It is summer here in the Northern Hemisphere and everybody is going on vacation,

sharing about their amazing trip that they're taking.

There is one thing that everyone has in common, or most people have in common,

and the one big stressor of travel, and that is the fear of flying. So today we are going to talk about

the fear of flying and I'm going to give you some skills and the tools that I give my clients as

they prepare for their vacation and their trips. My name is Kimberley-Quinland. Welcome to

Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast. This is where we give you all the

virtual hugs and effective tools to help you manage anxiety, depression, and any other mental

health struggles that you may have. I want to today set you up with a better understanding of

specifically what's going on for you if you have a fear of flying

and give you some practical skills you can put into play even if you're getting on a plane today.

So I'm so excited. Let's do this together.

Okay, so we want to first look at specifically what is the cause of your fear.

And when I say cause, I don't actually mean like why it happened.

You know, some people, yes, may have had a more of an experience with flying that wasn't

helpful and that we would totally understand that is the reason why

they have a fear of flying. But in this case, I want to talk more about the specific underlying

fear, the trigger that sets off this fear of flying. Because why is it that 200, 300 people can get

on a plane and some have no fear at all and others do.

And that's usually because of how they've interpreted this flight, how the fear that they've

placed on this flying experience. And what I want to do is go through some of the specific

fears that people have and why they are

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