Brief Answer:
Rational thinking with facts

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for using Healthcaremagic.

I read your query and understand your concerns.

First of all, I like to inform you that fear of flying is one of the common fear and around 2-4% of people get affected by it.

However when you question about the rationale behind this fear you will understand that your mind is more responsive to negative thoughts and that leads to fear of flying. Changing the way of thinking is one of the right approaches to challenging this fear. Changing the way of thinking helps in calming down your nerves and so the fear of flying.

As you know in the world the air travel is the safest form of travel in compare to all other modes of transport.

The chances of a crash are much less and the chance of death is much less than 1 per 1 lac passenger traveling through the air. The same index for road and rail travel is much higher in comparison to air travel.

In addition to rational thinking with facts, deep breathing exercise could be of immense help at the time of need. Slow your breathing to a level of 4-5 breath cycles per minute and within 3- 5 minutes you will feel less nervous. The activation of the parasympathetic system by deep breathing helps in calming your nerves and so it helps in fear management.

In case the self-help is not sufficient seeking the help of the psychologist for proper cognitive behavior therapy can be of help.

I hope this helps you.
Feel free to write back to me if you have more questions.
Thanks and regards.

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Brief Answer:
Yes I understand

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for follow up.

I completely agree that chance of survival is zero after accident but at the same time the chance of crash is also near zero. So shifting the negative pattern of thoughts to positiver pattern is important and that is main stay of treatment.

Regarding medication, yes there are many options available from the group of antidepressants and anti anxiety medications and helpful but nothing helps permanently other than changing your thought pattern.

I hope this helps you further.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.

In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below-mentioned link:
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ashok-kumar/67386

Thanks and regards

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Brief Answer:
Yes medication have negative effects

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for follow up.

There are two kinds of medications which are used for anxiety. First of them come from benzodiazepine group which help you immediately but cause dependence in long run.

The other group is antidepressant group which takes time before they start working. However they are safe and chance of dependence and tolerance is very less.

I hope this assists you further.
Thanks and regards.

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