Help! Dr's, Shrinks, etc..I am having major anxiety and a newly developed Fear of Flying, I need advice!?

Hello all,


My story...


About a year ago I suffered a accident at work. I have had to have surgery and I am in constant pain and basically lost my career. For some reason, I have developed Panic Attacks. I generally can not predict when they will happen (I have been through alot) , I especially get worked up about Flying.


I recently had to fly to Nashville. I had to take 2 xanax and was utterly terrified the whole time. Unfortunatly, we flew over a major storm and the plane was leaping around in the air. It scared the veteran flyer I was with it was os rough. This added to my anxiety and it took more xanax to get me on the plane home.


I used to fly all the time. 2 yrs ago I flew the red eye from LAX to Georgia, then connected to Philly and back home 3 days later, no problem.


I have no idea where this anxiety came from, I just need to know how to help myself. I can't control it but being closed up in a plane is utterly terrifying me nowadays.Help! Dr's, Shrinks, etc..I am having major anxiety and a newly developed Fear of Flying, I need advice!?
FIRST, I DONT THINK YOU WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF ANXIETY WHEN U GET IN A CAR AND DRIVE SOMEWHERE AS U WOULD WHEN U GET ON A PLANE. THERE IS A MUCH GREATER CHANCE OF U BEING IN A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT THEN U BEING IN A PLANE CRASH. U NEED TO USE WHAT WE CALL IN PSYCHOLOGY SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION. ITS REPLACING ANXIETY WITH RELAXATION. TRY TO DO A STEP BY STEP PROCESS TO GET OVER YOUR FEAR. AND TRY NOT TO ABUSE THE XANAX








I'M A PSYCH MAJOR SO THATS THE BEST I CAN DO. GOOD LUCK :)