Most people misinterpret perfectly normal situations for dangerous ones simply because they don't understand the facts about flying. Humans are designed to travel forward at about 4 mph walking or ten miles an hour when running, but in a plane travelling at 600 miles an hour, the normal senses can be confused very easily. The balancing system in our ears is completely unreliable so it's very easy to imagine that the plane is doing one thing, when in fact it may be doing something very different. One of the early parts of pilot training is to learn to ignore what you feel and rely on the instruments.
As a result perfectly normal things like turbulence or a 'Go Around' (when the aircraft climbs up again rather than landing) are seen to be dangerous and even life threatening. An aircraft circling before landing is perfectly normal but often seen as a 'problem' with the plane as if 'it couldn't land'. An engineer doing routine servicing while the aircraft is on the ground is seen as 'something wrong with the plane' so that it couldn't fly. And of course the infamous 'technical delay' is seen as a loose wing rather than the need to change a seat cover because someone has been air sick.
The second biggest reason for a fear of flying is what the psychologists call a significant life event. This can mean anything from an accident in the home, bereavement, becoming a parent or very often simply falling in love. All these events can cause a change of perception to the everyday risks of life, but in particular, flying.
Suddenly we think how easily accidents could happen we realise how much our lived would be saddened and after falling in love for instance, it's not just our own safety that worries us, but what about the person I care for. Life is suddenly more valuable than we previously thought. The addition of children to our lives makes us even more cautious for their welfare too. So if you've had a significant life experience, expect to re-align a lot of your values and attitudes.
While media reports about air accidents or incidents may not cause a fear they most certainly maintain and make worse any fear of flying that someone already has. Sensationalism is the way surest way to sell newspapers, add a little fear, personal accounts of terror and soon you going to think " Wow that could be me!" And that's exactly what the papers want you to think, because it'll get you to read the story or, if it's a big enough headline. Another great source of misinformation and fear are the Air Disaster programs that pretend to inform but just sensationalize. Avoid the media at all costs!
Finally the last main reasons for a fear of flying. Claustrophobia and panic attacks. The feelings of being shut in are exaggerated on a plane because for the claustrophobic getting out the situation is one thing, but what do you do outside a plane? There's nothing you can do so you really are 'stuck' inside this object. Quite often the feelings of being shut in will bring on the symptoms of a panic attack which to the sufferer can feel life threatening. With enough practice it's possible to overcome a panic attack by a process called diaphragmatic breathing which controls the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. Despite the terrible feelings that occur with a panic attack and the feelings of doom that go with it, no long-term ill effects will be suffered.
Remember that whatever the cause of a fear of flying, however extreme the feeling of fear, the fear can be overcome.
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