Pteromerhanophobia

my wife recently flipped out on a plane. ride. [Music]. elat good mythical morning thank you for. joining us today just just just chill. out this is going to be fine don't no. need to get anxious don't wig out on us. that's a little that's a little. premonition of what's going to happen. you made me get nervous when you said. that really you incited anxiety into me. huh why I think we can explore uh the.

nature of that over 25 million Americans. if you're not American even better you. probably still experience the same thing. that is a fear of flying second only to. Fear public speaking in terms of just. the uh. proclivity of people being fearful of it. there. are there the second most common fear is. fear of flying next to public speaking. I'm not prepared to go that far but that. is what I just said what about public. speaking while flying the p does that.

every time oh man that that's why he. gets paid so much man that's why there's. so much school there Pilots have to go. to more school than medical. doctors that's probably not true either. uh but I mean odds are I'm speaking to. some of you out there who are afraid of. f flying if my wife is watching christe. as you know you are afraid of flying so. let let me let me just relay an. experience I had coming back from the. holidays we traveled by plane oh I did. too it's a it's a country I prefer to.

cross it in a plane which get it over. with we took a direct flight I mean. we're bringing three kids with us. everywhere we travel I want to get it. over as quickly as possible and I'm not. afraid of flying in the least but my. wife is with me and you know that's. another Factor here's what typically. happens um we have to sit in the back of. the plane cuz when you have five people. want to sit together you I don't know if. you want to buy the tickets or whatever. we're in the back of the plane no it's. alphabetical back no it's not back of.

the plane is a horrible place to be if. you don't like turbulence or if you. don't like being near a restroom oo was. it one of those where the only restroom. is in the back it was in this case so. like Christy already knew this was not. going to be a good trip even though it. was a a direct flight so it's one flight. instead of two that's that's the Silver. Lining okay um what I do and you know. this when I get on a flight I just con. out go to sleep I just have the power to. just and then your mouth open when your.

mouth opens I know that's when you're. not faking anymore like and that's when. I start getting strangers to put things. in there sometimes I open my mouth in. order to make myself fall asleep really. i' I've got it down to that much of a. science well I think that's you're on to. something there but here's what happens. it's happened more than one occasion but. it happened again at this particular. time I'm I'm asleep and all of a sudden. I'm being shook like Link Link Link. christe Christ's waking me up and like. I'm like kind of mad you know when. you're being woken up I'm like what yeah. and then.

I see this look in her eye and it's just. it's like she's having a near-death. experience and she so she says to me I. need you to talk to me and I'm like what. I'm like groggy I don't know what's. going on she wants to connect no she. says I'm I think I'm I'm really anxious. right now I I think I'm on the verge of. like a panic attack I'm I just I really. need to talk to you right now has this. happened before second time it's. happened so we're on the we're on like. I'm I'm waking up like couple kids do so.

I'm. like how you doing hey what you want me. to talk about so so I'm like uh what. what are you what are you what are you. afraid of what you think the plane's. going to crash or something not to plant. any thoughts in your head yeah so I mean. honest I I guess I I guess I was being a. jerk so I'm just like and then you were. taunting her no I wasn't taunting her I. was just trying to make light of it in. order to make her feel a little bit. better uh but that didn't work like I. actually me plane crash uh didn't work.

her eyes got bigger I could see that she. was sweating oh really this is bad and. um I didn't know this happened I knew. she didn't like it but I didn't know it. would manifest itself in a physical. reaction and and she was like do you. feel that I'm like yeah I mean it's just. a little turbulence just kind of go with. it open your mouth maybe you'll fall. asleep and um then then uh she threw up. what o into the bag no she got up and. went to the bathroom which was right. around the bin we're in the last seat so. it's likeo she all of a sudden she gets.

up and then I'm like uh she comes back. she's like I threw up you couldn't you. couldn't hear it though no I couldn't. hear it it wasn't like heaving and. heaving like she was ready it just like. happened and um I Heard the flush the. flush is really loud I don't think I. could even throw up in a you think about. when I go into one of those restrooms I. can't sit down because they're so tiny I. can't fold myself so if I went into the. thing I would it would just be like a. waterfall that's why they had the bags. clear my shck my head out a little bit.

