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Conquering My Fear Of Flying
admit it, I am afraid to
fly. And I'm not alone, as However, I'm gradually working my
many as 1 in 6 adults has way out of my fears and back into
at least some fears about flying. a state of mind that is not
For me it's definitely not a afraid. It's taking me a lot of
rational fear. In fact all my time, but I make progress
analytical and logical skills fly everyday.
right out the window whenever I
think about getting on a My first technique is to get a
commercial plane. The most large inside picture of a
amazing part is that I grew up commercial plane (preferably one
flying. My father owns a small that I'll be flying in soon) and
plane and we would go flying make it the background image of
every weekend. my computer desktop. This way,
every time I get on my computer
In my preteen years I had an I'm looking toward the front of
aborted takeoff during a an airplane as if I am a
commercial flight and while it passenger. Initially this worked
didn't scare me at all during the so well my pulse would race and
event, when I later found out my breathing rate went up. I've
that it had made the local news I now conditioned myself to seeing
began to see that this was that image so it no longer
perhaps a bigger deal (it really bothers me.
wasn't but I was a preteen after
all). I also began to recognize I also like to watch internet
my own mortality and realized videos of planes taking off and
that I am a control freak and landing. My favorite videos are
don't enjoy the thought of those that are taken from inside
putting my life in the hands of the plane, looking out the window
pilots I don't know. at the wing; hearing the roar of
the engines and seeing the ground statistics about the safety of
fall away beneath the plane as it air travel; The National
rises upon takeoff. Sitting in my Transportation Safety Board
recliner with headphones on and (NTSB) says your chances of being
watching those videos enables me in a fatal plane crash are
to participate in a takeoff anywhere from 1 in 400,000 to 1
without actually being on the in 10 million depending on the
plane. I can condition myself to airline you're flying. To someone
the sights and sounds I would who has a genuine fear of flying
normally experience. those numbers don't mean anything
when you're locked in a steel
I've found several helpful online tube with no way of setting foot
courses designed to give on the ground until AFTER you've
information to fearful flyers. I gone through takeoff, landing and
use them a lot as I get closer to turbulence.
departure, and I've bought every
book I can find about conquering I recognize that I need help and
one's fear of flying. I take them am trying to look at air travel
with me, I read them often. from a logical perspective again.
Each trip I hope to get a little
I don't watch news clips or better. If you are suffering from
specials about airplane crashes. a similar fear, I encourage you
The media sensationalizes to go through the various online
airplane crashes simply because resources available and seek
they happen so rarely. That also additional professional help if
means they repeat that horrific your fears are strong enough and
story over and over, scaring the you are unable to get through
wits out of unsuspecting people. them on your own. It's ok. We can
get through this and learn to
There are dozens of helpful enjoy (or at least tolerate) this
means of travel in order to take or fulfill the requirements of a
that awesome vacation, see family great job.
About the Author:
Heather Peters is a recovering fearful flyer who runs http://www.fearofflyingtips.com in order to help others overcome their fear of flying. The site is a commentary and directory of the resources available to fearful flyers.
Source: www.isnare.com
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