A fear of flying, Captain Ron explained, is nothing to be ashamed of. “You’re not broken.” The anxiety looks different for ...

This year, the novel Fear of Flying — which broke all sorts of unwritten rules around marriage, sex, and women's bodily autonomy when first published — turned 50 years old. So for today's ...

The unsettling news cycle of aviation incidents has intensified an already common psychological challenge: the fear of flying. A helicopter-jet collision over Washington D.C., a Delta aircraft ...

Books include "Wings of Discovery" by Stacey L. Chance (Lumina Press, $13.95) and "Flying Without Fear" by Duane Brown (New Harbinger Publications, $14.95).

Aviophobia affects 6.5 percent of the population. "Aviophobia, a fear of flying, affects 6.5 percent of the population, according to the National Institute of Mental Health." Getty Images Oct. 7 ...

Therapists with an anxiety specialization, self-help books and videos, and fear of flying courses can all be helpful ways of tackling this issue. Your life does not need to be ruled by this fear.

She expounds, “Several factors contribute to flight anxiety,” including: Lack of Control: Unlike driving, where we're in the driver's seat, flying places us in the hands of pilots and technology, ...