Flying Without Fear. Seminar & DVD
I was lucky enough to be invited through www.flyingwithoutfear.com the chance to attend a seminar, which included a flight hosted by Keith who wanted to make a DVD to help people like me. As I was still so keen to beat my fear, I jumped at the chance. I know I had already been on one of these, but I knew through reading the website over the prior months that there was the support network available, which I felt was missing the last time. It was also a chance to meet Keith and other people who had been posting their own concerns on the site too - you know put some faces to names. The DVD is available to buy by the way, if you check out the website.
So attended the seminar. This time it was a smaller, more intimate group and I didn't feel swamped by so many people. Looking at Keith's blog I can see that the intention is to run more of these, so keep your eyes pealed, as I highly recommend it.
During the seminar I was quite quiet, just listening to explanations and putting them into perspective. People had lots of questions that were easily answered by Keith. We listened to some sounds of the aeroplane, saw clips of airports - all of which were designed to normalise the process we have to go through. Airports are intimidating and sometimes it looks like chaos, but as Keith reassured us there are many things behind the scenes going on. We just don't see it and it makes the airport a very slick operation. It's everyone's intention to make the airport and aircraft extremely safe.
When it came to the flight I was withdrawn whilst waiting in the departure lounge. I was gathering my thoughts. Some people seemed OK on the outside, but I'm sure on the inside they weren't. I can't help but show how I'm feeling and I was quite tearful. We all handle things in different ways. When I boarded I had an urge to get off due to feeling claustrophobic and I could feel a panic attack coming on, but with the support from - believe it or not, other fearful passengers I was calmed down and remained in my seat. During take off I was crouched in my seat - almost bracing myself for the worse. I felt panic and honestly thought I was going to die. Keith kept reassuring us and told me to open my eyes and relax. The pilot but the wheels down whilst we were up. This helped as we could hear the sound it made and could also hear the change in engine noise due to the drag of the wheels, which was explained to us to try and not make us feel frightened. All of which were normal sounds, where as if I heard anything in the past I thought it meant disaster. It was good to finally understand.
Afterwards I felt amazing! This little group all together had got through the flight.
So attended the seminar. This time it was a smaller, more intimate group and I didn't feel swamped by so many people. Looking at Keith's blog I can see that the intention is to run more of these, so keep your eyes pealed, as I highly recommend it.
During the seminar I was quite quiet, just listening to explanations and putting them into perspective. People had lots of questions that were easily answered by Keith. We listened to some sounds of the aeroplane, saw clips of airports - all of which were designed to normalise the process we have to go through. Airports are intimidating and sometimes it looks like chaos, but as Keith reassured us there are many things behind the scenes going on. We just don't see it and it makes the airport a very slick operation. It's everyone's intention to make the airport and aircraft extremely safe.
When it came to the flight I was withdrawn whilst waiting in the departure lounge. I was gathering my thoughts. Some people seemed OK on the outside, but I'm sure on the inside they weren't. I can't help but show how I'm feeling and I was quite tearful. We all handle things in different ways. When I boarded I had an urge to get off due to feeling claustrophobic and I could feel a panic attack coming on, but with the support from - believe it or not, other fearful passengers I was calmed down and remained in my seat. During take off I was crouched in my seat - almost bracing myself for the worse. I felt panic and honestly thought I was going to die. Keith kept reassuring us and told me to open my eyes and relax. The pilot but the wheels down whilst we were up. This helped as we could hear the sound it made and could also hear the change in engine noise due to the drag of the wheels, which was explained to us to try and not make us feel frightened. All of which were normal sounds, where as if I heard anything in the past I thought it meant disaster. It was good to finally understand.
Afterwards I felt amazing! This little group all together had got through the flight.
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