Top 10 Fear Of Flying Power Statements

A fearful flyer who is                                               about to board a plane          2. The plane was designed to be    doesn't usually remember a      in the air, that's where it        single fact or figure about the       performs best.                     safety of air travel. That                                               fearful flyer is more concerned       3. Air is a thick fluid, a lot     about whether they can get on the     like jello. The plane is being     plane without having a nervous        supported by big columns of        breakdown and desperately wanting     "jello air". It has substance      to know they'll make it safely to     even though I can't see it.        their destination so they can get                                        back OFF the plane.                   4. Turbulence in a plane is like                                         being in a car going over a bump   That's what happens to me when        in the road. It doesn't hurt the   I'm boarding a plane. I'm             plane. The wings will not fall     wild-eyed, desperate, panicky and     off.                               not listening to any reasonable                                          thing my flying companion is          5. The plane is designed to        telling me. When I'm boarding a       handle more stress than any        plane I need a cheat sheet; a         normal flying situation will       quick reference guide of simple       deliver.                           statements that I know to be true                                        but am unable to think of on my       6. The pilots and flight crew do   own. Here are some from my            this every day, the sky is their   personal list:                        office, they are professionals.                                                                             1. There are millions of people       7. The pilots go through           on thousands of flights EVERY DAY     extensive repetitive training for  that are very routine and never       every possible situation, even     make the news.                        ones I haven't thought of.                                               worked hard for, he dearly loves   8. The plane has many backup          and cares deeply about. He loves   systems and is capable of flying      to fly, and he's going to deliver  safely with several systems not       me to my destination and then      functions perfectly.                  turn around and take more people                                         to their destination. I am just    9. The sounds I hear are normal       one of millions of people that     and mean the plane is functioning     will fly today.                    correctly.                                                                                                     Repeating these statements over    10. This flight will not last         and over helps me to come back to  forever, I will get through it        reality and out of my fog of       one minute at a time and then I       fear. Your top 10 statements may   will enjoy my destination.            be different. Some of them may be                                        the same. As a fellow fearful      Sometimes one statement has more      flyer I know how hard it is to     meaning than another, it depends      remember the facts that gave you   on which fear is bothering me the     comfort while in your living       most. It can help to repeat the       room. That's why I'm always sure   important points over and over.       to take my cheat sheet of power    Focus on them. Make them real. I      statements with me on every        imagine myself as the pilot just      flight.                            going to his job; a job that he        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