u/Halle0319

Hi everyone,

Today I flew home from Las Vegas to Philly on American Airlines from 10:49-6:30pm. For the first time in a long time I was barely anxious on the flight. I realized what helped.

Before boarding, I was getting breakfast at the airport and a pilot was standing right in front of me. With my OCD/anxiety, I always notice pilots and kind of observe them to see what they’re like. This captain was standing right in front of me getting breakfast, and he was genuinely SO happy. He was smiling at everyone and honestly looked excited to be going to work.

Then I realized he was the captain of my flight.
A little later I saw him talking and laughing with the first officer and flight attendants, and somehow it made me feel 1000x calmer. It reminded me that these are real people up there and that they are people who do this every day, care about each other, and want everyone to get where they’re going safely.

After flights I always thank the flight attendants and pilots at the cockpit, and today I wanted to write them a note but didn’t have a pen. So I’m just putting this into the universe instead:
Thank you to the pilots and flight attendants who make nervous flyers feel safe without even realizing it :) Hopefully the crew sees this HAHA

Also of course I want to thank the air traffic controllers!

Hi, i am freaking out in the airport bathroom. I have a flight from philly to vegas at 11am. I hate flying in general but its also 20mph gusts right now so im worried that the turbulence will be bad. This will be my longest flight ever, my other long flight was from newark to salt lake city. On that flight i was also freaking out in the bathroom for 2 hours before the flight. Once we take off and are getting close to cruising altitude i feel a little bit better. During take off i just start sobbing. I have already thrown up because of how anxious i am. I want to see the pilots and flight attendents who will be on my flight. I am so anxious im not even excited for my trip i just want to be home already so i dont have to worry about flying. It feels like im not even going on a trip, is that normal with extreme anxiety? Someone help me please. I dont think i can do it i feel sick from anxiety.

I am a 22yo female who lives in the USA. I started using the Aestura cream a couple of months ago and i noticed that i kept getting little bumps on my face (sigh). I have EXTREMELY dry skin (i peel on my face almost everyday). My skin also has a lot of redness. I dont really have acne, i do get some pimples on my chin but thats about it.

Anyway im wondering if this happened to anyone else. Im so sad because i loved how it felt on my skin. Ive been doing the same skincare routine for like 5 years now which is the Kiehl’s moisturizer and slugging with aquaphor. I also started using the Corsx snail mucin about 3 1/2 years ago every night.

Does anyone have anymore Korean skincare products (like moisturizers, cleansers, or serums) that you recommend? Thank you :)