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I got over fear of flying (and actually liking flying although I do not want to do it anymore for the environment) by getting a job which got me travelling betw

I got over fear of flying (and actually liking flying although I do not want to do it anymore for the environment) by getting a job which got me travelling between different EU countries, HK and AU multiple times a month. I hardly ever flew before that because I was deadly afraid but after 10 flights or so I started to enjoy it. At the end (the end was when covid hit), I was looking forward to a nice quiet long haul to get some reading done. I thought I could get rid of my fear of heights (different than planes; planes are too high; I never cared about that) the same way; I tried just going to uncomfortably high up and walking over ravine bridges and stuff; I freeze and cannot move at all. I got an Oculus Quest 2 recently and in games like the climb etc I am standing in my living room but I am completely into mortal panic; I cannot get my brain to accept this is fake and there is no drop. I am not really bothered by it, however I do think fear of heights will be with me until I die. A positive thing is; because of this fear, the Quest is far more realistic than it is for friends who do not have that fear. My brain is immediately into realism and actually thinking I am physically in danger which makes the Quest experience far nicer for me than for others.

op00to 5y ago
Congratulations for overcoming a fear that was holding you back! That is a huge achievement and you should be proud of what you did for yourself.
EE84M3i 5y ago
What kind of job did you have that had so much travel? Does it still exist in a post-covid world?
- tluyben2 5y ago
  We sold software and hardware to banks and our clients were in Asia and Europe. The company still exists; upper management found out what I have been saying since I was a kid in the 80s sitting behind my first (300 baud) modem; no more travel needed. Turns out this sitting around the same table was not needed at all for sales or otherwise. It was fun though but tiring (and stupid for the environment and the uselessness but my colleagues simply did not believe this until this year...).

op00to 5y ago

Congratulations for overcoming a fear that was holding you back! That is a huge achievement and you should be proud of what you did for yourself.

EE84M3i 5y ago

What kind of job did you have that had so much travel? Does it still exist in a post-covid world?

tluyben2 5y ago
We sold software and hardware to banks and our clients were in Asia and Europe. The company still exists; upper management found out what I have been saying since I was a kid in the 80s sitting behind my first (300 baud) modem; no more travel needed. Turns out this sitting around the same table was not needed at all for sales or otherwise. It was fun though but tiring (and stupid for the environment and the uselessness but my colleagues simply did not believe this until this year...).