In my last post, I explained that it's possible to build links inside the mind that will provide automatic calming when flying. To do that, you need to find...
17/10/2014
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Fearless Flying
If you're anxious about an upcoming flight, you may be connecting dots that shouldn’t be connected. How so? Keeping troubling thoughts out of mind can keep you from being...
10/10/2014
Anxious fliers wonder how others fly with so little trouble. Confident fliers can't quite understand why anyone has trouble. Why the difference? Feelings of inflight anxiety, claustrophobia, and panic...
03/10/2014
With fear of flying a not-uncommon affliction, there is a lot of advice floating around out there on how to overcome it. But a good percentage of the afflicted,...
26/09/2014
When you're under stress - because of anxiety over flying or any other reason, it's important to note your physical reactions to this stress with one goal in mind:...
12/09/2014
All too many of us have had the experience when trying to get some sleep of having a whirl of thoughts and worries get in the way. That's why...
05/09/2014
The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classifies claustrophobia as an anxiety disorder that is a "specific phobia", meaning a fear linked to concrete situations and objects....
27/08/2014
In today's fast-paced world, we're all in a rush, and instant gratification is often the expected order of the day. But for those things that still don't come instantaneously,...
19/08/2014
In past posts, we've provided psychological advice on how to alleviate anxiety or fear of flying, but physical approaches also have their place. If you're flying with a companion,...
13/08/2014
We've already discussed in some detail how automatic negative thinking feeds anxiety about flying, and have suggested an exercise like the "four-column technique" to help minimise such thinking. Here's...
19/06/2014
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