On Fear, Flying and Inflight Food Recipe

For a long time I had a serious fear of flying. The first trigger would be the moment I unzipped my suitcase to start packing, and from then I would feel nauseous, dizzy and like I wanted to run around screaming, all at the same time. I would pack the evening before to alleviate anxiety in the morning but of course I wouldn’t sleep properly, so the tiredness would end up screwing me over. As the flight time approached I would be shaking, and when I was on the plane there would be tears, panic attacks and much clutching and sweating. I apologise to anyone who travelled with me during that period.

Then I discovered tranquillisers. I ended up popping these magic pills before the airport, at the airport, on the plane, on the flight.…