At this time of the year, with the weather refusing to get any warmer, many of us are actively thinking about our next holiday, preferably to a warmer climate, but one hurdle that millions of people battle with before getting on a plane is their flying phobia.
This phobia is so severe for many sufferers that it prevents them from getting on an aeroplane, disrupting travel plans and stopping them – and their families – enjoying the overseas holiday they would like.
Even for people who don’t have a phobia, many of us will admit to being a little nervous when flying. Seeing plane crashes on TV, whether fact or fiction, leaves us wondering what would happen if we were in that position.
The fact is that the chances of being hurt when flying are one in eleven million. Flying is actually the safest way to travel!
Myth 1: Flying is dangerous.
Even those of us who do not have a phobia will probably raise our hands for this one. But when you are told, as above, that the odds of you actually being involved in an accident when flying is one in 11 million, it might make you question why you are even scared in the first place.
Myth 2: It does happen to somebody.
Myth 3: If an aeroplane crashes it’s over.
Myth 4: The airline companies aren’t affected if we crash.
Myth 5: If an engine fails the plane will fall from the sky.
We’ve all been there, enjoying a nice glass of wine on the plane, when whoosh, turbulence hits, and our wine spills everywhere. For most of us, turbulance is just annoying but for some people it can bring on a real fear that the plane could be brought down. Actually, the worst you can expect from a bout of turbulence is wet clothing and an empty wine glass.
Myth 8: The wing of the plane might fall off.
Myth 9: Worrying keeps me in control and prepares me for the ‘what if’.
You cannot control everything and trying to do so creates stress. One in every 2.5 people has a heart attack because of stress and worry.
So, unless you want, possibly, to die of a heart attack (much more likely than from flying), the best thing that you can do is to seek help for your phobia, so that you can soon stop worrying.
Myth 10: Plane crashes happen a lot because I keep seeing it on the news.
However, that said, the trouble is that phobias are not logical or rational.
Once you look at a flying phobia in a rational way and think about these facts and figures, you realise that, actually, most of what we believe can be attributed to myth. This can be quite sobering and, perhaps, when this realisation hits home, it’s time to think about actually working on your phobia with a skilled therapist. Be sure to seek out someone who can work on the illogical and irrational subconscious part of your mind in a way that you cannot independently manage.
Stop being the one who misses out on overseas travel. Life is short, and there is a wonderful world out there waiting. Deal with your phobia, and don’t forget to send us a postcard!
This article was supplied by Christopher Paul Jones, The Breakthrough Expert.