Sometimes people suffer from a level of anxiety so high when up in the air, that they simply cannot function. When anxiety over flying gets to that point, it becomes fear of flying. Especially for people in business, commercial air flight has become a part of the landscape. Business men and women are being asked to travel all over the shrinking world to close jobs and work on business deals. If you cannot fly because of a high level of anxiety, then you are at a marked disadvantage in this business world. Fear of flying is really just a mental block that you can overcome. It takes a little bit of work, though.
Does the thought of heading up into the sky make your skin crawl? Are you overcome with a healthy dose of anxiety each time you sit in an airplane? If this is the case, then you have a fear of flying. This is not at all uncommon, though. People all over the world suffer from this common phobia. Fear of flying generally comes from preconceived notions about flying that have been developed and never changed. If they are left unattended, you will probably never be able to board an airplane to head across the ocean. As mentioned, this can really handcuff those folks...