Here are some ideas for you to develop your action plan and strategies
What you must do to overcome your fear of flying:
- Complete the survey, and assess your fear of flying.
- Have an objective, aim or defined outcome to work towards.
- Avoid emotive language when describing flying.
- Find the facts to counteract the feelings.
- Develop and practice thought stopping techniques.
- Develop and practice muscle relaxation techniques.
- Expose yourself gradually to the things you fear.
- Learn to accept a level of anxiety.
- Keep a progress report of your achievements.
- Clear your mind of doubts by finding out about how planes fly, for example.
- See how a supporter can help you.
- Join our Social Network for fearful flyers at LOGBOOK24/7
- Ask questions.
We can help you by:
- Giving you the facts.
- Helping you to avoid things that impede your progress.
- Encouraging your commitment.
- Answering your questions.
- Giving you continued support.
This action plan is used on our Fear of Flying Ground Course. At the end of the course we help you to prepare strategies. You are much more likely to succeed if you have a system. A bit like how we fly planes ... we have a system and we succeed.
