| If you have a fear of flying it may be because you | | | | If you aren't sure whether or not you suffer from |
| have a phobia called claustrophobia. It is the fear of | | | | claustrophobia or if this is the cause of your fear of |
| enclosed or small spaces that make you feel trapped. | | | | flying... I have made a list of common symptoms that |
| Claustrophobia is one of the main reasons most | | | | claustrophobia causes: |
| people are scared of flying in airplanes, helicopters, | | | | - sweating |
| and other flying vehicles. | | | | - nausea |
| Phobias are a form of anxiety disorders that result in | | | | - accelerated breath |
| a fear of certain things or places. If you have | | | | - fainting |
| another type of anxiety it may be the cause of your | | | | - feeling light-headed |
| phobia. For example, I suffered from social anxiety | | | | - shaking |
| which lead to my phobia of public places -- but I | | | | - hyperventilation |
| cured myself! | | | | Claustrophobia is usually caused by a past experience. |
| Claustrophobia relates to flying because you may feel | | | | This could include situations like being stuck in an |
| trapped in the plane. The planes body can be small | | | | elevator or having a panic attack and finding a need |
| and you may feel trapped because you have no way | | | | to escape but having no way to. Situations like these |
| of getting out of it. If you feel this way then it's | | | | can be very stressful and may cause different types |
| important that you know you are not alone and that | | | | of phobias. Being closed in may cause them to panic |
| there are cures. It's estimated that about 47% of | | | | or feel a loss of breath, especially when they think |
| fliers have some sort of flying anxiety -- that's | | | | back to their memory of the first time it happened. |
| almost half of the people on a plane! | | | | There are a lot of treatment methods for |
| You don't have to let your phobia stop you from | | | | claustrophobia and the fear of flying, but they can be |
| doing the things you want to do. Maybe you want to | | | | quite costly. If you're short of money, don't let that |
| see the world, visit family that live far away, or just | | | | stop you from finding the help you need! There are |
| need a vacation away from home -- you should be | | | | online products to help with your fear of flying and |
| able to do what you wan without a fear or phobia | | | | anxiety! |
| stopping you! | | | | |