Are You a Typical Fearful Flyer?
Generally speaking no-one wants to be put into a group and be told that they show the same qualities as lots of other people, but being part of a group can be very therapeutic for some people fearful flyers for example.
So what are the characteristics of fearful flyers, are they a particular age group, social group, or educational standard? In fact they do not fall into those 'social' classifications but they almost all do the same things.
It's their behaviour that makes them a typical fearful flyer.
Most fearful flyers do a number of characteristic things.
The first thing they do is to apologise for their fear as if it's something they shouldn't have.
The next thing they say is that they feel silly about having their fear then it's a continuous flow of personal self-recrimination.
What else characterises a fearful flyer? A reluctance to accept that there's anything they can do about it after all, from their point of view; it's silly of them to be fearful.
They're apologetic about being fearful, so what on earth are the chances of actually overcoming it.
This of course just reinforces all the negative ideas they have about themselves and flying.
If you're a fearful flyer and reading this out of curiosity I wonder how much of the following is true.
Typically a fearful flyer would have difficulty in agreeing to buy tickets, and once the tickets have been purchased there's a terrible feeling of doubt as to whether they've done the right thing or not.
If they can get over that initial reaction then the next thing to happen is a gradual but increasing tension as the date approaches.
Most fearful flyers though actually go through with going to the airport.
It's as they approach the check in that decision time comes, and even the thought of going on a honeymoon just isn't enough to conquer the fear that overtakes some people.
So it's at this point that fear wins and reluctantly a flight is avoided.
Sometimes the pressure of letting down friends or family is the pressure that tips the balance.
On a family holiday an on the spot decision has to be made as to whether the rest of the family goes or do they all cancel? The repercussions are enormous and this often weighs heavily on the fearful flyer.
A cancelled honeymoon may mean losing thousands of pounds or dollars.
All of this leaves a difficult legacy for future holidays and flights.
But some people in fact the majority make it to the plane if they've got as far as the airport.
But making it to the plane doesn't yet guarantee taking the flight.
Lots of people with a fear of flying get on the plane site down, do up their seat belts and then find everything too stressful and decide to get off.
I try to explain that isn't as bad as it seems because next time and they must never give up trying next time they can use the experience they gained on this flight to help on the next one.
So what are the characteristics of fearful flyers, are they a particular age group, social group, or educational standard? In fact they do not fall into those 'social' classifications but they almost all do the same things.
It's their behaviour that makes them a typical fearful flyer.
Most fearful flyers do a number of characteristic things.
The first thing they do is to apologise for their fear as if it's something they shouldn't have.
The next thing they say is that they feel silly about having their fear then it's a continuous flow of personal self-recrimination.
What else characterises a fearful flyer? A reluctance to accept that there's anything they can do about it after all, from their point of view; it's silly of them to be fearful.
They're apologetic about being fearful, so what on earth are the chances of actually overcoming it.
This of course just reinforces all the negative ideas they have about themselves and flying.
If you're a fearful flyer and reading this out of curiosity I wonder how much of the following is true.
Typically a fearful flyer would have difficulty in agreeing to buy tickets, and once the tickets have been purchased there's a terrible feeling of doubt as to whether they've done the right thing or not.
If they can get over that initial reaction then the next thing to happen is a gradual but increasing tension as the date approaches.
Most fearful flyers though actually go through with going to the airport.
It's as they approach the check in that decision time comes, and even the thought of going on a honeymoon just isn't enough to conquer the fear that overtakes some people.
So it's at this point that fear wins and reluctantly a flight is avoided.
Sometimes the pressure of letting down friends or family is the pressure that tips the balance.
On a family holiday an on the spot decision has to be made as to whether the rest of the family goes or do they all cancel? The repercussions are enormous and this often weighs heavily on the fearful flyer.
A cancelled honeymoon may mean losing thousands of pounds or dollars.
All of this leaves a difficult legacy for future holidays and flights.
But some people in fact the majority make it to the plane if they've got as far as the airport.
But making it to the plane doesn't yet guarantee taking the flight.
Lots of people with a fear of flying get on the plane site down, do up their seat belts and then find everything too stressful and decide to get off.
I try to explain that isn't as bad as it seems because next time and they must never give up trying next time they can use the experience they gained on this flight to help on the next one.
