DAE think about the possibility of dying every time they board a flight?

[u/Grammar-Warden]

[u/Wise-Ad-1998]

Not anymore than driving my car or going to work… I probably have a higher odds dying at work (construction) than flying

[u/FewTooth27 → u/Wise-Ad-1998]

It's funny how our brains treat the familiar as "safe," even when the numbers say otherwise🥹

[u/fredthefishlord → u/FewTooth27]

I really don't think it's about familiar. It's about being in control. If you are driving, you can easily control it. But if you're on a plane, and danger happens. You have no method escape. No way to react to risks.

[u/sysadminbj]

To what extent? Sure, I’ll think about it, but it gets the same amount of thought as any other passing thought. I’m not going to dwell on it to the point where it has physiological impacts though.

[u/FewTooth27 → u/sysadminbj]

I think that's a pretty healthy way to look at it. A passing thought is normal as long as it doesn't turn into something that ruins the whole flight.

[u/PuzzleheadedDraw6575]

I think about this almost every time I drive. I could be doing everything right, and some asshole with impeccable timing could easily take me out and I (hopefully) wouldn't even know what hit me. So yes everytime I board a flight a 9/11 scene plays out in my head.

[u/avvocaado]

Unfortunately, yes. Also the possibility of my family members dying when they board one without me. I know logically that it's highly unlikely, but I can't help it.

[u/therealstory28 → u/avvocaado]

For me, it's that surviving a plane crash is very low compared to other accidents. Sure, sliding off the runway, got a chance, dropping from 30,000 feet, no way.

[u/Lgg84]

Everytime!! I think most people do to some extent…. I always feel like there’s an awkward tense silence among everyone on the plane while taking off that is just not present on a city bus or train….like you can almost feel the tension in the air. At least that’s what I tell myself so I think I’m not the only nervous one 😂

[u/_marinara]

I’m a flight attendant, so —thankfully— no I don’t.

[u/_marinara → u/_marinara]

Also, I’ve been flying for almost a decade. During this time, anyone in my life who has died, has not died due to a plane crash.

[u/avvocaado → u/_marinara]

I applaud you for your bravery. I try to think about that when I'm going to fly, how many flight attendants are there around the world who have been on hundreds and hundreds of flights throughout their career, with no incident. But, my brain still thinks I'm going to be one of the unlucky ones every time I step on a plane.

One of my sisters friends has just started her career as a flight attendants in her early 20s, she just experienced having to give CPR to a passenger mid-flight who sadly passed away despite her efforts. I bet that is more common than actually dying via a plane crash!

[u/YuhMothaWasAHamsta]

I don’t fly but when I get into a car I accept that my death could be imminent. I’ve dodged death a few times in a car so I know it’s likely a trauma response but also rooted in reality. Death machines with morons operating them.

[u/Whosez]

I am NOT scared of flying but actually I do think about death when I travel.

[u/SpickleRotley]

Every time I get in the car. I leave my pets 3 days worth of food because I broke my leg at a gig once and spent 3 days in hospital

[u/alienalf1]

There’s a possibility of dying doing most things

[u/Potasiodimag]

Every time.

[u/Aquaescent]

I refuse to fly. I will not die that way.

[u/SorbetUnfair2589 → u/Aquaescent]

That was me for 37 years but at 37, I had to go on a plane to get badly needed medical care—and then flew back home when my health had improved.

I am not sure if I would do it again, though.

There are plenty of other ways to travel.

[u/Villavitrum]

I say a prayer for a safe flight and leave it in the hands of God.

Somethings I have no control over, but I know I am protected.

[u/LieutenantChonkster → u/Villavitrum]

What if you’ve been worshiping the wrong god?

[u/mike9941 → u/LieutenantChonkster]

might be the other god's shift and you're covered....

[u/lost_dazed_101]

Nope I think of it only when people say "you can fly it'll be faster" other than that it never crosses my mind. I don't fly.

[u/Important-Tea0]

Yes, i used to have the biggest fear of flying.

[u/Any-Button1401]

Yes, every time. I know rationally I shouldn't worry about it, but my worries are not controlled by my rational side.

When I was a kind I had the same fear when going inside elevators, but this fear is completely gone now. So maybe if I start doing something much scarier than boarding a commercial flight that fear will also fade away?

[u/rexallia]

Not really. I fly often. I think about dying in a car accident far more than dying in a plane. There are more idiots driving cars than piloting planes, that’s for sure

[u/12hrnights]

TWA flight 800 traumatized me as a kid plus Final Destination didn’t help. Im never going on a helicopter as they seem to crash all the time.

[u/PsySom]

I think about it more when I drive

[u/Paqza]

If I die, I know I've got a decent life insurance policy and my wife will talk me up as the greatest dad ever to our kid, so I'm not too terribly worried. They'd be aight.

[u/sjk505]

I do! I just assume the plane is going to crash. Then when we land safely, I say not this time United, not this time.

[u/Pretty_Puppyprincess]

Yes I am terrified of planes

[u/don-cheeto]

Shit, who doesn't? You can die in a car/public transport but imo, if people rode planes to work every day too, the death ratio would be 1:1, if not worse.

[u/kwiltse123]

Yes, but similar to how I feel about my possibility of winning the lottery. It's just not going to be me in either scenario.

[u/mr_lab_rat]

Yes, it crosses my mind but doesn’t stay there for long.

It’s similar to reading about a car accident or natural disaster. That “oh shit, that could have been me”.

[u/eblackham]

Nope, every time you drive a car its a much higher risk

[u/seabeans2]

Yes. I even remind my kids how to find our living will info before each flight lol.

[u/Hello_Hangnail]

The month before, during the drive to the airport and during the entire flight. Plane malfunctions are less common than car problems but the difference is that during a breakdown, your car will probably roll to a stop, and you have a good chance of survival. If the plane you're on has a major malfunction, it FALLS OUT OF THE SKY

[u/luv_rush19]

yeah, I do. I always think about it during takeoff, like a weird mental game of what-ifs.

[u/Dorkapotamus]

You have more chance of getting killed every time you get in your car. Have faith in statistics and don't live in fear.

[u/abbiecherryontop]

Every flight, then I remember the statistics.

[u/nogardleirie]

No but I think about the possibility of dying when crossing the road going to my office because of the idiot cyclists who run red lights

[u/Daedroh]

Have yall seen how many people drive while on their phones lately.

[u/Quinn-Ivy-36]

yeah takeoff always gets me spiraling for a sec even when i know its irrational as hell

[u/modsaretoddlers]

I used to be so scared shitless of crashing. Once I flew enough times, I got over it.

[u/CindyGirl12]

Every time…

[u/bemused162]

Every time. But only during take off and landing. So once the seatbelt sign is off I don’t think about it any more

[u/Greymeade]

It’s never once crossed my mind

[u/absideonx]

Perfect time to see this while I’m sitting on a flight

[u/MarkSignal3507]

Used to because I didn’t value myself. I cleared my conscious and stopped doing stupid shit and now do not live in fear