Has long-term mediation help flight anxiety?

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Hello, common deathly afraid of planes gal here. My main issue is my mental state during a flight. It was nearly impossible to shut my brain off on my last flight, any single thought was flooded with anxiety. “Everything is fine” was met with “you jinxed it” and “you jinxed it” was met with “well now that you thought that, it’s real. You really did jinx it.” And the spiral continues.

I’m curious if anyone out there has practice mediation or something similar for a while and have found it has helped their flight anxiety thoughts?

I usually can get out of the mental spiral in any other circumstance. I’m able to be mindful and acknowledge that it’s just a thought, just like a passing cloud. But flying just is too much of my personal fears (heights AND lack of control). I am thinking that meditating everyday would be a good way to strengthen my mental stamina and control. Lmk!

Posted Nov 5, 2025, 11:42 PM UTC

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