How Can Air Travelers Lessen Or Eliminate the Fear of Flying?

The fear of flying is called Aviophobia, and millions of air travelers and potential flyers worldwide suffer from it, to a greater or lesser extent. It can be triggered by a number of concerns such as the fear of heights, the fear of falling, the fear of takeoff and landing, the fear of crashing, the fear of flying over water, the feeling of loss of control causing panic attacks, air turbulence, stormy weather, hijackers or terrorists, motion sickness, claustrophobia, as well as other phobias.

You should enroll in an intensive treatment program if you feel that your fear of flying is severe, However, if your fear of flying is not severe, there are some things you can do that may help remedy the problem.

Firstly, sit in a seat over the airplane wings, preferably not a window seat so you can't look down at the ground. When you sit over the wings you will also experience a smoother flight.

If you can, you should leave your seatbelt on as much as possible, so if air turbulence suddenly occurs, you won't get jarred or bounced about as much.

Try to avoid eating or drinking any food or beverage that contains sugar, caffeine, or alcohol.

Always try and be positive and think only positive thoughts.

If you fly at off-peak times, you may feel less stressed because there are fewer airplane passengers to contend with.

FlyingWithoutFear.com gives vacationers as well as business air travelers more valuable information on how they can lessen their fear of flying. FearOfFlyingHelp.com offers a free online self-help course that we highly recommend. It is conducted by a currently flying airline captain.