The fear of flying is one fear that almost everyone who has flown has experienced to some degree.For a large number, it is no more than an annoyance; perhaps disagreeable but nothing too troubling. 

Others, however, experience physical and mental symptoms that can range from simply “tense” to “outright panic”.There are a number of useful treatments for the fear of flying.What will work for you will probably depend on where you are on that scale. 

Fear of flying symptoms often have real life causes that, if identified, may help a person with mild fear of flying overcome their anxiety.  What often happens is a person encounters a symptom, and assuming it is caused by fear of flying, they get more and more upset until major panic sets in.  If they can recognize that pattern early on, they can stop the cycle in its tracks and overcome their mild fear of flying. 

For example, unstable air pressure in the aircraft cabin often results in inner ear problems.Inner ear problems can result in a wide variety of unpleasant symptoms, including nausea, tingly ears and skin, dizziness and loss of orientation.These are the same symptoms that occur when a person is anxious, and if they don’t recognize the source of the symptoms they may psyche themselves out and accelerate their fear beyond a normal level. 

Additionally, spending long periods in the tight seats in an airplane cabin can cause muscular pain, joint pain, and tingling from lack of blood flow.  These too are all symptoms often experienced during panic or severe anxiety attacks.  Therefore, the passenger who feels these symptoms may misdiagnose a mere physical reaction to small seating quarters as a fear of flying. 

Clearly, there are those whose fear of flying is more significant than the mild fear described here.  For those folks, mere recognition that the physical symptoms could be coming from other sources than the fear of flying may not be enough.   But for some, this awareness is the first line of defense in combating their fears for good. 

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A panic disorder can be a helpless and frustrating condition to deal with on your own. Anxiety attacks can strike at any time and they are highlighted by sudden but yet aggressive feelings of fear for what seems like no reason at all, a sense of apprehension, and possibly even feelings of uncontrollable terror. These attacks can last several minutes or they can last even longer. If you are unprepared these can be very frightening moments.

Your doctor can help you in controlling these attacks when you feel them coming on but there are also some steps you can take on your own that will help you bring your panic attacks under control and make them subside as quickly as possible.

If you feel an attack of anxiety coming on, the first thing you need to do is gain control of your breathing. Anxiety attacks are punctuated by shallow and rapid breathing which does not allow the proper flow of oxygen to the bloodstream and throughout the body. This can result in dizziness as well as muscle tension or spasms. Take deep breaths and attempt to get your breathing back to the normal deep breathing that is necessary for proper oxygen intake. Proper breathing will help you to control your attack better and deflect some of the effects that can prolong your attack such as light headedness and nausea.

There are ways you can learn to gain control of the muscle functions of your body that will allow you to counteract any Anxiety Disorders such as a panic attack should one arise. There are age old methods such as yoga and then there are other methods such as progressive muscle relaxation which will teach you to gain control of your body and counteract the effects of an attack.

Another way you can help yourself reduce your Anxiety Attacks is to attempt to avoid situations where you feel stress or situations that can cause you apprehension or fear. This is not always a reliable way to avoid attacks as they are sometimes unpredictable but if you can reduce the situations in your life where an attack could occur then it can allow you to exercise better control over your body and help to keep you out of situations where an attack may strike.

You can assist yourself in avoiding stressful situations by keeping a log of situations that have traditionally triggered attacks in the past and then do your best to avoid those situations in the future. Having a detailed account of what may have triggered your condition in the past can help you to possibly understand why these attacks keep happening and what you can do to reduce your exposure to situations that could bring about stress or tension. Many of the causes of attacks are subconscious so it would take a detailed exploration of the causes of attacks to understand what situations your body and mind consider stressful.

Sometimes life just throws you curves and you need to learn how to handle them better by developing life coping skills. It is no small thing to tell someone to learn to handle life’s bumps better but it is essential to your health that you learn to deal with life situations and reduce your Anxiety Attacks.