LIKE A SWITCH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF

Dear Tom:

I have been meaning to write you since I got back from my trip but
I'm afraid I just haven't taken the time.

The exercises worked and not just a little. I felt like a switch had
been turned off and the fear was simply gone. It was like you went
to bed with a fever and it broke during the night and you woke up
feeling fine. The fever was just a bad memory It was the best I
have felt on a plane in over 20 years.

I felt a little anxious before the first flight but not as bad as it was
before. After I was on the plane, I was absolutely fine I liked
looking out the window. The second leg of the trip was somewhat
bumpy but again, it was not a problem. I came back home two
weeks later and again, no anxiety or fear.

I enjoy the takeoffs and landing and turbulence is no longer a
problem. I still don't like it when the plane banks for a turn because
it leaves me slightly dizzy and disoriented but that is a real physical
sensation and not fear. I don't like the feel of a dentist's drill but I
do it anyway.

Again, many thanks for your help. Your program works and was a
real godsend for me.

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IT EVEN HELPS WITH GOLF???

Hi there, its my first flight on Monday since receiving your "anxiety" DVDs
which I purchased and watched with great skepticism, being Irish we don't
do counseling and we don t even take advice willingly !

My flight routes Belfast to Manchester and I have not even checked the
weather charts and that's a first, I feel very confident having learnt new
coping skills which I believe in.

I play amateur golf at quite a high level, the key differentiator between the
top players is controlling emotions under pressure (anxiety), I shot a one
under 71 because I controlled my fear on the highly punishing holes
where the enemy is "negative imagination".

I will let you know how I went, however, even at this point I am a winner,
the flight takes 45 mins the fearful anticipation two weeks.

Kind regards to all

Happy flying

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ARTICLE ON FEAR OF FLYING IN THE TORONTO STAR

Susan Pigg did a great job in this article. Here's the link:

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1132140233588

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BARBARA LEVINE ASKED ME TO PASS THIS ALONG

How to Recognize a Stroke

This might be a lifesaver if you can remember the following advice, sent
by a nurse, whose husband is a medical doctor.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. A stroke victim
may suffer permanent brain damage when people fail to recognize what's
happening. Now, doctors say any bystander can recognize a stroke,
simply by asking three questions:

* ask the individual to smile.
* ask him or her to raise both arms.
* ask the person to speak a simple sentence.

If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately, and
describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. Researchers are urging the
general public to learn to ask these three questions quickly, to someone
they suspect of having a stroke. Widespread use of this test could result
in prompt diagnosis and treatment of a stroke, and prevent permanent
brain damage.

You may want to pass this along.

Barbara Levine, who lives nearby, is the author of "Your Body Believes
Every Word You Say".

Info at: http://www.aslanpublishing.com/wordsworkpress/authors/barbara-h-levine.html

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USA TODAY -- NO CRASHES FOR FOUR YEARS . . . BUT . . .

Full text at:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-11-24-our-view_x.htm

An op-ed piece in USA Today says, "There hasn't been a major jetliner
crash in the USA in nearly four years, . . . (but) financial turmoil, outsourcing
of airline maintenance and the federal government's lagging performance
as a safety watchdog threaten that accomplishment."

Eight airlines are in bankruptcy reorganization, . . . (and) each is looking to
trim costs.

Outsourcing is increased: the nation's largest airlines which used to do
their own maintenance now farm out 54%, mostly overseas, where the
FAA is leaving inspections up to local governments, in most cases.

The FAA, of course, says everything is under control.

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IS FLYING SAFE?

PHYSICALLY?

EMOTIONALLY?

It is physically safer than your usual daily routine. Emotionally safe?
That's another thing.

We can help you be thoroughly sure that it is OK for you to fly
EMOTIONALLY and PHYSICALLY.

To get started, please just go to:

http://www.fearofflying.com/store.shtml

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IF YOU ARE NOT SURE, CALL ME

I'm available from 10 AM until 7 PM Eastern Time (same as New York)
at 877 332-7359. Outside the U.S. and Canada, call (203) 258-4803.

Or email me at: tom@fearofflying.com

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FEAR OF FLYING BLOG

All the newsletter from the past year or so are at:

www.fearofflyingblog.com

plus some blogs by Bonnie, Cap'n Steve (AA captain) Lisa and others.

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