Is anybody too scared to fly?

I flew all the time as a kid. Even flew to Okinawa and back to the States as an 8 and 11 year old kid. Now I am 27 and terrified to fly. I guess it stems from anxiety issues a few years back - I have overcome most of it but still deal with some things - the biggest thing flying. I have no problem at all being on the sea - its weird but I LOVE boating and have no fear whatsoever. I fear drowning but I don't even think about that while I am boating. When I am flying i guess my biggest thing is you are stuck. You can not land a plane on your own or choose to just get off. Once you are there you are stuck. I am somewhat afraid of it crashing but more not being in control and not being able to get off I think. I don't know I mean I know it is irrational but I'm still scared just the same. :-( I want to get over it though cause I live in Florida and want to be able to fly back and forth to Maine instead of the awful long drive.

You might start with taking just a couple of short flights. I remember going to a local little airport (too small for jet planes) and hiring a pilot and plane to take my kids and their cousins up for their first plane rides. It wasn't very expensive, you pay for a half hour or an hour etc and the good thing of course is you can tell them at anytime to take you back. Otherwise if you hate the long drive you could always take the train to Maine, or bus but the train might be more comfortable. Either way you can just relax until you get there.