We’ve talked plenty on this blog about strategies to help manage and soothe fear of flying (for just three of them, see “related posts” at the bottom of this...
Talking to yourself in a positive way can in fact influence your thoughts and help ease your fear of flying, because for the most part, the mind does what it believes you want it to do.
Panic attacks are without a doubt amongst the top worries of anxious flyers, but if one should unfortunately strike whilst you’re up in the air, a bit of useful advice on how to handle it and ride it out without angst.
This kinder, less critical way of looking at and treating yourself, overcoming the self-judgmental attitude based on beliefs such as "I must always improve" and the fear of fragility directly associated with "failure" .
Anxiety can codition our mental state to the point where it's not about logic but rather about emotion - let me explain a little more how it works when it comes to aerophobia.
"Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing" utilisies the human nervous system's ability to process information to digest those experiences that have marked patients - whether large or small - thus reducing the symptoms that they generate in the present.
A trio of techniques which can be used at different points before boarding a plane to help yourself feel more calm and secure once that moment arrives.
Many fearful flyers ask themselves why even after flying repeatedly they still can't seem to shake their aerophobia.
There's a very simple explanation: When you've had traumatic experiences related to...
What really happens during therapy to effectively overcome the fear of flying. When the intervention is aimed at rooting out aerophobia and not just mitigating its symptoms, It involves three main stages.
Knowing how such a fear develops can help you be more aware of how your mind works when you face the prospect of getting on a plane, so here's a look at the main sources of aerophobia