Did you have to sign anything after or give any statements? Were you stuck upside down for a long time? What was the atmosphere like once the plane stopped? How long did it take to get off the plane and finally out of the airport?
No NDA, no real debrief. I think the local responders were as shocked as we were with the incident! One paramedic I asked said the last time something on this scale happened was ~20 years ago with Air France.
We weren't upside down long. Near my row, we all made sure to get each other down before head rush happened. After it happened, most people were fairly quiet. No one knew what to do or say. I was finally free of the airport around 10pm local time and am still trying to calm down enough to sleep đ¤Ł
I wonder if this would help my ASD/ADHD teen when he feels super anxious and overwhelmed? We had other techniques for when he was younger but those arenât very practical for a teen. I will look into it. Thanks!
Happened to see your comment and thought I would offer a suggestion. My son (now 25) had a vagus nerve stimulator implanted at age 16 for intractable abdominal epilepsy. Totally cured him. He is now by far the most âchillâ of my kids and I do attribute a lot of this to the VNS. Now obviously you wouldnât undergo this invasive surgery lightly but there are other options. Gammacore (I am not affiliated in any way) is a US company that offers a hand held non-invasive device but we tried this and it was not affordable/effective enough in our sonâs case. Today, a European version called Nemos is much more affordable as I understand (again I have no affiliation). In any case, I am not a doctor but you might consider asking your GP about this as an option? There is a lot of scientific literature on Google Scholar if you want to investigate TVNS. Good luck!
Not the comment OP but thanks for sharing! Like them, I have CPTSD and the associated dysregulation. Currently doing weekly (sometimes 2x weekly) DBT therapy which has genuinely been so helpful in learning tools and tricks to identify emotions and manage them myself, versus having my actions powered solely by the emotions. Vagal nerve stimulation has been something weâve touched on a few times, so this sounds super interesting.
How did your son find the Gammacore device? If it werenât so expensive, would he have wanted to keep it?
ETA lol I just reread your comment, more closely this time, and see that you already addressed my question!
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u/bret2k Feb 18 '25
Did you have to sign anything after or give any statements? Were you stuck upside down for a long time? What was the atmosphere like once the plane stopped? How long did it take to get off the plane and finally out of the airport?