To minimize risk of exposure to and spread of the COVID-19 virus and COVID-19 variants, I am continuing to suspend in-person hypnotherapy sessions with me in my office. Meanwhile, phone, and Zoom consultations ARE and WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE!
(This blog was originally posted on May 14, 2014)
It is officially the beginning of Autumn, and many people are preparing for/booking flights to visit relatives for Thanksgiving and the winter holidays. If you are afraid of flying, hypnosis and
guided imagery can alleviate this anxiety and help to make your journey more
comfortable. In this blog, I will suggest some ideas and concepts to help
desensitize you to any negative associations you may have with flying and air
travel.
- Wrong words: Airport staff, flight attendants and ground crew often make a lot of unintentional negative associations with flying: e.g., terminal (airport building), departure lounge and last and final call to board the airline, final destination of your journey. These are just words and part of flying jargon; they are not meant to imply negative consequences of flying and air travel.
- Flying is still one of the safest forms of travel and is statistically less dangerous than driving an automobile.
- Airplanes are constructed to have several safety (and back-up safety) mechanisms and computers to keep the crew and passengers safe throughout the journey.
- Pilots have thousands of hours of training in flight simulators before they sit at the controls of a commercial jet; even then, they will be working with/supervised by a pilot with more experience to deal with various flight conditions, turbulence and other air emergencies.
- Air-traffic controllers/centers are trained to and responsible for monitoring each commercial airplane at specific parts of the flight, from takeoff until landing. The pilot, co-pilot and any other officer on board will be in constant verbal and radar contact with the air-traffic control officers that are monitoring your flight.
- The pilot(s) and flight crew all have a vested interest to have a smooth flight and a safe (and timely) arrival. They are well-trained to handle various air emergencies and are highly unlikely to do anything to jeopardize their or their passengers’ safety.
- Finally, since the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001 and, more recently, violent altercations between passengers and on flight crew about Covid-19 safety restrictions (i.e., mandatory masks and vaccination status), more attention is being paid to physical safety during air travel. Passengers and flight crew are aware of the potential risks to their physical safety and health, and have repeatedly proved that they are willing and prepared to physically subdue a potential or suspected threat during the flight.
In my next blog, I will describe some hypnosis and therapeutic
guided-imagery techniques that I use to help people work through and overcome their
fear of flying.
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Sara R. Fogan, C.Ht. is a certified hypnotherapist
based in Southern California. She graduated with honors from the Hypnosis Motivation
Institute in 2005. Sara has been voted the Best Hypnotherapist
in Santa Clarita, California, three years in a row (July 2019, September 2020,
July 2021). For more information about Calminsense Hypnotherapy® and to set up
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