"Now Holly won't say hi to me/Cause I'm in love with my anxiety."
So, the anxiety about getting on an airplane is starting now, approximately 29 hours before take-off.
My shrink thinks that I'm more anxious about my own anxiety which just makes the whole situation worse. She also thinks that I have a certain magical thinking, in that I think my anxiety on the airplane will somehow protect me from a plane crash. She also believes it has to do with my own distrust in my own abilities to accomplish important tasks that are then projected on to other people (in this case, the pilot and co-pilot). And, lastly, she believes a part of it has to do with a feeling of being disconnected from the people in my life when I'm on an airplane.
Knowing all of this doesn't seem to be helping at the moment.
My shrink thinks that I'm more anxious about my own anxiety which just makes the whole situation worse. She also thinks that I have a certain magical thinking, in that I think my anxiety on the airplane will somehow protect me from a plane crash. She also believes it has to do with my own distrust in my own abilities to accomplish important tasks that are then projected on to other people (in this case, the pilot and co-pilot). And, lastly, she believes a part of it has to do with a feeling of being disconnected from the people in my life when I'm on an airplane.
Knowing all of this doesn't seem to be helping at the moment.