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2 Comments Written by Atila on September 21, 2008 – 6:44 pm

If getting on a plane is stressful for you, this article will help you overcome your fear of flying.

To overcome fear of flying, you must first realize that you have an anxiety disorder.

And, you are not alone. 30 percent of Americans have some level of panic when it comes to flying and on any given flight, as many as 50 percent of the passengers on board experience fear at some point.

Many people react to their fear of flying by avoiding flying to whatever extent possible. Some, like famed football announcer John Madden, refuse to fly at all. Madden has never been to a Pro Bowl because the only way to get to the game, which is held in Hawaii, is by plane.

The airline industry points to the statistics which show that flying is the safest means of transportation per mile. Overcoming Fear of Flying is a quite easy step as you can read here: gogetterjetsetter.com/overcoming-fear-of-flying.php.

But cold, hard facts don’t help us with clear and present fears. You should know that many people who have to overcome fear of flying have related anxieties that need to be dealt with. It’s not always the fear of dying that leads to a fear of flying.

For instance, the fear of being in closed spaces (claustrophobia) or the fear of sitting for a long period of time are not relieved by the idea that flying is safe.