How To Get Rid Of Fear Of Flying

In an episode of the sitcom “The Simpsons”, Marge goes nuts when she gets on a plane. Taken for therapy, it was revealed that she repressed something shocking that she saw her father do when she was young and this led to a fear of flying. What the little Marge witnessed was that her father worked as a ‘stewardess’. Shocking indeed. For some people, past experiences (consider Marge), frustrations or a combination of other phobias, result in the fear of flying. The most potent being the premonition that the plane would crash resulting in death. Before the invention of flight, the desire to fly was considered as abnormal. Now, the fear of flying is considered as an abnormality. This unrealistic fear is due to the anxiety that is based in the inherent knowledge that man was never supposed to fly. It is against the natural instinct of self preservation. Currently, flying is considered as one of the safest mode of public transportation. However, that doesn’t stop people from being afraid of flying. Believe it or not even the rich and famous have fear of flying! Oscar award winner Kate Winslet and her director husband Sam Mendes are so afraid of dying in a plane crash that they never ever fly together. Similarly, Jennifer Aniston and Whoopi Goldberg have a fear of flying too. Fear, scary experiences, and tragic flight accidents of the past create psychological pressure, which makes flying a misery! Do you have the same fear as Jennifer Aniston? Are you one of those many passengers, who sit in cabin worrying, praying to god for safe landing? Here are some tips, which will help you to get rid of fear of flying.