Sister, I am SO there. Terrified of flying (it shouldn't be able to! It weighs tons!) and vividly imaginative (every airline horror story I've ever heard- and there are many- playing in my head).
I'm taking a trip to another continent next week, and it doesn't comfort me that my mommy will be with me -- in fact that makes it worse, as I suspect my father is the least resilient of the three of us; i.e., least able to withstand the sudden loss of 2/3 of the triad we've always been.
Hate it. Hate it. But I hate the idea of being dominated and limited by fear more. So I take the tranks my mom gets from her doctor (she has the fear worse than I do, but doesn't let it rule her), tell my guy I love him before I leave, pray to my Raven spirit-friend to bear me up on black wings, and hope for the best.
dammit.
(I have 'secret keepers' too. Hee. Great name for it.)
no subject
I'm taking a trip to another continent next week, and it doesn't comfort me that my mommy will be with me -- in fact that makes it worse, as I suspect my father is the least resilient of the three of us; i.e., least able to withstand the sudden loss of 2/3 of the triad we've always been.
Hate it. Hate it. But I hate the idea of being dominated and limited by fear more. So I take the tranks my mom gets from her doctor (she has the fear worse than I do, but doesn't let it rule her), tell my guy I love him before I leave, pray to my Raven spirit-friend to bear me up on black wings, and hope for the best.
dammit.
(I have 'secret keepers' too. Hee. Great name for it.)