HugePilchard
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My other half scares easily. She doesn't like flying, won't go beyond the first rung of a step ladder, and absolutely hates trains.
We're off to London next week. I've managed to get her calmed down about the trip on EC from Durham to Kings Cross, but the notion of going on the Underground has her petrified. I used to visit London pretty much monthly for work, and she'd insist that I called her as soon as I got off the Underground, to let her know I was OK.
I think her main concern is terrorism; telling her that nothing's happened since 2006 hasn't helped. She's also generally worried about trains, and the fact that we watched the film Unstoppable yesterday has probably added to that; I've explained about dead man's switches and the like, but she's still not in the mood for listening to reason!
So, has anyone encountered this sort of thing before? And how did you deal with it/them?
I know if I went on a flying forum, there'd probably be a lot more people with advice, but I'm hoping the good people here will be able to help as it's a bit more on-topic!
We're off to London next week. I've managed to get her calmed down about the trip on EC from Durham to Kings Cross, but the notion of going on the Underground has her petrified. I used to visit London pretty much monthly for work, and she'd insist that I called her as soon as I got off the Underground, to let her know I was OK.
I think her main concern is terrorism; telling her that nothing's happened since 2006 hasn't helped. She's also generally worried about trains, and the fact that we watched the film Unstoppable yesterday has probably added to that; I've explained about dead man's switches and the like, but she's still not in the mood for listening to reason!
So, has anyone encountered this sort of thing before? And how did you deal with it/them?
I know if I went on a flying forum, there'd probably be a lot more people with advice, but I'm hoping the good people here will be able to help as it's a bit more on-topic!