I got stuck on an elevator last year and didn't realize it affected me until I flew a couple of months later, where I had a near panic attack both while boarding the plane and then again (to an almost paralyzing degree) when we landed and were waiting to get off of the plane. I am now concerned about it happening again, although I'm trying to get over it on own. As of last week, I've been forcing myself to ride our elevator at work and it seems to be working a little bit.
However, I am worried about that panicked feeling I got when the plane landed and everyone stands up and just stands there and I'm stuck behind rows and row of people and the air shuts off and it starts to get warm, and I can't see because I'm so short....getting anxiety thinking about it. I promise I'm not a nutjob!! Some of my friends, say to get a script for Xanax, but I'm not a big one for pills and worry it could make me loopy or drowsy. I think that if I could talk to the flight attendant and ask to be brought up to the front of the plane once we land, I could muscle through it until the doors opened. Is this an appropriate request?? I would leave my kids with my husband, I'm not asking to be first for any other reason than I don't want to accidentally cause a scene. Has anyone dealt with this before? This is all new to me, I used to love to fly
However, I am worried about that panicked feeling I got when the plane landed and everyone stands up and just stands there and I'm stuck behind rows and row of people and the air shuts off and it starts to get warm, and I can't see because I'm so short....getting anxiety thinking about it. I promise I'm not a nutjob!! Some of my friends, say to get a script for Xanax, but I'm not a big one for pills and worry it could make me loopy or drowsy. I think that if I could talk to the flight attendant and ask to be brought up to the front of the plane once we land, I could muscle through it until the doors opened. Is this an appropriate request?? I would leave my kids with my husband, I'm not asking to be first for any other reason than I don't want to accidentally cause a scene. Has anyone dealt with this before? This is all new to me, I used to love to fly