for hours and i can't exactly ask the pilot to let me off

What is best way to deal with it its only recently it has become an issue :(

[Tilly2]

I deal with it by thinking that if anything goes wrong, there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.

Perhaps some kind of sedative might help you, breadstick. See your GP.

[AlwaysConfused]

Have a vodka or two before getting on the plane to calm your nerves. I hate being couped up, and usually end up with a stranger sitting next to me, trying to make small talk, so I usually sleep on the plane.

[Dee Sa]

go to your GP obviously in advance and tell him, he will give you a prescription for a few tablets [ probably no more than 4] to get you over this.
British Airways used to run a "fear of flying" workshop but don't know if the still do.
Good luck, think of it as the quickest was of getting from A to B.

[Dee Sa]

forgot to say breadstick ask for an aisle seat you feel like u have more room that way, don't go got a window seat u will fell even more enclosed.

[ummmm]

Loads of people have a fear of flying and don't actually have claustrophobia.

I always try and calm myself by thinking X amount of hours on a plane will be worth it for the lovely holiday I plan to have.

[jno]

various airlines run fear-of-flying courses (you don't have to be flying with them)

http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/special-assistance/flying-with-confidence

http://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/special-assistance/flying-with-confidence

http://fearlessflyer.easyjet.com/

[jno]

sorry, one of those should have been Virgin

http://www.flyingwithoutfear.co.uk/

[MargoTester]

I've suffered with claustrophobia for years, hate lifts, crowded places etc etc. I went on a plane for the first time Last year after a very long gap. I managed to sit at the very front of the plane in an aisle seat which gave me the impression of 'room' and I was OK. Took a book and a couple of crosswords to take my mind of it. Got up and went to the loo to stretch my legs so that I felt less closed in. Tilly and DeeSa are right, go and see your doctor if you are that bad and get a couple of pills to take the edge off. Good luck!

[chaptazbru2]

Me, which is why I'll never fly again ! Too scary for me.

Sorry, I know that's not much help breadstick !