Being off the ground has often been a concern for people. Sometimes people enjoy the excitement and do sports that sweep them off their feet as a hobby. They jumped with a parachute, paraglided, and were aerobatic pilots. Even though all these are extreme examples, the adrenaline released gave people pleasure. It is said that adrenaline numbs the brain and there are many people who enjoy it. Perhaps pleasure and anxiety lie at opposite ends of each other. Don't ask how to establish a relationship between those who enjoy the same thing and those who worry. There are those who love cats, and there are those who are jealous of cats and therefore are afraid of them. How negatively does being afraid of cats affect our lives? At most, you will be disturbed by the cat wandering around your feet while sitting in a tea garden, and maybe you will scream. But fear of flying is a very different situation. Phobia is a condition that will disrupt people's comfort in life, hinder their professional development, and even cause them to be unable to attend many life events in emergency situations.
You have a funeral. You want to do your last duty to someone you love very much, but unfortunately, if you go to your hometown by road, it takes 20 hours. Even if you ignore traffic rules, you have no chance of reaching the funeral. In fact, some of those who go this way cannot return, unfortunately they have accidents. Unfortunately, you cannot attend the funeral.
Another example: You have a short holiday, but it takes 2 days to go back to your hometown. You will only be able to stay for a few hours. Less than a week's holiday to satisfy your longing will not save you. However, while you can travel by plane in 2 hours, traveling to your destination for hours by road or sea means taking a much higher risk than by air.
According to statistics, an accident occurs in 4.5 billion hours of flight. And 25% of these accidents result in loss of life. According to statistical studies, airplanes, which are the most reliable means of transportation, are also a means of transportation that people worry about and avoid getting on.
Many of the people who still use airplanes as a means of transportation are worried about getting on a plane, but they can get on a plane due to the convenience and comfort it provides.
But there are still thousands of people who cannot fly even though their economic situation allows it and their job requires it, and who have problems in their social and professional lives because they cannot fly. There is san in our country. Simple phobias are quite common, but since none of them affect life so negatively, it is not necessary to deal with them as much as it is necessary for the fear of flying.
Fear of flying is common in people who are anxious about flying and all kinds of activities related to flying and therefore avoid flying. We can say that there is.
It is possible to turn flying into a hobby by treating the anxiety and phobic avoidance reactions caused by flying. Your life will become easier and you can turn the adrenaline discharge that gives you anxiety into a hobby that will give you pleasure.
These days, I continue the psychiatric evaluation and coordination of an airline company's program to overcome the fear of flying. As a result of a three-day program, more than 80% of the participants overcome their fear. Those who come to Istanbul by bus are happy to return to their hometown by plane if they can find a ticket. Because they do not buy the plane ticket in advance due to their anxiety, they cannot find a plane ticket at the last minute and, taking the risk of suffering and suffering, they huff and puff and make their way to the bus.
So, what should be done?
There are many ways to do this. . The program to overcome the fear of flying is the most satisfying program done in groups. You can see the program I personally follow below.
It is possible to turn flying from a phobia to a hobby. As long as you gather some courage to go for it. Your phobia will turn into a hobby.
OUTLINE OF FLIGHT PHOBIAC TREATMENT
(The degree of phobia and avoidance of each individual is different. There is an individual approach in this treatment.) The general principles and process in the treatment of Flight Phobia works as follows. .
1-Evaluation of the person's condition
-Psychiatric evaluation: The anxiety experienced sometimes occurs together with other psychiatric disorders. The person is evaluated from the first meeting. If any, other psychological/psychiatric problems are identified.
-Clinical tests: If necessary, the diagnosis is confirmed with psychological evaluation tests.
-Medical evaluation: A general medical evaluation of the person is made. If there are other medical problems, they are isolated. (Such as high blood pressure, heart problems and thyroid gland-related problems)
2- After the first evaluation, check the person's condition If there is only a flight phobia, a process begins that includes pilots, flight crew and mental health professionals. The aim is to give the person a real flight experience without worry. This treatment; All of them can be done with groups of patients with flight phobia within a certain program, or they can be done individually in emergency situations.
12-Stage Flight Phobia Treatment
1-Explaining the psychological dimensions of the fear of flying
2-Technical aspects of flying
3-Techniques for keeping anxiety under control
4-Meeting the aircraft and its environment
5-Meeting the airport - field of view, sound and movement
6-Weather, turbulence, storm , flight safety
7-Explaining the structure of the aircraft
8-Pre-flight procedures, explaining the necessary conditions for the aircraft to fly
9-Flight simulation (in the cockpit simulator if the person needs it and can afford the cost)
10-Mental and physical preparation for the flight, answers to instant questions
11-And finally a real flight
12-Post-flight briefing and evaluation of the results.
Note: This standard It is the road map to follow in the treatment of flight phobia. Since everyone's flight phobia varies in severity, this therapy program is tailored to the individual. Everything starts with the initial assessment and the road map is determined according to need.
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