February 11, 2010

Avoiding Anxiety Attack While in the Air - Are You Afraid to Travel in a Plane?

For some people, flying is not a pleasing experience. It can cause turmoil in someone's life, including nausea and vomiting. In few cases, flying thousands of feet high may trigger an anxiety or panic attack. Fortunately for some people, there are other means to travel from one place to another. But in reality, one has to ride a plane to travel much faster and more conveniently.

To stop anxiety attack, medication might sound interesting but it is not as effective as you might think. If you are tempted to take any medication, always remember that the problem and solution are both inside your brain. You just have to understand and trust your body.

Human brain is very complicated and its functionality is sometimes too hard to understand for the ordinary mind. For instance, phobia or irrational fear can make someone palpitated even though there is no real threat. The brain simply produces chemicals as defense mechanism even though the threat is not real. From this phobia, anxiety attack will be triggered. You will suffer from hyperventilation, too much tension, sweating and so on. The bottom line is to deal with the phobia immediately to prevent anxiety attack from hunting your life.

The first thing you might need to do is to get hypnosis therapy. It is recommended that you seek someone that has a lot of experience in this field. Hypnosis may help you realize that your life is not threatened while in the air if there is no real fear. Once the fear is addressed, your stress level will dramatically reduce. This hinders the anxiety from accumulating and causing panic attack.

For more security, you might want to bring a friend or a family with you. A close friend can help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety attack. During the flight, your friend will be a great distraction. You two can talk about happy moments and experiences you'd shared so that your brain is tricked that everything is fine.

But, if you can't bring along someone with you, do some deep breathing and relaxation. This is a great way to bring enough oxygen to your brain so that it can function normally. If possible, sleep on your journey. You are also encouraged not to take in alcohol or smoke prior to your journey. They can interrupt the circulation of the oxygen and blood in your body and thus increase your stress level. As an alternative, drink a lot of water, eat enough healthy food and chew gum.

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