Last week was a whirlwind of travel and other commitments; it seemed as though I just couldn’t stop! This isn’t to say it was all unpleasant; far from it! In fact, as I alluded to in Friday’s “Learning to Relax“, a lot of it was very pleasant indeed. And this week is shaping up to be another good one. The only really bad thing about last week was multiple rental-car company screwups which made what should have been ordinary tasks into multi-hour ordeals, but while I’d usually get very upset about those, this time they only barely ruffled my feathers. My credit card company temporarily shutting off my card because they seem to think it’s suspicious for a person whose billing address is in Houston, and whose account was started in Tulsa, to be in Dallas is a different story; however, a few minutes of screaming, cursing and telling a customer service rep that I’m 50 years old and don’t need their permission to travel sorted that out quickly enough. Even my flights were relatively stress-free now that I’ve doubled my dose of diazepam and added yet another precaution: eat absolutely nothing for at least 6 hours before takeoff time, so there’s nothing in my stomach to lose if I do get queasy. I’ll be trying that again this week when I fly to San Francisco; I’ll be very busy Friday and Saturday, but if you can do an evening appointment on Thursday & can be a little flexible in case my flight arrives late, drop me a line. Also, sometime in the next month or so I’ll be visiting Chicago to promote The Forms of Things Unknown; I’ll keep you posted!
Diary #356
April 24, 2017 by Maggie McNeill
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Great pic. (Er…Were you saying something? I’m a guy — I got distracted…)
Try taking a few flying lessons in a small, piston engined airplane. Visibility is better, and perhaps doing it yourself will provide you what you need to get over your nausea. I’m guessing you don’t get car sick as a passenger.
Hey, I have a great idea! You tell me a physical ailment you have that I don’t, like diabetes, epilepsy, an allergy or arthritis, then I’ll make an ignorant suggestion about how you can “learn” to “get over it” even though it has a physical cause! Why, it would be a revolution in medicine! I’ll bet I could even teach the blind to “get over” their blindness, and the paralyzed to “get over” their paralysis! I could be the new Jesus!
I didn’t know your flying issue had a physical cause, especially since you specifically mention doubling your diazepam dose, which is an anti-anxiety medicine. But go ahead, and ignorantly presume I’m psychic and knew your issue was physical instead of mental as your post would lead any reasonable person to believe, and insult away. Heaven forbid anyone make a suggestion based on what you actually said. A polite person might have just responded with something like “My issue is physical in nature, and so that won’t help”, instead of launching into an insulting tirade.
Mental anxiety over flying can be alleviated in some by taking lessons, or just a few flights, in a small plane because you learn how things work, and the much better visibility in a small plane helps as well. Many people who are anxious while flying are not when they are a passenger in a car or bus, and part of the reason for that difference is they understand what is going on in the car or bus, but they don’t in the plane. But if your problem is physical, it won’t help. So I’m sorry my suggestion won’t help you, and don’t worry, I’ll never make any kind of suggestion to you again.
The word “vertigo” has a specific meaning, which is NOT “fear of flying”.
Yep, it sure does. If only you’d mentioned vertigo in the original post….
Forgive me for thinking a regular reader would’ve noticed it one of the literally DOZENS of times I’ve mentioned it in the past.
I see. You assumed I was a regular reader. I’m not. I visit irregularly. While I believe in your cause, and support your political agenda of legalization, there are many other causes I consider more important, and I spend the majority of my on line political activity at those sites.
You know what they say about what happens when you assume. And we’re both guilty of it. You assumed I knew more about you than what was in the post I replied to, I assumed your post was complete in and of itself.
Damn what a rocking body, it’s like opening a gift box and finding treasure.
Great story, best part was you not have a feather ruffled from the rental car issues. You blasting at the credit card company made me chuckle. Couldn’t imagine you frothing at the mouth at the credit card representative. But you are you Maggie so I think that is enough said. 👍🏻 🙂