Originally posted by monahos:

Finally got over it around the age of 10 by pretending I was on a roller coaster having fun, and not in an airplane being miserable

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I once was on a Southwest flight in a storm and the plane was jostling around quite a bit. Many people were visibly frightened. A clever flight attendant got on the public address system the next time we experienced a large dip and merely said "wheeeeeeeee ! !"
like a kid on a ride. It brought a chuckle amongst the passengers and you could feel the tension in the air ease up considerably. Now whenever it's rough, I just think back to that day and think to myself "wheeeeeeee ! !"