Every time I fly I have to take valium before I go
Symptom
I used to be ok flying, but since I have had children I have become terrified to the point that I now need to take valium to get on the plane. Nothing has ever happened on a flight but it is getting worse. I am desperate not to make my children aware of my fear as I do not want to pass it onto them, however I am finding it really hard.
Possible Solution
I went to see a CBT therapist and found out that my fear of flying was related to my childhood and being sent abroad to boarding school. I had no idea that I had an issue with the fact until I went to see one. Over time I realised that I had felt abandoned when my parents flew me back to the UK to school whilst my dad was working in the Far East. I had always had a great relationship with my parents and would not dream of upsetting them, but I did go back and talk to them about it and they admitted that they felt really guilty about doing it and had always worried that they had done the wrong thing. We have all put it in the past now and best of all I can now fly without valium. Can’t say it’s my favourite pass time but I can do it.
Possible therapies
- CBT
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- Homeopath
- Reflexology
- Hypnotherapy