u/edulegend06

Hi guys, how are you? So, I bought a very cool replica Roman coin at the Capitoline Museum, and now I’d like to buy a few more to bring to my friends back home, but I’m not going back to Rome anymore. Do you know any places that sell these coins in Florence?
Besides that, I’d also like some gift recommendations for my friends. We have this tradition, and I honestly don’t know what to get. It would have to be something cool like these, you know?

Living among Roman ruins, what did medieval people actually know or believe about the Romans? How did they interpret the massive temples, roads, aqueducts, statues, and abandoned buildings surrounding them?

So, I’m going on a 12-hour transatlantic flight soon. That alone is already pretty bad for me, but honestly that’s not even the worst part. The real problem is the shorter flight from my city to the city where I’ll catch the long-haul flight, because I have a HUGE fear of takeoffs — not because I think something catastrophic will happen, but because of the physical sensations.

There are 3 specific sensations that make me extremely uncomfortable:

That “dropping” feeling right after takeoff, when it feels like the plane suddenly loses power or sinks a little. I know rationally that it’s normal, but I absolutely hate the sensation.

Take off with turbulence. During that, I get extremely nervous, tense up my whole body, and grab the armrest or my mom’s hand.

And the worst one of all: the exact moment when the front wheels lift off and the plane actually starts climbing. I almost never see people talk about this, but I feel a VERY intense pressure sensation in my body, almost like I’m about to pass out/faint. I clearly remember feeling this on one flight, and ever since then my brain has been completely stuck on that sensation. What makes it even worse is that I can’t clearly remember which of my more recent flights I felt it on and which ones I didn’t, so my mind keeps obsessing over it. This is by far the worst feeling for me and the one I most desperately want to solve.
I’d really like to understand why I feel this and how to stop it, because literally everyone I’ve talked to says they don’t experience it this intensely.

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always had a lot of anxiety before flying, and now it’s no different. I’m genuinely struggling so much that I can’t even focus on studying because of it. I’ve also been feeling emotionally sensitive in a way I don’t think I ever have before, like I’m constantly on the verge of crying and just really melancholic. I don’t really know how to explain it.

And on top of that, I still have the rest of the flight to deal with afterward, since I have anxiety about flying in general.

I’d appreciate help with all three of these issues, but especially the third one. Sorry for the long post.