Fear Of Flying? The Fart Release Can Bring Immediate Relief While Anxious In The Air
Lets face it. Being afraid to fly is not a rational fear. And yet, you have been trying to rationalize, and using all sorts of logic, to make that fear go away, havent you?
It is estimated that 1 out of 8 avoid commercial flights. But 1 out of 8 do not avoid traveling by car. Yet statistics are in overwhelming favor of flying as the safe option. If the fear was a rational one, the number of people afraid of driving would be astronomical compared to those afraid to fly.
At some point in time, the part of your brain in charge of your safety, mistakenly identified flying as a threat. That primitive part of your brain sets off a whole cascade of neurochemicals and hormones, preparing your body for fight or flight, which results in the all too well known symptoms of anxiety.
This whole series of events in the brain, which takes place when you get on a plane, or just think of getting on a plane, is unaffected by any intervention involving the conscious rational mind.
Yet, we continue trying to rationalize over and over again, we try to talk ourselves into a calm...