However, I had to walk down a set of stairs outside and on to the runway and board the plane on a small ladder. The whole time my heart was pounding in my chest and I felt like I was about to pass out. I kept telling myself to run in the other direction and not get on the plane, but my husband reassured me that everything would be all right. I kept trying to tell myself that this was a phobia or an irrational fear that I should try to control, and that mathematically speaking the odds of dying in a plane crash are very low. Although I have not looked up the actual statistics, I am sure that other types of deaths are far more common. I have heard that plane accidents are becoming less common than they used to be. There must be thousands of flights around the world every day, with thousands of passengers, yet only a small number of them are ever involved in any kind of accident.
I have a little ritual every time I board a plane and that is to check out the manufacturer's plaque on the inside of the cargo door. This plaque is stamped with the date the plane was made and when it was put into service. When I saw how old the plane was it took every ounce of bravery I had to not turn around and run. It is a known fact that when airlines have severe financial difficulties, they spend less money on repairs or buying new airplanes and those that are old are more likely to have problems and or crash. As I made my way to my seat, I immediately noticed how small the plane was. There were maybe enough seats for forty passengers. When I sat down and buckled my seatbelt a feeling of claustrophobia overcame me and I started to experience what I call, tunnel vision. I knew right then that I was getting ready to have a full on panic attack. My husband tried to calm me down with reassuring words but I quickly tuned him out. By the time everyone boarded the plane and it was time to take off, I had my head between my legs and was chanting over and over again that everything was going to be fine and that I could get through this.
Such as heights, flying in a plane, or swimming? ... What types of fear are there? ... Some examples are the fear of heights, flying, or even the fear of insects. ... The other type of fear is the fear of public embarrassment or being rejected. ... Fear of embarrassment or ridicule is probably the biggest fear that we all have. ...
The Exorcist induces fear in the viewer by using numerous methods. ... Whether it is something as simple as scary music or if it is as deep and complex as a psychological mind game, The Exorcist pulls it off with flying colors! ... The movie The Exorcist uses music as one way to inflict fear into the viewers. ... One of the most popular ways of using fear in a movie is the "surprise attack". ... Overall I believe that the writer, William Peter Blatty, used several different methods to successfully instill fear in the viewer throughout the entire movie. ...
Ralph's biggest fear is that they will never be rescued, where as Jack's biggest fear is that they will be unable to kill a pig for meat. ... Fear is also used to control people. They use fear to make rule, and power to make people fear. ... "He forgot his wounds, his hunger and thirst, and became fear, hopeless fear on flying feet" (Lord of the Flies, 200). ... In the end every movement is done out of fear. ...
Then as she began to sit down, the message indicator went flying on to the floor and the flame on the candle shot into the air! ... He said with fear in his voice, "I had my head on the kitchen table when I heard all the noise, I looked up and sitting across from me was a silhouette of a lady in a white dress reaching out for me. ... I will never forget that cold October night, the night that I felt true fear. ...
Some fears created by this tragedy such as the trauma of the children, security of air flights and war. These are the fears which North America should cope with together and there are ways of coping with them. ... After the tragedy of 9/11/01, many people have become afraid to go back onto airplanes even if they have never experienced fear of flying, the plane hijackings and crashes has resulted in heightened nervousness and new fears about traveling by airplane. New fears about flying and terrorist hijackings are probably related to a sense of vulnerability since they may feel like another...
Fear is an ancient and universal emotion. ... Fear alone does not distinguish a phobia; both fear and avoidance must be evident." ... Phobias aren't just extreme fear, they are irrational fears of certain things or situations - dogs, heights, escalators, tunnels, highway driving, water, flying, dentists, blood, germs. ... And of course, there's the fear of flying (pterygophobia), heights (acrophobia), and confined spaces (claustrophobia). ... First the patient and therapist establish a hierarchy of feared situations from the least to the most feared. ...
One of the hardest things I've ever had to do was flying on an airplane. ... What I didn't realize was that flying would open the door for me to a new horizon. ... They didn't seem to be nervous about flying. ... Not only did I learn to love flying and to conquer my fear of the heights, but I joined the United States Air Force and began a career as an Aircraft Maintenance Supply Technician. This job required lots of flying in airplanes. ...
One of the first things Southwest Airlines took into consideration was their customer's emotion stemming from fear and insecurity. ... After the attack on America a shadow was cast over the airline industry which place the fear of flying into America people. ... Southwest Airlines plans to keep America flying. ... Southwest Airlines felt it was important in order to help with the fears of flying. ... Southwest customers are loyal and dedicated; at the same time a lot of them are still experiencing a fear factor. ...
