Fear of flying is an interesting one and I've met a few people who seem to have it really bad. One woman told me that she had always avoided flying until her honeymoon, when her husband booked them a luxury holiday in the Maldives. Under the circumstances she was desperate to go and took some measures such as seeing her GP who prescribed her some happy pills to help calm her on the day. They went to the airport and boarded the plane, but when the cabin doors closed she freaked out and had to be taken off. It was quite weird listening to her tell the story as she seemed to be an intelligent, attractive and confident woman who acknowledged that her fear of flying was irrational, but clearly she couldn't conquer it.
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Fear of flying is an interesting one and I've met a few people who seem to have it really bad. One woman told me that she had always avoided flying until her honeymoon, when her husband booked them a luxury holiday in the Maldives. Under the circumstances she was desperate to go and took some measures such as seeing her GP who prescribed her some happy pills to help calm her on the day. They went to the airport and boarded the plane, but when the cabin doors closed she freaked out and had to be taken off. It was quite weird listening to her tell the story as she seemed to be an intelligent, attractive and confident woman who acknowledged that her fear of flying was irrational, but clearly she couldn't conquer it.
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Being asked with short notice to step in as best man at a wedding, write and deliver a speech. Was terrifying 
Being asked with short notice to step in as best man at a wedding, write and deliver a speech. Was terrifying
How we all differ. I've been a best man twice for mates of mine with no problems. But then I have never minded public speaking.
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Yeah it's one of those things that if you're used to public speaking and comfortable with it, it's not an issue.
When you're not, it's very daunting doing it for the first time.
Oh god. I hope this never happens to me!Being asked with short notice to step in as best man at a wedding, write and deliver a speech. Was terrifying
I'd be terrified by this!
I do get it. There's always a tiny "what if" that pops into my head flying. I think it's lack of control for me.
But I genuinely don't know what I'd do if I couldn't fly. Would have anything to really spend excess money on.
Soldato
Pretty much and ironically I was really in to planes as a kid /!teenager , never had any bad turbulence ect but I wouldn't fly , yep my journey home from work has more chance of killing me but there you go