tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post3990981810343088744..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Fear of Flying and Other Uncontrollable PhobiasJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-29086856104098874782009-09-23T22:52:57.969-04:002009-09-23T22:52:57.969-04:00Kathy, your dad sounds like a wonderful guy, and t...Kathy, your dad sounds like a wonderful guy, and the coolest thing is that he took you on such a great vacation!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-44453937985196867502009-09-22T16:25:13.702-04:002009-09-22T16:25:13.702-04:00The Yucatan was fine, beautiful. All was okay unt...The Yucatan was fine, beautiful. All was okay until we were on the pyramid's steps. Wonderful in Mexico City, Yucatan, Taxco, Cuernavaca. In Acapulco, my father had to pull my sister out of the way of a barracuda that jumped up alongside the boat we were on, near her. <br />Other than that one experience with the pyramid steps, my father never showed any fears. He tried new sports even kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-81178978006144592732009-09-22T15:31:55.709-04:002009-09-22T15:31:55.709-04:00Jana, that is so funny. And good for you for work...Jana, that is so funny. And good for you for working through those fears.<br /><br />The same thing that keeps you in steerage helps contribute to keeping me off the plane. I don't really have anyone far away that I need to see (although I have some distant European relatives), and travel is expensive!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-51839937588668734372009-09-22T11:59:41.157-04:002009-09-22T11:59:41.157-04:00I do not like to fly. It ruins my illusion of &quo...I do not like to fly. It ruins my illusion of "I'm in control" something awful. I particularly do not like to fly over water. I also do not like the pilot to jauntily announce, "We're cruising at 32K feet." Don't want to know that as I immediately start to do the 32 feet per second squared math to determine how long it will take for me (and the plane) to reach the Jana Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603652346290427856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-69745626200840250622009-09-21T16:35:50.624-04:002009-09-21T16:35:50.624-04:00Yes, it is. There's nothing so direct as flyi...Yes, it is. There's nothing so direct as flying, and I admire the idea of flight. In theory. :)Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-90604901995118501162009-09-21T15:19:16.805-04:002009-09-21T15:19:16.805-04:00I'm a terrible worrier, and I have an embarras...I'm a terrible worrier, and I have an embarrassing number of phobias (heights, water, fire, spiders, confined spaces, etc. etc.), but oddly enough I'm not afraid to fly. I don't think that understanding our fears will necessarily help us overcome them. You can't reason away a phobia. And yes, you can still take the train -- but it's a long, slow way to travel.Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-55012488607632358972009-09-21T12:59:26.946-04:002009-09-21T12:59:26.946-04:00Too right, Sheila. It's a case of "we...Too right, Sheila. It's a case of "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it."<br /><br />I'm familiar with the sleep issues; I don't have them, but my son does.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-56844703486968492112009-09-21T08:52:20.172-04:002009-09-21T08:52:20.172-04:00I agree that a tendency toward fear is hereditary....I agree that a tendency toward fear is hereditary. I watch my adult daughter mirror many of her father's anxieties, although her early-life experiences were nothing like his.<br /><br />Acknowledging the fear as part of your personality helps. Dealing with it is another question. I think if it interferes with your day-to-day living (for example, both my husband and daughter have issues Sheila Connollyhttp://www.sheilaconnolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-6330185283595640222009-09-21T07:27:51.478-04:002009-09-21T07:27:51.478-04:00I hear you. I'm sure this is something along ...I hear you. I'm sure this is something along the lines of OCD or panic disorder, but those things are also hereditary--I see them in my son, as well.<br /><br />And that Yucatan trip sounds terrifying to me. :)<br /><br />Really I think we're just the victims of our own brains.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53234333192744950382009-09-21T01:16:59.304-04:002009-09-21T01:16:59.304-04:00This is such a good column.
I, too, fear flying. ...This is such a good column.<br /><br />I, too, fear flying. Years ago, flew with my then-partner who also is airplane phobic. We both got sloshed. That was the only way to do it. Haven't flown since and am so glad as it seems like terrible accidents are happening more frequently as airlines cut costs and staff.<br /><br />I remember when I became afraid of heights, was in Mexico at the kathy d.noreply@blogger.com