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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 234403" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>KJS--</p><p> </p><p>I am so sorry to hear that his anxieties are acting up again.</p><p> </p><p>I, myself, have long had anxieties about flying...and all the reassurances that "it's safer than driving"...or "the odds of a crash are so slim"...did nothing to calm my fears.</p><p> </p><p>For me, believe it or not, one of the most helpful things was to actually learn the details of airplane crashes. In the Hudson River crash, for example, I think the important lessons are that the pilot made a decision about the safest place to make an 'emergency landing'. The pilot was in control. The airplane did not simply careen out of the air unexpectedly. The pilot warned all of the passengers about the emergency landing--so the passengers had time to get ready. AND the passengers all survived because the pilot was very careful to land in water instead of risk crashing into buildings. The plane is intact.</p><p> </p><p>For me, as a person with anxieties/fear of flying, hearing the details of this incident is actually helpful. It makes me feel that I would have the opportunity to "get ready" for a crash and that I would be able to take steps to prepare and survive.</p><p> </p><p>Maybe your son would feel better if you talked about this plane accident and actually explored how the passengers were able to handle it. Maybe your son would feel better if he felt like there was something he could 'do'--a plan in the event of a similar emergency?</p><p> </p><p>Sometimes our worst anxieties stem from a feeling of helplessness...maybe if he felt like there were actions he'd be able to take, it would lesson his fears?</p><p> </p><p>Just my two cents...</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyF</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 234403, member: 6546"] KJS-- I am so sorry to hear that his anxieties are acting up again. I, myself, have long had anxieties about flying...and all the reassurances that "it's safer than driving"...or "the odds of a crash are so slim"...did nothing to calm my fears. For me, believe it or not, one of the most helpful things was to actually learn the details of airplane crashes. In the Hudson River crash, for example, I think the important lessons are that the pilot made a decision about the safest place to make an 'emergency landing'. The pilot was in control. The airplane did not simply careen out of the air unexpectedly. The pilot warned all of the passengers about the emergency landing--so the passengers had time to get ready. AND the passengers all survived because the pilot was very careful to land in water instead of risk crashing into buildings. The plane is intact. For me, as a person with anxieties/fear of flying, hearing the details of this incident is actually helpful. It makes me feel that I would have the opportunity to "get ready" for a crash and that I would be able to take steps to prepare and survive. Maybe your son would feel better if you talked about this plane accident and actually explored how the passengers were able to handle it. Maybe your son would feel better if he felt like there was something he could 'do'--a plan in the event of a similar emergency? Sometimes our worst anxieties stem from a feeling of helplessness...maybe if he felt like there were actions he'd be able to take, it would lesson his fears? Just my two cents... --DaisyF [/QUOTE]
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