Fasten your seat belt: Summer is here! For many of us, we'll finally have a chance to take that much needed vacation. Sometimes vacation is just a car ride away; other times, vacation requires boarding an airplane.
The most frequent phobia I have treated over the past 30 years is the fear of flying. It is a phobia that can significantly impact one's life. Studies estimate that between 10 to 20% of the population suffers from fear of flying or aviophobia. Many people fly with extreme anxiety...
Whether your fear of flying manifests as butterflies in your stomach, gripping the armrests on takeoff, and feeling anxious during... Read more »
Recently I have had the opportunity to come face to face with one of my phobias. I am terrified of flying yet I had planned a trip where I... Read more »
They say that phobias are irrational fear. I say, I don't care what you call it. I am feeling it and it is real to me. One of my... Read more »
A few winters ago on a particularly chilly Wisconsin day my car gave up the ghost. Smack-dab in the middle of rush hour. I was at the... Read more »
A press release from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis states that, by genetically tweaking a part of the brain of... Read more »
The fear of flying is called aviophobia and according to an article “Flying Phobia” on the website Phobia-Help.com, as many as 20% of people have... Read more »
You may have heard the joke that many people would prefer to be in their own coffins rather than giving a eulogy at someone else’s funeral. While... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A phobia is a persistent and irrational fear of a particular type of object, animal, activity, or situation that poses little to no actual... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The goal of treatment is to help you function effectively. The success of the treatment usually depends on the severity of the phobia.Systematic... Read more »
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