Posted by Mark on 23/11/2010, 8:37 am

I had never heard of this before but I recognise 100% the symptoms in myself. It has been building up over several years and more and more situations are becoming difficult for me. I don't go to pubs, concerts, etc and the worst thing is that over the last few months I have developed a problem with planes. As I fly a lot for work, this is significant - I have literally just come off a twelve hour flight to China which was absolutely agonising and I'm facing the prospect of even longer trips over the next couple of weeks. It's awful because it never used to be a problem and i really enjoy flying. If anyone can help me with these upcoming flights, I'd really appreciate some tips. I'd never really told my wife about this before but I finally did on the phone this morning (I felt pretty rough and lonely when I finally got off the plane) and it was she who found this site. To be honest, as with all the other posters, just to know there are others has been something of a relief. I know I shouldn't expect a miracle by the weekend when I get back on the plane home but even just writing this has helped me to calm down a bit.

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