Panic attack on a plane

by Anna
(Toronto)

I had a panic attack on a plane just this past week. I felt fine and was walking around when the thought occurred to me that I was 30000 feet in the air. I wondered what would happen if the floor suddenly disappeared beneath me. As soon as I thought that my heart started racing and I felt terrified.

I told myself to get a grip, that there is in fact a stable floor right under my feet. I think that talking to myself calmly during this flight helped out a lot.