FEAR OF FLYING ?
» Concerned that something may go wrong with the plane?
» Hate turbulence and the changes in the sounds made by the plane?
» Worried about being trapped?
» Worried about not being able to get out?
» Problems with not being in control?
» Afraid of panicking and "losing it"?
Fear of flying is usually not a ‘fear of aeroplanes’ but a fear related to a ‘loss of control’. Individual fears can include heights, turbulence, bad weather, and things happening to the plane, including terrorism, or fears of something happening to the person themselves – worries about claustrophobia, agoraphobia, making a fool of oneself, and having a panic attack are part of this group of fears.
The Freedom to Fly™ programme has a 95% success rate in overcoming flying fears and uses the highly successful and effective cognitive behaviour therapy.
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) |
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Studies indicate that treatments based on cognitive behavioural principles lead to the greatest long-term success. CBT incorporates the principle that people’s behaviour and emotions depend to a large degree on their perception of what they understand is happening – which may or may not accurately reflect reality.
What a person thinks and anticipates greatly affect their reaction to events and people. Cognitive behaviour therapy looks at the relationship between what people think, feel, say and do, and is used successfully to enable people to overcome many different types of anxiety problems. Having understood what one is thinking, and recognised the effect on feelings and behaviour, it can often be possible to train oneself in a different way.
This new behaviour can then lead to a potentially more satisfying way of life, and become part of the person’s normal pattern of existence. |
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