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Fear of flying is related to a fear related of being on an air plane. In medical terms it is referred as aerophobia, avoiphobia or aviatophobia. Fear of flying is a phobia itself, or it can be a condition related to other phobias. Orson Welles quoted that there can only two feelings for a person boarding a flight one is boredom and other is terror. Well the people who are not fearful of flying will agree that flying may be a boredom process. Others may find flying a terrifying experience.
July 8th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Aerophobia, Fear of Flying, Phobias | No Comments
There are a few fears in life that defy logic. Fear of spiders may be one, fear of lifts is another, and perhaps a fear of flying is another. Everyday, thousands of planes take off around the world, carrying millions of passengers safely to their destination. Flying is one of the safest, if not the safest, form of travel available. It is far safer than getting in the car, yet over one third of the population still report a fear of flying.
July 4th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Phobias | Comments Off
Many people are scared of flying due to the fact they feel trapped and cannot alter things such as opening the window if they feel stuffy. In an airplane there are many things we cannot control and the loss of that control causes anxiety in itself.
July 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying | No Comments
Fear of flying is a phobia that keeps people from getting onto airplanes and heading where they need to be. It is something that can afflict a person for many years and usually there is no rhyme or reason to why it impacts a certain person. It is simply a mental block that keeps people from rationally thinking about flying in an airplane. This can be a particularly devastating problem for people who are in business, as flying across the world has become a very important part of the business landscape. Maybe you need to head across the ocean to close a business deal.
June 30th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying, Phobias | No Comments
The question that lies is that, “Do you want to forever live a life shrouded by the pains of the fear of flying?” Certainly not, right? There are certain ways that you can use to organize your seemingly chaotic psyche; one of these is through facing the fear. When you fear something irrational, the key is to face that fear and realize how stupid you’ve become through the years.
June 28th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying | No Comments
Fear of flying is a common occurrence that afflicts people from all walks of life. Usually it is there without any rhyme or reason. People have no idea why they fear flying so much. They only know that they really do have a healthy fear for the process. If this sounds like something that you suffer from, then listen up. There are solutions for your fear of flying and they all involve changing the way that you think about airplanes. Airplanes are not dangerous modes of transportation. In fact, you are safer in an airplane than you are in any form of automobile.
June 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying | No Comments
There are easy ways to calm some of the fears that the elderly may have towards flying. If they need assistance they may be able to get a flying companion to fly with them easing their fears and allowing them to maintain more of a sense of control. People can also make prior arrangements for assistance before, during, and after a flight which will ease some fears being alone while on a flight.
June 18th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying | No Comments
As an aeronautical engineer in the aviation industry for the last 33 years, I maintenance a lot of aircraft. I was director of Maintenance at the Montreal based Montreal Flying Club. At one time I had over 55 aircraft under my supervision. Have I ever feared to fly? I guess so because I had to test fly some aircraft that presented problems in higher altitudes and nothing on the ground.
June 14th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying | No Comments
It’s not easy to overcome any type of phobia. Because phobias go deeper than just being scared of something, some people never overcome them. A person can have more than one phobia at one time and if each phobia is not dealt with it will be impossible to do certain things in life because of that fear.
June 14th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying, Phobias | No Comments
How Energy Tapping can eliminate your fear.
June 10th, 2008 | Posted in Advice, Fear of Flying | No Comments