According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), close to 40% of people experience some form of anxiety regarding air travel. This does not even include the number of people who do not fly because of their fear of flying, ICAO had said in 2007. Considering that close to 140 million passengers flew in India during 2018, according to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Amit would be just one of the millions of Indians who face anxiety while taking commercial flights. While some try to cope with it by popping anti-anxiety pills before boarding or trying to find solace in some other way, there are people who are terrified to even step into an airplane.
Clubbed under the category of general anxiety disorder, aviophobia is curable and depending on the severity of the condition, it may take a few weeks or a few months to get cured. “Aviophobia is a specific kind of a phobia which is a manifestation of an anxiety disorder and one in four people all over the world suffer either from depression or an anxiety disorder,” said Samir Parikh, director at Fortis National Mental Health Program.
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Clubbed under the category of general anxiety disorder, aviophobia is curable and depending on the severity of the condition, it may take a few weeks or a few months to get cured. “Aviophobia is a specific kind of a phobia which is a manifestation of an anxiety disorder and one in four people all over the world suffer either from depression or an anxiety disorder,” said Samir Parikh, director at Fortis National Mental Health Program.
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