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An Iberia 747-200. Fear of flying is the fear of being on a flying vehicle, such as an airplane or helicopter, while it is in flight.It is also referred to as flying anxiety, flying phobia, flight phobia, aviophobia, aerophobia, or pteromerhanophobia (although aerophobia also means a fear of drafts or of fresh air).
If your heart takes a nosedive while flying—especially recently—you’re not alone.
A clinically diagnosed extreme fear of flying, known as aerophobia or aviophobia, is rare: Some estimates put it as low as 2.5% of the population. But as much as 40% of people say they have ...
Aerophobia -- the fear of flying. 8. Claustrophobia -- the fear of confined spaces. 9. Agoraphobia -- the fear of being unable to escape an open place. 10. Brontophobia -- the fear of thunder and ...
Aerophobia: fear of aircraft or flying: Agoraphobia: fear of certain inescapable/unsafe situations Agyrophobia: fear of crossing streets Aichmophobia: fear of sharp or pointed objects such as a needle or knife: Ailurophobia: fear/dislike of cats, a zoophobia: Alektorophobia: fear/dislike of chickens, a zoophobia: Anatidaephobia: fear/dislike of ...
As rabies progresses and causes inflammation of the brain and meninges, symptoms can include slight or partial paralysis, anxiety, insomnia, confusion, agitation, abnormal behavior, paranoia, terror, and hallucinations. [10] [23] The person may also have fear of water. [1] The symptoms eventually progress to delirium and coma.
Other symptoms can include fainting, which may occur in blood or injury phobia, [1] and panic attacks, often found in agoraphobia and emetophobia. [6] Around 75% of those with phobias have multiple phobias. [1] Phobias can be divided into specific phobias, social anxiety disorder, and agoraphobia.
In 1986, two British Airways pilots decided to tackle “aerophobia”. Their initial work has expanded into Flying With Confidence, which now offers online courses.