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Conquer Fear Of Flying

How to beat aeroanxiety and more

Executive Function
Don't Just Imagine Reality. Test It.

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 26, 2024

Anxious passengers can't accept not knowing. To fill the information vacuum, they make something up. A typical image is that the plane is falling out of the sky.

Anxious passengers can't accept not knowing. To fill the information vacuum, they make something up. A typical image is that the plane is falling out of the sky.

Trauma
The Most Basic Way We Control Our Feelings

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 21, 2024

Traumatic experiences, even ones that have nothing to do with flying, can make flying difficult by increasing our sensitivity to not being in control and not being able to escape.

Traumatic experiences, even ones that have nothing to do with flying, can make flying difficult by increasing our sensitivity to not being in control and not being able to escape.

Fear
Managing Turbulence During Air Travel

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 1, 2024

Wearing a seat belt is all you need to do to be physically safe. To feel safe, you may need to change the "valence code" associated with turbulence from negative to positive

Wearing a seat belt is all you need to do to be physically safe. To feel safe, you may need to change the "valence code" associated with turbulence from negative to positive

Fear
The Man Who May Have Saved Your Life

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 8, 2023

Don Bateman's life-saving invention was ignored until a crash it could have prevented happened and lawmakers realized "That could have been me."

Don Bateman's life-saving invention was ignored until a crash it could have prevented happened and lawmakers realized "That could have been me."

Fear
A Visual to Combat Fear of Flying

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on March 31, 2023

Deep in a tunnel, there is nothing to see. Intellectually, we know the exit will eventually come into view. But emotionally, It seems like the blackness will never end.

Deep in a tunnel, there is nothing to see. Intellectually, we know the exit will eventually come into view. But emotionally, It seems like the blackness will never end.

Anxiety
A Simple Exercise to Help You Calm Down

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 24, 2022

The 5-4-3-2-1 Exercise a quick way to dispel anxiety. It's a concentration exercises that, by occupying your mind, pushes anxiety-producing thoughts aside.

The 5-4-3-2-1 Exercise a quick way to dispel anxiety. It's a concentration exercises that, by occupying your mind, pushes anxiety-producing thoughts aside.

Fear
Misinformation About Fear of Flying

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 21, 2022

When a therapist offers aviation safety statistics as reassurance, an anxious client incorrectly thinks they can't be helped, or correctly thinks the therapist is clueless.

When a therapist offers aviation safety statistics as reassurance, an anxious client incorrectly thinks they can't be helped, or correctly thinks the therapist is clueless.

Fear
The Fear of Flying Tip That Went Viral

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 18, 2022

Flying is a lot more comfortable when you picture something holding your plane up. A solution to flight anxiety just went viral.

Flying is a lot more comfortable when you picture something holding your plane up. A solution to flight anxiety just went viral.

Deception
When Is Self-Deception Helpful or Dangerous?

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on February 15, 2022

Early in the pandemic, refusing vaccination due to caution could be rational. But after research established vaccination as the less risky choice, refusal is no longer rational.

Early in the pandemic, refusing vaccination due to caution could be rational. But after research established vaccination as the less risky choice, refusal is no longer rational.

Fear
Being Safe vs. Feeling Safe

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on October 7, 2021

Our survival as a species was made possibly by the development of an ability to send and receive signals that we are safe when we are with a person who is trustworthy.

Our survival as a species was made possibly by the development of an ability to send and receive signals that we are safe when we are with a person who is trustworthy.

Anxiety
A Primer on Psychological Defenses

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on August 27, 2021

Our defenses must be invisible to us, for if were we to become aware of them and how we use them to alter reality, we would no longer be able to believe our distorted reality.

Our defenses must be invisible to us, for if were we to become aware of them and how we use them to alter reality, we would no longer be able to believe our distorted reality.

Suicide
Why We Need Mandatory Reporting of Police Officer Suicides

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on August 12, 2021

Using Facebook to collect data is unscientific. Yet, major publications are putting out articles on officer suicide with statistics based on what is being said on social media.

Using Facebook to collect data is unscientific. Yet, major publications are putting out articles on officer suicide with statistics based on what is being said on social media.

Stress
How to Deal with Stress When You're Alone

Tom Bunn L.C.S.W. on June 11, 2021

The parasympathetic nervous system is activated by the face, voice quality, and body-language of a person who is no threat psychologically or physically.

The parasympathetic nervous system is activated by the face, voice quality, and body-language of a person who is no threat psychologically or physically.