| Anyone who has ever experience a fear of flying | | | | change, a fear of the unknown and of course a fear |
| may be surprised to learn that in some cases it is | | | | of getting there via air transportation all factor into |
| secondary to an actual fear of travel! The latter is | | | | the bigger condition known as a fear of flying, |
| not a term that is commonly found in the textbooks | | | | although the very fact that the latter is so |
| speaking of phobias and disorders, and generally you | | | | multi-faceted makes the treatment with “one |
| may find components relating to the fear of travel in | | | | size fits all treatments” such a nonsensical and |
| such tomes – namely Agoraphobia, | | | | patently frustration approach for many a traveler. |
| Claustrophobia, Xenophobia, Aviophobia, and a host | | | | Experiencing the fear of travel is a debilitating state |
| of other fears and anxiety producing disorder – | | | | of mind which spills over into other phobias, although |
| but an honest to goodness definition cannot be | | | | in and of itself it is not recognized as such. |
| found. | | | | Fortunately, the sufferer will take heart when learning |
| Experiencing the fear of travel is normal and if in your | | | | that in many cases this fear will diminish when the |
| heart of hearts you have had to grapple with it, do | | | | actual date of departure arrives and the excitement |
| not believe for a moment that you are alone! | | | | of the trip itself takes over the mind’s focusing |
| Instead, revel in the fact that there are others like | | | | ability. Thus the person worried and sleepless for |
| you who – almost immediately upon planning or | | | | days at a time will suddenly experience euphoria and |
| announcing a much anticipated trip to an exotic locale | | | | all anxiety will appear to have been shed. For this |
| or even one closer to home – suffer from | | | | traveler, the fear of travel only affected the time |
| troublesome self-doubts. Second guessing why they | | | | leading up to the event and then dissipated, while for |
| chose the one destination over another, leaving their | | | | the white knuckled airline traveler it will carry over |
| home state rather than traveling stateside, worrying | | | | into the fear of flying disorder. The latter, of course, |
| about the food that might aggravate gastrointestinal | | | | may be dealt with adequately and decisively with the |
| health issues currently being experienced, and finally in | | | | help of an outstanding program that will attack the |
| light of an impending airline flight experience the | | | | problem at the root – the subconscious. |
| gambit of anxiety, panic and fear is not alien to such | | | | Thus, do not despair when you find yourself in the |
| reluctant travelers with a fear of travel. | | | | throws of anxiety or panic but remember that others |
| As a matter of fact, you will find that the fear of | | | | are suffering through the same problem and in the |
| travel will make the anticipation of the trip less like a | | | | same way also were able to end their anxiety and |
| savoring of the times spent in an exotic locale and | | | | even panic with a few simple choice treatments such |
| more like an emotional roller coaster that makes | | | | as Hypnotherapy, NLP, and other traditional forms of |
| awaiting your child’s birth or impending nuptials | | | | Therapy. |
| seem like child’s play! A fear of travel, a fear of | | | | |