I hate it, but not because of a fear or anything. All the security measures makes it take forever, and if you have to go through one of the large airports, like LAX, it sucks.

I remember flying to Europe in 1995, before Sept. 11. And I flew to Canada in 2000, super easy, no passports even required (to see Niagra Falls).It was so much easier back then.

Now, it's just a mess. We took to driving from Houston to Los Angeles to see my in-laws (about a 2.5 day trip, stopping for sleep at hotels). Actually, the desert scenery is pretty nice, and we'd do things like veer off the route to see Carlsbad Caverns or the Grand Canyon, even the caves in Sonora, TX which while Carlsbad is more about size, you are very, very close to all the formations in Sonora. Driving and flying cost about the same in the end.

H had it the last time we flew. Our daughter was a toddler, maybe 2. It was winter, but with her personality, she wouldn't wear socks anyway. She had on sandals, no socks, and security at LAX demanded she take off her shoes. The floor was cold, and she did not want to take off her shoes, was screaming bloody murder. That was pretty much the end of flying for us.

I'm sorry you have a fear of it. Will your pdoc give you Xanax for flying, or is it that you have to fly a lot or just would rather not take Xanax?