Turbulence in the air can be scary if you are flying, especially if it gets really rough. While turbulence can feel bad, it is not usually life-threatening since most pilots will attempt to fly into smoother air as soon as they can. Turbulence is most dangerous for the flight attendants, since they are standing up and moving around and don’t always have time to sit down and buckle up when the plane hits bumpy air. It’s a good idea to always keep your seat belt buckled when you are flying, since if any unexpected turbulence does occur, it will keep you in your seat and prevent you from flying up and hitting your head on the overhead luggage bins. But if it still scares you, here is a trick that might be useful, from Travel+Leisure. Try taking a pen and some paper and writing your name over and over again with your non-dominant hand (that’s your left hand, if you are usually right-handed, and vice versa). The act of trying to write your name that way takes more concentration and takes your mind off the turbulence, making it less scary. You can watch a video about this and read more about how they determined that it worked here.
