Aerophobia - How To Cure Fear Of Flying With Hypnosis And Nlp

If you have ever felt afraid of getting on a plane, you are not alone. The fear of flying, known as Aerophobia, is amongst the most common phobias that people have. This phobia is often a crippling, overwhelming feeling. It may even keep you from using air transportation; traveling significant distances, or visiting friends and family. Beating such a phobia used to take years of counseling, but now there are hypnosis and NLP techniques to beat phobias for easier, life-changing results.

Are you wondering exactly what a phobia is? All phobias are categorized as a type of anxiety disorder, and many people who have them will have panic attacks and other unpleasant feelings such as shakiness, physical illness, or a pounding heart. Many people complain of feeling unwell or losing their ability to control themselves, and organize their lives around their phobia in an effort to evade their fears.

For sufferers with Aerophobia, even the simple thought of boarding a plane might cause an anxiety attack. Other people might feel only a little nervous while the plane is grounded, but grow hysterical once the airplane is in the air.

Picture a scenario in which a woman with Aerophobia is seated on an airplane before takeoff. She starts to feel anxious and her heart starts to race. She knows flying is safe, but she is afraid nonetheless. When the airplane is in the air, she can't help but sob uncontrollably, and continues to sob during the trip until she is able to disembark from the airplane. As extreme as this sounds, this type of reaction is common to a very high amount of people.

All phobias are distinguished by intense, illogical fear. People with Aerophobia are afraid of air travel although they know that flying is actually a very secure form of transportation. They may feel embarrassed when they react with sobbing, trembling, or having an anxiety attack, but feel powerless to control their behavior. For sufferers, this fear of losing control is as daunting as the phobia itself.

In reality, people with phobias cannot control their behavior because their anxieties are based in the unconscious, which no amount of willpower or conscious effort can change. This is where hypnosis is effective. Ericksonian hypnotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques work at the unconscious level of thought to effectively treat phobias.

A well-designed hypnotherapy program for treating a phobia contains several successive steps. The initial step is hypnotherapy for stress-relief, quelling tension and anxiety. Once a person is stress-free and relaxed, hypnotherapy directs new thoughts in the unconscious to extinguish the phobia. NLP itself extinguishes fears by specifically targeting the thought process that results in a phobia.

Unlike conventional hypnotherapy, which utilizes direct post-hypnotic suggestions, Ericksonian hypnotherapy uses indirect suggestions hidden in discussion to convince the unconscious to adopt a new, more reasonable way of thinking. It is more effective than traditional hypnotherapy because people usually ignore simple post-hypnotic suggestions, but find it difficult to resist indirect suggestions that are incorporated in interesting stories and metaphors.

The specialized wording of post-hypnotic suggestions in conventional hypnosis means that many traditional hypnotherapy programs will only be effective to treat a particular given phobia. A characteristic feature of the Ericksonian hypnosis and NLP program is that it's not phobia specific and can extinguish any phobia, in anyone. It is sure to work for most people because the program is made up of multiple unique hypnotherapy techniques arranged for highest effectiveness.

The most effective phobia busting NLP technique that I have used is known as the Visual - Kinesthetic Disassociation. The V/K is often known as the "one session phobia cure," because of its remarkable effectiveness!

The Ericksonian hypnotherapy and NLP program is ideal for an independent thinker who wants to quickly beat an illogical phobia once and for all. Users can follow the step-by-step process at their own individual pace, but are typically amazed at the ease with which they finish the process and beat their phobia. The results people see with hypnotherapy often seem simply miraculous.

Hypnosis therapy and NLP are life-changing tools for many people struggling with fear. Ericksonian hypnosis and NLP have helped countless people fight their phobias. The techniques are perfect for helping individuals who are afraid of air travel to take pleasure in airplane travel and all of its advantages. For a long time, hypnosis has been used to enhance people's lives globally, and beating phobias is just one of many ways in which it changes lives.

By: Alan Densky

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Alan B. Densky, CH has been curing irrational fears using Hypnosis & NLP since 1978. He offers panic attacks NLP & hypnosis CDs plus a broad range of Hypnosis CDs for stress & depression related symptoms. Visit his website for free hypnotism MP3's.