I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/topic/760/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html en-us Copyright 2006, Kickapps feeds@kickapps.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@kickapps.com (WebMaster) Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:05:24 GMT Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:38:41 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://kickapps.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://kickapps.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7123/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7123 Brooke
I have to run my flight to Barcelona in 5 hours. ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Brooke) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7123 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:38:41 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7083/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7083 feeds@kickapps.com (Capt Tom Bunn MSW LCSW) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7083 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:24:28 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7081/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7081 Your post is very inspirational; thanks for putting your fears out there and showing us how you conquered them --- truly inspiring! ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (luna412) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7081 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:50:30 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7071/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7071 feeds@kickapps.com (OneAnt) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7071 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:16:06 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7067/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7067 feeds@kickapps.com (mel23) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7067 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:40:50 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7066/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7066
Thank you so much for sharing this. Your story is truly inspiring. ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (mel23) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7066 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:37:50 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7063/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7063 ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (vienna) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7063 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:18:05 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7062/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7062 Pam ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (esprit12) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7062 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:24:46 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/7059/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-7059 feeds@kickapps.com (Alex) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/7059 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:17:38 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/1499/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-1499
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By the way, I have found the SOAR techniques apply to everday life. I am anxious by nature and find myself almost automatically switching into SOAR mode when I get a little tense.

Wasn't that a great surprise? SOAR really gets to the root of anxiety. I had a (very minor) bout with cancer a year after I did SOAR and I found myself automatically putting it to use.

Absolutely SO worth the time, money, and effort.

(Hi, Lisa!) ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (tabbygirl521) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/1499 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:46:39 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/1498/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-1498
Upon my return a few days ago, the first questions I was asked by my friends was "How was the flight?" In the past, I would have focused on solely that, leaving out the details of my actual destination.

Now when they ask me about the flight, a one or two word answer suffices. I want to talk about Ireland--not the flight! What a shift that is for me.

I am thinking about flying back to Jackson Hole, WY, where my fear of flying originated. For me, that will truly mean that I have this fear under control.

By the way, I have found the SOAR techniques apply to everday life. I am anxious by nature and find myself almost automatically switching into SOAR mode when I get a little tense.

I really feel as if a huge burden has been lifted--in more ways than one. I said it before, but I'll say it again, thank you Captain Tom. Part of me feels reborn.

]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Tethered Nomad) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/1498 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:41:37 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/1497/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-1497
Thank you for inspiring others. Enjoy your new adventures, Janet!

Lisa ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Lisa Hauptner MS LMHC CASAC) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/1497 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:07:43 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/1496/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-1496
It was positively inspiring to read your story, and I'm glad you wrote it in the detail that you did. It made me feel like I was right there with you during your journies! Not only that, but the flight crew seemed to be so caring and so kind to watch over you the way they did. I am certain this is not the first time they dealt with a fearful flyer.

Hmm, seems to me after a journey like this, you DO need to graduate your username from "Tethered Nomad" to "Roving Nomad", as you suggested in your post :D

Congratulations on such a positive experience; I wish you many more comfortable flights to exotic destinations!

- Barb ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (barbnate) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/1496 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:12:10 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/1495/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-1495
YOur experience was wonderful, and I love reading about how you met the biggest challenges. I think you'll find that every flight gets easier. I still had my nervous moments on my first couple of post-SOAR flights but, like you, I had the tools to defuse the anxiety. I've flown 12 flights altogether since SOAR, and on the last few (including to Europe) I was FINE. On my last flight, when we hit turb, instead of preparing to die as I would have done in the old days, I simply thought, "Damn, this is annoying; it's hard to read my book!"

Thank you so much for sharing all the details of this exciting experience! It was like being there (hey, why is it that the lav feels... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (tabbygirl521) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/1495 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:23:10 PST <![CDATA[ Re: I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/reply/1494/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html#reply-1494
What a great job you did! It isn't easy to go up against something that is so huge. And, as you said, when you do, you feel such joy.

From "an impossible challenge" to "absolute possibility". Congratulations!

Tom ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Capt Tom Bunn MSW LCSW) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/sreply/1494 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:39:49 PST <![CDATA[ I DID IT! Long post, but lots to share!!! ]]> http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/topic/760/t/I-DID-IT-Long-post-but-lots-to-share-.html I just returned from my trip to Ireland and wanted to share how my flights went. First off, let me say that I did have anxiety on the flights, both to Ireland and on the way home, but I did it. At times it was hard and I was scared, but now I feel extremely proud of myself. This is a very long postIve got a lot to share! At the end of my post Ive listed some tips that worked wonders for me.

I flew British Airways and I cant say enough wonderful things about the crew. They were absolutely fantastic to me. Upon reaching JFK for my outbound flight to Ireland, I was in a state of very high anxiety, had tears streaming down my face, wanted to throw up and was shaking like a leaf. All I wanted to do was to go home, and it would have been very easy to have just left the terminal, but I had made a commitment to myself that I was getting on that plane. I used Captain Toms tip of being the author of the situation, rather than the victim. I was authoring this flight, damn... ]]> feeds@kickapps.com (Tethered Nomad) http://fearofflyingmessageboard.com/topic/760 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 09:05:24 PST