Aggravating Aerophobia
Huge fires burning up the runway, thousands of people screaming and running for their lives, but most of all the fear that you could have been one of them. Why would you not be afraid of flying, also known as aerophobia, when 583 people died in a single plane crash? On March 27,1977, plenty of us changed our minds about flying in planes and helicopters when the biggest plane crash in history occurred on the Los Rodeos Airport runway. Aerophobia affects umpteem people and could hold you back from life’s many adventures. If you are one of the millions of sufferers of aerophobia, it may be helpful to know the origin, the causes of it, symptoms, and how to overcome it.
Not the entire population knows what causes aerophobia, or even the origin of it, which could be terribly unhelpful if you are trying to overcome it. Actually, aerophobia could be from a countless number of other fears, either all combined together or just a single one. These can include the fears of combined spaces and heights. It can also be connected to any crashes, havoc, and other experiences you have heard of or been involved in. One other cause may be if you have a certain sickness, which would probably just embarrass you. Even if we can agree on what causes it, the origin is not very clear. According to sources, the actual word was first recorded from about 1765-1775. Later in time, near 1911, came the first known use of aerophobia. All in all, the causes of aerophobia vary
The article, “Phobia Statistics and Surprising Facts About Our Biggest Fears”, says that around forty-five percent of panic attacks can cause the fear of crowds(2 of 11). This is because the attack might have been embarrassing, so the individual fears going back to comparable situations. Another article titled, “Fear of people and how to overcome it”, says that phobias could actually be caused by genetic predispositions. This meaning it is in an individual's genes to be afraid of particular social situations(2-3 of 7). Many different sources suggested that most phobias could come from traumatic events. For instance, a child might have been trapped in a crowd of lots of people. This could have scared them and as a result, they avoid these situations. Phobias can be caused by many different circumstances which make them specific to
Sitting and over thinking something can have an odd impact on our decisions and actions. When our worst fears intertwine with the deepest parts of our imagination, we tend to twist reality into what we believe can happen. It can be the simplest of things such as doubts in a relationship, or being nervous about the final exam that you have to take the following week. These thoughts can cause our withdraw from situations and can also cause us to make certain decisions that may or may not be for the best.
Even though the original onset my have been on or off a plane, the fear can also be triggered by events: reading
“Final call girl’s four by eight-hundred-meter relay” called the official. The Ontario Track girl’s four by eight-meter team trooped up to lane one, in unison. I would not have wanted to be racing with anyone else but my relay family. We had trained all season for this one race. Every workout, asthma attack, tear, and shin splint has lead up to this one race to break a twenty year old school record. As we jogged with the official from the bullpen to the starting line, the crowd had uproars of excitement for the athletes. An immense smile grew across my face, not only from the ecstatic crowd, but from the anticipation to race. I approached the starting line, in the first lane, while my teammates arrayed along the fence with the other second,
Breathing is a vital process for every human. Normal breathing is practically effortless for most people, but those with asthma face a great challenge. During an asthma attack, breathing is hampered, making it difficult or even impossible for air to flow through the lungs. Asthma is an increasingly common problem, and has become the most common chronic childhood disease. At least 17 million Americans suffer from it(1), and although it can be fatal, it is usually not that severe(4). There is no cure for asthma, but with proper care, it can usually be controlled.
The feeling of a lead brick on your chest, desperately needing air but unable to draw a breath and the feeling of drowning in the very substance you need to survive. Shaking hands squeeze a canister and suddenly there is a rush of medication, an odd taste and then the brick gets lighter and lighter as gradually more oxygen comes in and once again air is flowing in and out properly. For an individual with asthma, an inhaler feels like the most amazing invention ever to grace the human mind or hands. Without the medicine stored in the tiny canister, life as is known by the average non-asthmatic would be but a dream for myself and around 25.7 million other people (Akinbami and Johnson, 2012). The idea of inhaling medicine to cure ailments started
On the plane trip to Nicaragua, I had to face fears of mine. I have always been scared of even the thought of someone riding on a small plane, nevertheless me riding one. I feel as if they are going to fall straight out of the sky. But I knew that going to Nicaragua meant having to ride on a small plane. The first two planes where normal size planes, but the plane to Nicaragua from Houston was an extremely small plane. I was freaking out!
I have this fear of heights. Ever since I was little I have always had this fear. At the environmental field trip (EFT) in Trinity Pines the zipline was around 200 feet from the ground and overlooked a valley of fallen trees and vast green sagebrush.
Unfortunately, crashes and crises aren’t a new things in today 's world. Far too often we have car crashes, boats sinking, car explosions, or bus crashes. Not too often do you hear about plane crashes, however, when you do it is fatal. One truly amazing plane crash involved two amazing pilots, birds, and one miracle landing on the Hudson.
of this world; there is fear of heights, fear of spiders, fear of ants, fear of airplanes, fear of
Can you save other people’s lives when you are in danger or close to death? I would say “No” most of the time because my life is the most important thing in the universe at least for me. This is a quite difficult and controversial question, but I assume that the majority of people would say no as well. I don’t understand why the climbers take risks that they can die.
There are currently 7.442 billion people in the world. 7.442 people in the world that are all experiencing fear. Accordingly, out of those people in the world, 19.2 have a specific phobia caused by fear. Now, the way all people see the world is differently. Therefore, we all have fear of different things. In other words, everyone once in their lifetime is going to have fear or something. Whether that fear is being scared to ride a 72 Mph roller coaster, going to see the dentist, or just being themselves. The real question is, is fear for the good or bad? Fear could come in both ways, but if we were never scared of anything, would we even overcome some of the thing we do? What if the only reason you rode that 72 Mph roller coaster was being your friend pressured you into it, or what if you only went the dentist, was because your mom said she would give you candy afterwards. What if people still today never become themselves because they're too scared of what other people maybe think of them. These are all types fear and this is the process of overcoming it.
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What causes people to become afraid of heights? Some psychologist believe that the fear of heights enters your life from something that happened in your past. Psychologist believe that it is caused by some emotional trauma that has to do with heights. For example a person who is suffering from acrophobia may have fallen out of a tall tree when they were little. It is also believed that this condition can be triggered by trauma seen in a movie, television, or a real life event involving another person that has to do with heights.
Thereby it is not completely clear, what the causes for phobia are. Phobia is often caused by something scary that happened earlier in somebody’s life, but not every one develop phobias after special experiences. An explanation for this could be that for some people certain parts of the brain and specific neural pathways are associated with phobias. It is