When you hear the word “flight”, do you immediately feel fear, a sense of danger, lack of control, and unpleasant emotional and physiological sensations, that almost immediately lead to a series of excuses why you do not have to fly?
Thoughts and excuses such as: “a local vacation is more convenient and safe”, “the kind of work that involves traveling abroad is too difficult for me, even if it leads to a promotion”, etc. These excuses that emerged simply by thinking about flying and resulted in paralyzing fear and worries are what is referred to as Aerophobia.
Aerophobia is one of the known anxieties and it is very important to treat it.
Aerophobia is a state characterized by a great fear before or during a flight which leads to a significant reduction in functioning. Before the flight, it can be expressed by the anxious person wishing to cancel the flight as a result of an excess of fears and worrying about the worst possible situation. When the anxious person boards the plane and the doors are closed, he or she feels a debilitating fear, accompanied by physiological sensations of shortness of breath, stomachache, tremor, a dry mouth, etc.
Flight anxiety is regarded as a phobia, which requires treatment.
The mere thought about flying gives rise to reactions of stress and anxiety, which become more extreme during the flight. Aerophobia affects us in the following ways:
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