Fear of Flying Workbook: Overcome Your Anticipatory Anxiety and Develop Skills for Flying with Confidence, Paperback

Leads readers step-by-step with proven techniques that finally make it possible to conquer their fear of flying

You've tried to face your fear of flying, but the harder you try to control it, the worse it gets. This book teaches how to work constructively with your brain so you can address your anxiety in different ways that truly help you let go of the fear.

Packed with hands-on exercises, this book helps you better understand both the anticipatory anxiety prior to a flight as well as the fear experienced on board--and provides the tools needed to successfully fill the role of passenger, including:

- Questionnaires and fill-in-the-blanks
- Pre-flight checklists and practice flight itinerary
- In-flight panic journal and symptom graphs
- Symptom and response inventories
- Breathing and meditation exercises

Drawing from exposure therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, the methods in this book will help you:

- Understand how you became afraid
- Discard safety objects and behaviors
- Identify signal fears and false alarms
- Use the AWARE steps onboard the plane
- Recognize and respond to symptoms
- Restore your ability to fly and travel

About the Author:

Dave Carbonell, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of fears and phobias. In 1990, he founded one of the first group practices in the country that was solely dedicated to the treatment of these conditions and continues that work today. He is the author of The Worry Trick (2016) and Panic Attacks Workbook (2004), and the "coach" at www.anxietycoach.com, a popular self-help web site for people recovering from anxiety disorders. He received his Ph.D. from DePaul University in 1985, and is licensed as a psychologist in Illinois and New York. Dr. Carbonell has conducted professional training in the treatment of anxiety disorders for more than 7000 therapists in the United States and abroad. He lives and works in Chicago.