Afraid to Fly? Turn Your Fear into Your Passion
If you have a fear of flying you probably don't understand why
anyone would enjoy getting into a plane, strapping themselves in
and feeling the rush of power as the plane shoots into the sky
with you inside. In fact the mere thought is enough to make you
breathe faster and start sweating. You feel this way because
your irrational fear is your basis of information. There are
others out there who actually LOVE to fly and would gladly do it
everyday if given the opportunity. There are people who are so
excited about flying they watch planes every chance they can.
They study them, photograph them and imagine themselves inside
one as it leaves the runway. They're actually sad that they
don't get to fly that day. They wish they had somewhere to go
just so they could take a plane to get there!
Fearful flyers take note: you should turn the object of your
fear into your passion. You can join this elite rank of flying
enthusiasts by studying these planes that terrify you so much.
I like to visit a website called airliners.net. There is a very
active forum on that site full of people who are fanatics (in a
good way) about air travel. They have members who regularly go
to airports just to take pictures of planes arriving and
departing. They love the sound of engines spooling up, the rush
of air as the plane goes by. They schedule photo shoots with
other members and meet at the airport just to take airplane
pictures!
People who love airplanes and flying read everything they can
about how planes fly. They know far more than the average flyer
and as a result they know these machines are something to be
enjoyed not feared. If you were to look at planes through the
eyes of those who love them you'd see that flying is something
wonderful and you'd recognize that your fears are unfounded and
based on faulty information.
Take charge, take action. Don't let this fear beat you.
Determine exactly what you're afraid of and learn about those
specific parts or processes. Study them, engross yourself in
them. Talk to experts, read forum posts, take pictures, take a
class, meet the professionals. Do whatever it takes to turn your
fear into your passion and you'll soon forget that it was ever a
fear in the first place.