Anybody else detest Holidays?

LOAM · 18 Mar 2012 at 13:40

sigma said:
Have you no interest in seeing what the rest of the world is like?

Yes loads, my field is architecture thus there is loads I would love to see but saddly I won't ever fly again and whilst I realise that there are other modes of transport they are more restrictive in what timeframe is available.

I would dearly love to go back to America but I can't really see a way how.

Glaucus · 18 Mar 2012 at 13:40

You can still easily do most of Europe and even eastern block.

SexyGreyFox · 18 Mar 2012 at 15:08

LOAM said:
but saddly I won't ever fly again

I will admit that getting on a plane and taking off doesn't fill me with excitement but I know that stepping outside my front door is more dangerous than getting on a plane and getting behind the wheel of my car is infinitely more dangerous.

godsense · 18 Mar 2012 at 15:35

Yea there is the stress and hassle of going to the airport but tbf it does depends where and when, my last trip via East Mids was a breeze. Its nice to go and see different parts of the world and experience the culture. Also nice to get away from day to day life now and again

LOAM · 18 Mar 2012 at 15:57

Dimple said:
I will admit that getting on a plane and taking off doesn't fill me with excitement but I know that stepping outside my front door is more dangerous than getting on a plane and getting behind the wheel of my car is infinitely more dangerous.

Yesh I know, I know its irrational but its beyond a fear for me now. It ruins holidays for me because I go through a period of sleepless nights and nightmares for months prior to a flight then the time away is ruined because I'm a wreck over the return flight. The last time I flew I took two diazepam and several pints of Guinness and It had little effect it was still a traumatic experience.

I realise that I can probably go see someone and fix it but truth be told I don't want to, I don't want to be in a position where It doesn't bother me because then I might fly again and I simply don't want to. I know that makes little sense.

Glaucus · 18 Mar 2012 at 15:58

Have you tried the BA fear course thing. It's meant to be very good. My brother use to be terrified and avoided flying, now he doesn't have any issues.

http://flyingwithconfidence.com/

It's a shame to think, you'll never experience the world.

SexyGreyFox · 18 Mar 2012 at 16:14

LOAM said:
I realise that I can probably go see someone and fix it but truth be told I don't want to, I don't want to be in a position where It doesn't bother me because then I might fly again and I simply don't want to. I know that makes little sense.

My daughter had a proper clinical phobia of frogs but had a fear of flying.
Her fear wasn't as bad as yours and would only manifest itself on the morning of the flight, when taking off and when landing and there would be lots of tears.
She went through an 18 month psychiatry process with her frog phobia and put that info into her her fear of flying.
She has got zero problems now and even when a plane hits turbulence and every passenger is squirming she just sits there with not a care in the world.

King85 · 18 Mar 2012 at 16:24

This could be the biggest first world problem i've ever heard.

Not the fear of flying bit the not enjoying holidays.

LOAM · 18 Mar 2012 at 16:28

It really hard to explain, I don't want to fix it because fixing it would mean flying again and right now just that though is enough to make me feel uneasy. Its not something that really effects me though because I've removed the the thing that bothers me, the flying.

It's a trade off, I won't see some things but at the same time I don't have to fly and can still get some places via other modes. That said though neither me or the missus really enjoy being away for longer than a night or so anyway.