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One of the services offered at Renaissance Hypnosis is to help people get rid of their fear of flying. We do so in One on one sessions but thought that just knowing more could also help so here is an article from our Renaissance Blog.

 

Hypnotists Soothe Today’s Stress of Flying:  Key Strategies For Enjoying Air Travel Revealed

By Dany Leblanc Ch, Nlp

Remember when air travel was actually fun and exciting and you looked forward to the adventure? Remember when blankets and pillows were free, and having to pay extra for excessive luggage weight was unconscionable? Rising fuel costs and profit margin pressures have changed everything. The glamour is gone, replaced by stress!

Let’s face it. Airline travel isn’t what it used to be and it will never return to those days when people got dressed up in their Sunday best for travel. Those days are long gone! Airline travel is certainly no longer a new phenomenon and while many travellers still face their fears of flying, today’s airline traveller must cope with the more prevalent challenges of the increased stresses associated with air travel. Consulting hypnotists find themselves in helping the public in applying stress reduction strategies to make their adventure more palatable. The economy, the on-going threats of terrorism, the shear number of travellers today and new security rules all contribute to greater stress for the passenger preparing to fly. This article presents some of the key strategies that enable the stressed traveller to manage and minimize their stress levels and make the flying experience pleasant for themselves and their travelling neighbours.

While hypnotists around the world have been helping travellers cope with their fear of flying, today’s jet setters face an increasingly stressful experience in the air and on the ground. The travellers in coach as well as the first class passenger are all on edge due top the stresses of air travel. At the 2008 National Guild of Hypnotists convention, a group of consulting hypnotists reported a rising demand for air travellers seeking assistance in managing stress associates with flying. According to Dr. Dwight Damon, President of the National Guild of Hypnotists, “we are seeing a sharp increase in demand for hypnotists who can assist today’s airline passenger manage their stress of flying. The anticipated stress of flying is causing many people to avoid flying altogether or to delay their travel plans until absolutely necessary but for the business flyer especially, travel is unavoidable.” Dr Damon cited several potential stress creators that can put a traveller over the edge. “The check-in process, going through the security checkpoints, dealing with extra fees for luggage, and simply being among other stressed out travellers whose behaviour impacts everyone – all contribute to a potential disaster if the traveller isn’t ready to manage his or her stress.”

Consulting hypnotists are going beyond the process of helping people prepare to address their fear of flying. By focusing on several key strategies to help the air traveller manage the stress they experience throughout all aspect of flying, from planning their trip and packing properly, to airport procedures, and during their flying experience, they are helping to make air travel the pleasant experience it once was for the traveller.
"Some are afraid of being in line with strangers before boarding, some are afraid of the noises the plane makes"
Dany Leblanc Ch, Nlp- RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca



First of all, travellers should make a conscious decision to do everything they can to make the flight a positive experience. “In spite of the added measures today, he air traveller still has many aspects of their experience still within their control,” said Dr Damon. “It starts with picturing a positive experience, and with having personal strategies for dealing with the myriad issues that are bound to arise during the travel experience. How you decide to react to a situation that arises will heighten or lessen your personal stress, and the stress of those around you.”

Secondly, proper planning for the flight is crucial, with consideration of all aspects of the flight. Nobody looks forward to the new challenges of today’s airline regulations. Is sufficient time being allotted to pack, get to the airport on-time and get through security comfortably? The proper planning makes it much easier for the traveller to apply known hypnotic strategies to their journey. With a focus on the destination, and a pleasant as possible flight experience, the traveller can focus on breathing techniques, positive affirmations throughout the stress points, and in working toward the positive outcome of the flight.


Finally, it helps if travellers can identify in their minds – or on paper – specific trigger points that will help them manage their stress. Personal awareness of anxiety levels, fatigue, and impatience – with preplanned strategies for coping with these factors go a long way to reduce stress. For example, focusing on the ‘clicking of the seatbelt’ can trigger deep relaxation for the traveller so the goal becomes arriving at your seat with a smile, a sigh of relief and the anticipated relaxation. With this in mind the traveller works toward this positive picture and manages stress in order to reward him or herself with the positive outcome.

By creating the scene of a positive travel experience in your mind, you become more steadfast, in control, and the stress points along the way – from packing to boarding to being seated and through to arriving at your destination – will minimally impact your journey.


At RenaissanceHypnosis.Ca exists to help people cope with difficult situations brought on by everyday things such as flying but also other things such as fear of confined spaces, spiders, snakes and so many other things that can be scary in a given context yet shouldn't be in an other. Using Hypnosis you can learn to free your mind from such irrational fears and it would be a pleasure to help!

 
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  • Hypnosis is not a replacement for medical treatment, psychological services or counselling. A medical referral might be required for some services.

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