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Maybe you should consider cognitive behaviour therapy.
by guyzero 11y ago
Maybe you should consider cognitive behaviour therapy.
- arnold_palmur 11y agoYeah I recently read When Panic Attacks by David Burns, which is all about CBT, and while I see the value in what he is saying it really didn't change my mindset about things. There is a separation between what is rational and what is mental/emotional. I actually feel like I could do a pretty good job talking to someone else who has a fear of flying and helping them with what my logical side knows, but internally I am still a wreck.
- Zelphyr 11y agoAlong those lines I would recommend Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) as a more specific approach to flying anxiety.
- arnold_palmur 11y agoInteresting - I will definitely look into that. I remember having no fear of flying the first time I flew (when I was like 7 or 8), but I remember looking at my mom during takeoff, white-knuckling the armrest. I've also foolishly done a lot of research over the years on airline disasters, but I think from there on out something in my mind switched from this is fun and interesting to this does not feel safe.
- Zelphyr 11y agoOne of the things you get from ACT is; if your mind can switch from "this is fun and interesting" to "this does not feel safe" then it can just as easily switch back.