to get it to wow so she comes back and. she sits back down and I'm like do you. feel better and I'm like oh she she's. she's already asleep again no you're. already asleep no no but she she said I. feel a little bit better and like I I. just started talking to her I like took. her mind off it talked about something. else but I feel like I was very. inadequate in my I mean yeah I mentioned. the crash but even beyond that I was. inadequate in my ability to help her. deal with uh her fear of flying so I I.

started looking into it you but did you. joke a little bit I only reason I asked. that yeah I joked about it I was like. what do you you think it's not like the. plane's going to crash I did this I've. told you this story before but I did my. mother-in-law has a really large fear of. flying and we were on a puddle jumper. well she she was in a plane crash and. she was in a plane crash so she has a. legitimate fear and she was really. scared we were in this little plane and. I started joking with her and she. scratched my face like I she was she she. she was behind the SC he was behind my.

wife and I were here and then my mother. and father-in-law were in the seats. behind us and then I was like. everything's going to be okay I mean. this plane is like the size of a boat or. you know just and then she she went. tried to like and she wver she was out. of control and she has long fingernails. and went right had a scratch the whole. week I and you deserve it and you know. what I deserved it Christy should have. should have scratched me but I think she. was so discombobulated that she couldn't. do it but upon reflection I think we all. recognize that I I deserve to be better. and that's why I did some research you.

know I mean there there's some common. things besides just going to taking. Xanax that you can do that maybe are are. better than that like first of all um a. lot of the reading I did said you got to. pinpoint what what you're what you're. fearful about so you can address it. there's plenty of things you can be. scared about she doesn't like being. closed up she doesn't. like thinking about crashing losing. control is very maddening for her um and. you're at the mercy of of of other. people and other machine.

but they also say educate yourself if. you know the facts that you know 10 read. the safety book one in 10 million die in. a plane crash versus one in like 5,000. in a car crash but that doesn't really. help I mean after that it's okay bring a. picture or have a picture on your phone. of your destination so you can think. about it they say to do that they say to. breathe deeply and then watch a movie or. read a book that you're already involved. in so you know things that are pretty. obious but the one thing that I found. that I think is great is the rubber band.

technique this one guy um in a blog I. found said that he wears a rubber band. and then whenever he feels a panic. attack coming on or something like that. he will pop himself with a rubber band. and if. you if you snap it against your skin. apparently the reality bite will take. your mind off of the turbulence will. take your mind off of whatever it is. that you're fixating on and and give you. this pain that you can focus on so I was. okay this will work from now on I am. going to um when my wife W me up and.

she's having a panic ATT I'm going to. shoot her with rubber bands I don't. think that's going to go. well but it it was in a blog I don't. like that training yourself punishing. yourself with little rubber band SP it. seems kind of gimmicky yeah it's like. I'm obviously not going to shoot rubber. bands in my I can't take somebody. seriously if they're sitting on a plane. going it seems like you got some weird. kind of I'd rather be panicky than crazy. you know what I.

all right you know what time it is I'm. Stephanie from broken era Oklahoma and. I'm Brooke from Batesville Arkansas. happy New Year it's time to spend the. wheel I'm glad your wife was not on the. plane that we took from uh California. North Carolina I will tell you what. happened on my plane in G mythical Moore. quite a. story okay we got another ear biscuits. uh coming out later today as you know. our Audio Only podcast where we talk to. somebody interest from the internet this.

week Michael Stevens from Vsauce oh. really yeah I mean the guy from Vsauce. great conversation you really get to. know him as a person uh iTunes Stitcher. SoundCloud look for the links see a. ghost you what a great episode Rett well. I'm just going to bask in this you. know. what do you feel do you do you see that.

do you feel that he disappeared I feel. like he saw something look back at me oh. there he is. again what he is what it's look back. every time you turn around he. disappears I thought I was seeing a. ghost but I think I'm just seeing. you. what every time I turn this way I. disappear your face goes away yeah when. you turn at me turn at me there you. are ladies and gentlemen my co-pilot. George is three sheets to the wind and.

uh I'm going to be doing this one so low. if anything happens to me if you have. any flying experience.