Dear MEL Topic Readers,
A flying phobia affects more than 25 million Americans. Here’s how to manage it
Most people have a fear of something, such as darkness, heights, enclosed spaces like an elevator, some animals like snakes or spiders, speaking in public, or flying. When a fear or dislike becomes extreme, it is considered a phobia, such as monophobia (being alone), zoophobia (animals), acrophobia (heights), and aerophobia (flying). Those who are diagnosed with aerophobia show physical symptoms, including fast heartbeat, sweating, dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath, chest pain, or vomiting as well as emotional symptoms to become panicked or behavioral symptoms to cancel a flight. There are ways to ease such extreme anxieties about flying, including meditation, muscle relaxation, deep breathing, relaxing music, or just talking with someone. Also, learning how an airplane flies or how safe flying is compared with driving might help reduce anxiety. If you have a fear of flying, try some of the countermeasures before giving up flying.
Read the article and learn what aerophobia is about and how to ease and cope with it.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/02/travel/fear-of-flying-plane-crash-wellness/index.html
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