Learn to meditate and make a commitment to stop avoiding flying if you actually need to fly somewhere. Avoidance just feeds the anxiety. Try to remind yourself

Learn to meditate and make a commitment to stop avoiding flying if you actually need to fly somewhere. Avoidance just feeds the anxiety. Try to remind yourself of the positives of flying - you can travel far distances in a short period of time and enjoy more time at your destination than you might have otherwise if you took some slower mode of transportation. Also, I always remind myself that the higher up the plane is from the ground, the longer the pilot has to correct things or come up with a plan to land safely if something does end up happening. This won't help with anxiety about takeoffs and landings, but it may help for the large majority of the flight spent cruising at high altitude.