If you have a fear of flying, you know the debilitating impact this can have on your life. For some, it will be the mental and physical suffering you have to deal with each time you go on holiday or a business trip, whilst those around you seem unconcerned.
For some, the prospect of flying can be so bad that it actually puts a stop of any business travel or family holidays that can't be reached by land or sea. Your fear can even impact your relationships with those closest to you, each time the prospect of travel comes up.
When you mention your fears to other people, you often hear the standard response, 'oh well it's the safest form of transport', or 'just relax and enjoy it' and of course, this doesn't make things any easier!
How your fear of flying affects you?
If you decide to fight through the anxiety and fears with no choice but to board the plane, you'll know only too well the apprehension and stress that builds in the days leading up to your journey. Then at the airport more anxiety with exaggerated worries, fearing the worst which can be accompanied by physical symptoms including:
- Headaches
- Nausea
- An increase in heart rate and blood pressure
- Sweaty palms, forehead or underarms
- Heart palpitations
- Erratic breathing
- Muscle tension
- Stomach cramps
You may even be experiencing panic attacks and not sleeping for days before your flight with endless thoughts of what might happen on the journey.
Why do I have these fears of flying when others don't?
The fear response to flying is created by negative templates stored in your sub-conscious mind. You're not born with a fear of travelling on a plane, its a learnt response built from misconceptions about flying.
You may have learned the phobic response from your family, friends or colleagues or it may have been a traumatic incident which triggered your fear and the anxiety which is stored deep within your primitive anxious mind. It keeps you on red alert triggering feelings of fear and anxiety every time the topic of flying comes up.
The problem is, the more we think about the issue and the fear, the more we amplify this in our primitive anxious mind, and this is a very irrational mind which makes you worry about all aspects of your journey even more.
How you can overcome your fear of flying?
The good news is that change is possible. You don't have to live with these fears, in fact Hypnotherapy can help you overcome the fear is a short period of time, so you'll actually feel more relaxed and calmer from the moment of booking a flight until you touch down at your destination. You'll be able to enjoy travelling again with the freedom to discover new far flung destinations with ease!
Start enjoying the prospect of flying
Solution Focused Hypnotherapy uses highly effective NLP (Neurolinguistics Programming) techniques which safely removes the fear response template, so you'll have a different more logical perspective. We create a new positive template for how you want to feel and react in the future when you next travel by air. In fact, it's a technique which helps overcome all kinds of fears and phobias.
You can overcome your fear after just three sessions
Following the initial consultation, Solution Focused Hypnotherapy uses practical, modern and well researched strategies based on the latest research from neuroscience which means you could be enjoying your trip sooner than you think!
Hypnotherapy is a rewarding and positive process and with anything worth doing, success is dependent upon your willingness and motivation for change. So, if you're ready to live life to the full with the freedom to travel without anxiety, fear or panic then Hypnotherapy could be the key to your success.
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