Flying without Fear

Duane Brown

Description

It starts with an innocent, altogether reasonable worry: What if the plane has a mechanical defect? What if I have a panic attack? Then the anxious thoughts multiply. You may know that these fears are irrational, but that doesn''t slow them down. And before you know it, the risks of flying seem so great, you can''t even think about getting on a plane.

It''s easy to keep aerophobia at bay for years by simply avoiding air travel. But amid all the lost vacations, missed opportunities for business travel, and rare visits to far-flung loved ones, you may decide it''s time to put away your fear of flying for good. Flying without Fear is an essential guidebook for the millions of people who have made that decision. Based in cognitive behavioral therapy, the program in this book will prepare you for every sight, sound, and sensation you will experience in the airport and airplane. This fully revised and updated edition also includes new information about terrorism concerns and airport security measures adopted after 9/11.

•Practice the anxiety-stopping strategies in this book before you board the plane
•Take this carry-on package of tips & techniques with you when you go
•Fly anywhere with confidence and composure

Informations

• Publié par: New Harbinger Publications
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781572247659
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

“Pobias are present everywere and Duane Brown’s book can elp countless people.” —C.A. Carles “Bud” Baldridge, retired American Airlines captain

“An outstanding book. I find myself recommendingFlying Witout Fear to nervous flyers on a daily basis.”

—Tim Toucet, fligt attendant since 1986

“he book addresses all aspects of te fear of flying, from te anxiety tat starts days or weeks prior to te fligt to toucdown, wit tec- niques to overcome anxiety during eac pase. he question and answer format of te book allows a fearful flyer to quickly turn to te section of te book tat references teir fear and review te strategy tey need to use.”

—Seryl Pacelli, former client

FLying wiTouT Fear S E C O N D E D I T I O N

EFFeCTive STraTegies To

GeT You Were You Need To Go

D U A N E B R O W N , P H . D .

N e w H a r b i n g e r P u b L i C a T i o n s , I n C .

Publiser’s Note his publication is designed to provide accurate and autoritative information in regard to te subject matter covered. It is sold wit te understanding tat te publiser is not engaged in rendering psycological, financial, legal, or oter professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, te services of a competent professional sould be sougt.

Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

Copyrigt © 2009 by Duane Brown New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 5674 Sattuck Avenue Oakland, CA 94609 www.newarbinger.com

All Rigts Reserved PDF ISBN: 9781572247659

Acquired by Tesilya Hanauer; Cover design by Amy Soup; Edited by Elisabet Beller

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brown, Duane.  Flying witout fear : effective strategies to get you were you need to go / Duane Brown. -- 2nd ed.  p. cm.  Includes bibliograpical references.  ISBN-13: 978-1-57224-704-8 (pbk. : alk. paper)  ISBN-10: 1-57224-704-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Fear of flying. I. Title.  RC1090.B76 2009  616.85’225--dc22  2009023476

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ACKnowLedgMenTs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

cHAPtER 1 fLying AFTer 9/11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

cHAPtER 2 fears and Pobias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

cHAPtER 3 he PysioLogy oF fear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

cHAPtER 4 teCniQues For coping wiT fearFuL Responses . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

cHAPtER 5 DeveLoping a VaLid InForMaTion Base: IndusTry, PersonneL, and AirpLanes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

cHAPtER 6 DeveLoping a VaLid InForMaTion Base: AerodynaMiCs, fLigT PLanning, WeaTer, and misCeLLaneous conCerns . . . . . . . . . . 71

cHAPtER 7 DeveLoping a VaLid InForMaTion Base: terrorisM . . . . . . . . . . 93

cHAPtER 8 coping wiT AnTiCipaTory AnXieTy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

cHAPtER 9 coping on Te PLane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

cHAPtER 10 DeveLoping Your fLigT PLan and Using Guided IMagery . . . 147

cHAPtER 11 AFTer Your firsT SuCCessFuL fLigT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

ReFerenCes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

iv wiTouT Fear flying

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No autor can claim expertise in all of te areas covered inFlying Witout Fear. I am particularly indebted to Captain Steve Fryer for is assistance wit te tecnical aspects of te first edition. Captain Carles “Bud” Baldridge filled te same role in te preparation of tis edition. Bot Steve and Bud are now retired. American Airlines lost two of te best wen tey left te cockpit. Tim Toucete began is career as a fligt attendant wit American Airlines. He now flies wit Soutwest Airlines. We were recently reminded of te importance of fligt attendants to te safety of te pas- sengers wen US Airways fligt 1549 landed in te freezing waters of te Hudson River. A skilled captain and a crew of well-scooled fligt attendants saved every life on tat plane. Tim knows safety, and wen e spots a fearful flyer aboard one of is fligts, e becomes a ceerleader, and-older, and dispenser of sage advice. His tougts regarding tis book are muc appreciated. hanks also go to Seryl Pacelli, a formal fearful flyer, wo took te first step away from te oppression of fear a few years ago and still flies wit confidence. his book was written wit te goal of freeing oters from teir debilitating fear of flying. he editorial staff of New Harbinger deserves muc credit for te final product, and my eartfelt tanks go out to tem. Finally, my wife conquered er fear over twenty years ago and was so amazed by te canges it brougt about in er life tat se immedi- ately set out to establis a fearful flyer program. he American Airlines AAirBorn program came about because of er efforts. housands of fearful flyers ave benefited as a result. his book is based on te cur- riculum used in tat course.

cHAPtER 1

fLying AFTer 9/11

On September 11, 2001, te world as we knew it in te United States canged forever. At 8:46 .. (EDT), ijacked American Airlines Fligt 11 was flown into te Nort Tower of te World Trade Center in New York City. Minutes later, United Airlines Fligt 175 flew a similar tra- jectory into te Sout Tower of te World Trade Center. Less tan an our after te second attack on te World Trade Center, American Airlines Fligt 77 crased into te Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. he fourt ijacked fligt, United Fligt 93, wic was destined for eiter te Wite House or te Capitol Building in Wasington, DC, crased into an open field near Sanksville, Pennsylvania, tanks to te bravery of its passengers. Nearly tree tousand people died on September 11, 2001, and people wo were unafraid of air travel, nervous fliers, and tose already convinced tat air travel was unsafe asked ow tis could appen. hese same people now ask, “Could it appen again?” his is a valid question, one tat cannot be answered wit a yes or no. I’ll simply say at tis point tat te answer is probably not, and as time passes, te likeliood will lessen. Good tings are in te works. I ave fait in te U.S. airline industry and te men and women wo fly and repair te planes, serve te passengers, and work to maintain order and safety on te ground. In te late 1980s and early 1990s, my wife, Sandra, and I eaded te American Airlines–sponsored program AAirBorn, wic was designed to elp fearful fliers overcome teir fear. I also saw several people in a part- time private practice wile I was a professor at te University of Nort Carolina at Capel Hill. More tan tree tousand people enrolled in te AAirBorn program, and about 85 percent of tem received te elp