Playboy Model Tiffany Livingston put new meaning to the words "fight or flight" when she allegedly tried to open a plane door in mid-air yesterday. The 21-year-old model was on a Jet Blue trip from Orlando to Newark when what seems to have been high levels of anxiety resulted in her outburst. "She has dealt with minor anxiety issues in the past, however has always maintained a high level of professionalism in the modeling business," Livingston's former agency director, Kathleen Longsderff, told CBS News. Livingston was detained after the incident and charges are still pending.
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I can relate. I had a panic attack on top of a busy bridge.
Traffic was backed up, everyone honking their horn, but I couldn’t move. I think more understanding and education is needed about panic disorders.
There are some excellent comments here. I’ve written on this topic several times. If you’re interested, you can read some interesting articles and reports on Panic Attacks Remedies.
I’ve stopped flying all together…for this reason. I don’t want to panic on the plane and make a fool of myself. Anxiety is has really mishapped my life. I have not taken a real vacation in approximately 15 years. I really want to work on this. I don’t want to be smothered by it anymore. I am a fun happy person otherwise, and this is like a noose around my neck.
I am so happy I found this article!
Thanks!
p.s. I just wrote one myself, check it out Anxiety Attack Treatment
Yeesh.
That must have been scary for the flight attendants and other passengers.
Glad everyone is ok. I think I’m going to explore the topic of panic during transportation on my anxiety cures blog
Ann-Marie M
So many people in real life face this type of situation without any body’s attention.
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I feel for this lady. I agree with previous comments that there needs to be more education for this. If she is charged it will be a travesty of justice. This is not a crime, it is a disorder.
I had a panic attack in a plane almost ten years ago. The next time I flew I took 4mg of Ativan before the flight. At that time, I would take 1 or 2mg if I was having a panic attack. (4mg was OK’d by my doctor, btw) The only reason I took this flight is because there was no way out for me (work related travel). But like many others I won’t even consider flying for pleasure.
I have been getting better over the years. Two things have helped me a lot: read everything you can find until you find something that works for you (for me the biggest help was the Linden Method, look it up, I never listened to all the CDs in the package, there were a couple that really calmed me down and it was those that I listened to over and over). The other thing is learn to control your breathing. All my panic attacks were made worse and longer whenever I lost control of my breathing. Many times I was able to successfully repel the ‘full blown’ panic attack by keeping some control over my breathing (control is relative, but I control is as best I can) and even if I can’t repel the panic attack itself, the ‘full blown’ panic attack is much much worse, as those who have had one surely know.
just goes to show it hits us all in different ways….she has now identified one of her triggers at the very least
It is mind boggling that panic disorders can cause such extreme reactions in people, yet there is no known cause of these such attacks.
it’s sad and frightening to see what type of dangers it can put us into when we have panic attacks. The perceived fear that the model had brought her closer to the real danger (opening door in mid air).
It’s really advisable for anyone to always have a preparation for their anxiety, and better, a permanent end to it. Like what Jon L mentioned, I’d recommend the Linden Method.
Learn about the Linden Panic Program or get as much information and knowledge about ways you can treat panic attacks naturally.
I used to get terribly afraid on airplanes and the first flight I took after suffering from panic disorder (I was forced into it!) i spent the whole 4 and a half hours in complete panic… I ended up drinking whiskey to quell my symptoms.
Plane travel, for me, was the biggest fear so I have a lot of sympathy for this star in the public eye.
I too suffer from panic attacks, it is really awful. What makes it worse is that they come on out of the blue. Its easy for people to tell you to relax, but of course unless you have been through one, you know how hard it is to relax. My family does not understand, and they laugh when I have them, which makes it worser. I take anxiety medicine but I want to learn to control it naturally.
Hi,
Fly in a plane? Last time I flew I threw up in the airport bathroom an hour before the flight.While on the flight I hugged the barf bag as some sort of way to ward off my panic attack.It worked but since 9/11 I have not flown and hope to never have too without some klonopin onboard.
I have had panic attacks all my ;life and they have kept me from many things .Sometimes I get anxiety about going to the mall or out to dinner.I feel for this poor model.She has a disorder and when you are in the midst of an attack you just want to flee.
This really shows how much anxiety really can impact someone’s life. Clearly, there are treatments for anxiety, but many times you have to realize the impact it is having on your life before you go out and look for help.
I can ABSOLUTLEY relate to this!! The fight or flight symptom when it strikes. And you can be anywhere, in any situation, is horrific! And unless you’ve experienced it, you can’t understand! I can be perfectly fine one moment and the next it hits you like a ton of bricks!! And i’m on medication, but it still happens to me at least once a month. You feel trapped, in a box and you can’t get out. And it always seems to happen at the worst possible times. Like in traffic, standing in line at a department store. I feel for anyone that has PD…
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