How to overcome the fear of traveling by plane?

Caution : You must consult your doctor for your health. This page presents only a personal and alternative point of view which should not be considered as an attempt to prescribe medicine.

The fear of traveling by plane is a disabling factor, which limits travel and can cause opportunities, discoveries and fabulous encounters to be missed.

So, in order not to miss out on all these things, how do you overcome the phobia of flying?

It is not irrevocable and can be easily cured.

Fear of traveling by plane or aerodromophobia

Sweaty hands, palpitations, nausea, panic attacks ... are all signs that can testify to the fear of taking an airplane trip.

This pathology is also called aerodromophobia or aviophobia.

It is now estimated that 20% of the population suffers from it.

The fear of traveling by plane is an unconscious fear in the reptilian brain.

This part of the brain is in charge of our survival, highlighting our needs and alerting us to dangers.

Like a switch, the reptilian brain activates danger mode or safety mode depending on the situation we are faced with.

In phobic people, it puts itself in a position of alert at the mention of air transport.

Note that apart from the need to travel via this mode of transport, anxieties do not appear.

Fear of air travel can arise at any time, with people of all ages, and it can have many origins.

For example, an accident or incident reported in the media often leaves travelers about to use this form of transportation in a state of stress and worry.

However, fear of the crash is not the only fear-causing factor.

A flight that would have gone badly, with turbulence, a difficult passenger, or even a lost or damaged suitcase, are all elements that may have marked the brain.

Emotions then reappear in the form of anxiety on subsequent trips.

Often, it is a specific point that carries all the anxieties felt: takeoff, landing, a smell, the proximity of other passengers ...

The fact of having to let oneself be carried away, without having the slightest control over the trip, is also a common cause of fear of flying.

Additionally, fear is sometimes coupled with another phobia.

Being locked in the cockpit for the duration of the flight can bring out claustrophobia, for example.

The first reflex of people suffering from the phobia of the plane and wishing conquer fear associated is to document itself.

It is, unconsciously, to seek to regain control over an uncontrolled element.

Unfortunately, this is not enough to reassure enough to travel serenely.

Faced with this fear, the reactions of suffering people are different.

Some will forgo their trip, while others will do violence to themselves but endure an unpleasant theft.

Fortunately, these symptoms are not irrevocable.

They can subside and even disappear completely with simple and quick actions.

How to cure the phobia of flying?

Hypnosis therapy can have positive effects on aviophobia.

Immersed in a modified state of consciousness while remaining in control of his body and his will, hypnotherapy consists of recording in his unconscious new positive data about the means of transport that is the plane.

The success of the therapy depends on the motivation of the subject and may require several sessions.

It is possible to follow "anti-stress" courses, most often organized by the airlines themselves, to understand the difficulties encountered with the prospect of a plane trip.

These courses have a limited number of places and are expensive.

Count several hundred euros for a day. This type of internship helps allay anxieties.

They contain a lot of explanations of how the airplane works, statistics, and sometimes even a flight simulator ...

But they are not a background treatment.

However, documenting yourself to understand how things work is an important step in the healing process.

It is reassuring to understand things, how they work, their reason.

Knowing the different parts of an airplane, the mechanisms that allow it to fly, discussing with flight personnel, are useful sources of information.

In the process of healing and self-therapy, it is important to be able to clearly express your fears.

Communicating with a loved one, hostesses / stewards, a pilot, a doctor, a therapist also leads on the road to recovery.

It is important to verbalize.

This helps identify the trigger for the phobia, which is stored in memory by the reptilian brain.

Once this is known, it is possible to start a basic treatment, to re-educate the reptilian brain and get rid of incoherent anxieties.

Drug treatment, whether with anxiolytics, sedatives or homeopathy, may have the short-term effect of relaxing the anxious passenger.

However, it does not address the root of the problem, and the anxieties will reappear on future trips.

And taking medication is never harmless.

Likewise, alcohol is not the best way to calm your nerves before or during the trip.

Especially in flight, the effects can be increased tenfold. In addition, alcohol dehydrates.

To travel serenely, it is important to be well hydrated.

Conversely, simple breathing exercises for relax his diaphragm can be beneficial.

They will help your body to relax, to suppress anxieties.

The muscles will be less tensed, and the physical journey will be less difficult.

Your mind will also be at ease.

Because focusing on the rhythm of your breathing allows you to let your mind wander, to remember the pleasant and pleasant moments of the past.

Best of all, they can help you live the present moment to the fullest, without anticipating the eventualities of the future that no one knows in advance.

With my professional experiences as a yoga therapist and breathing coach, I share with you my method for treating your phobia of air travel through my free video workshop.

There you will find valuable advice as well as effective techniques to permanently free yourself from this fear and no longer restrict yourself for your leisure or professional trips.

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