“What you are afraid of will probably not happen to you, but your fears of the possibility of it happening to you will sweep you through your life if you cannot end these fears.”
Aviophobia or Aviatophobia; The fear of flying and the airplane, which is one of the greatest inventions of humankind, perhaps the world, which was founded by the Wright brothers and caused the globalization of the world. Of course, aviophobia can occur in individuals for various reasons. Any negative experience they have had in the past and related to airplanes and flying, visual or auditory negative materials they have heard or watched, stories they have listened to, any negative situations that have happened to their relatives, and many other factors within the individual's body, known as aviophobia or aviatophobia, cause flying and flying.
On December 17, 1903, the "Wright Flyer", the first powered and manned aircraft produced by the Wright Brothers from California (USA), successfully flew in the air. Today, 113 years later, there are thousands of airports, millions of aircraft and billions of passengers around the world. According to the figures announced by the "Chartsbin" website, which serves as a network-based visual data tool, in 2010, there were a total of 43,982 airports in the world, ninety-nine of which were in Turkey. This number has increased day by day and will undoubtedly continue to increase. Because the technology developed by human beings is rapidly progressing in making the world smaller and more accessible.
Chartsbin's data was created using the "Factbook" system developed by the American Intelligence Agency (CIA). In this way, in the data presented, all airports in the country, regardless of the smallest airport or for whatever purpose they are used, were taken into account.
What about you, can't you benefit from such a miraculous development and technology because you are afraid of flying and planes? Fortunately, advances are not limited to technology or aviation; psychology and psychological treatments also result in a much more positive impact today than they did 113 years ago. You can overcome your fear of flying and flying in a very satisfactory time by getting professional help.
U� Fear of exposure does not have to be a singular element. In other words, it can turn into an emotional state that can be caused by many different factors brought together, or whose effect can be reduced or increased. Although the potential reasons for the act of "being afraid of flying" are countless, the main ones can be listed as follows;
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Hypsiphobia, Altophobia and Acrophobia (fear of heights)
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Claustrophobia (fear of closed spaces, narrow spaces)
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Aeroacrophobia (fear of high and open spaces)
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Aeronausiphobia (fear of airsickness and vomiting after airsickness)
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Agoraphobia (fear of open spaces and crowds)
Fear of hijacking a plane or terrorist attack, Nomophobia, which has entered our lives with developing technology, that is, the fear of "interruption of communication via mobile phones" and countless similar psychological factors can cause individuals to think that they are simply afraid of "flying or planes". Almost all psychological factors, whether negative or positive, are interconnected and in clusters. Although this situation seems to make things more complicated, it actually speeds up the solution-oriented work in the treatment process and the diagnosis process.
In short, the fear of flying and flying is not only referred to as thanatophobia or thantophobia (fear of dying and fear of death). ) and contrary to popular belief, it can have a much more complex structure. Because it has been proven and continues to be proven many times, based on statistical data and accident/death rates, from past to present, that traveling by air is much safer than rail, road and sea transportation. As you learn the technical structure of an aircraft and the act of flying, and witness how successful airline staff such as pilots and flight attendants go through reassuring tests and practices, your fear of flying will decrease to a great extent.
However, your fear of flying will decrease to a great extent. The reason for your fear may not only be related to airplanes and the act of flying, as we tried to explain. Like many phobias, the different problems in the complex structure of the phobia in question may affect the emotional state you experience. It can be the source of flour. In this context, it is extremely possible to solve your problems and fears, that is, your phobias, by getting help from professional individuals along with advanced psychology and psychiatry techniques.
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