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I was just reflecting on a holiday I had a couple of years ago and remembered an experience that didnt seem scary until I decided to go ahead with it. I had just arrived in Santorini, a gorgeous little Greek Island, and we had just got off the cruise that had brought us there. I have never seen so many Donkeys in my life. To get to the little village and shops meant either going up a tram, or taking a Donkey up the mountain. Being the adventures type of guy I am, I decided to go via donkey, the route up the mountain was daunting and the speed of these donkeys would have even intimidated Lewis Hamilton. At points on the trip up, It literally felt that I was going to fall off the side of the cliff!!! I grew to respect the fact that Donkeys really can be dangerous and I could sympathize with anyone who has fear of them. But come to think of it, in all my years of practice I have worked with every imaginable phobia under the sun, but never have I worked with a Donkey Phobic.

National Geographic statistics prove that donkeys are deadlier then flying on an airplane. So why are so many people have a fear of flying? After all flying still is the safest form of transport in the world. The answer is simple, they create a scary picture in their mind, talk to themselves negatively and imagine how everything could possibly go wrong and if that isnt enough they expect to panic on the airplane many weeks in advance and then wonder why they cant fly. The simple fact is that they are inducing the fear on themselves. Inevitably when I work with flight phobics I ask them, When was the last time you were in a plane crash? and of course I get the answer, Its never happened.

The mind is incredible. You create fears in your imagination even if you are not physically in the experience, it then feels very real. Why not create imaginary happiness and confidence that too then would eventually feel real. The last flight phobic I worked with would take a cocktail of drugs to get on the airplane coupled with alcohol (this is so dangerous) and would still panic a very common thing. Then she booked a session with me and her flight was as smooth as could be. I received a phone call from her saying it was easier then she had expected. I was using a combination of therapies to rewire her responses all in to the positive.

I really believe peoples fears hold them back from amazing experiences and I hope to help people overcome their limitations, below is a number of proven techniques that help alleviate the fear. For more ingrained fears I recommend NLPs fast phobia cure, this coupled with Hypnosis has allowed me to break flight phobics who have been immobilized by this fear sometimes even for decades

1) Make a solid decision that you will get over this.

2) Stop making negative images in your mind, and stop talking negatively to yourself.

3) Replace fearful images with pleasant scenes in your mind, imagine the flight going well. If you can create panic by focusing on the worst possible thing before even boarding the plane then you can reverse the process easily.

4) Watch a comedy and during the points of laughter imagine flying easily (endorphins produced during laughter collapse fear) this helps rewire the response in the brain and the reaction to fear.

5) Breath in through the mouth inflate the belly out through the moth and pull the belly button towards the spine (this suppresses the stress hormone).

6) If the fear is unbearable find an expert in this area. A recommended practitioner of Hypnosis, NLP and TFT combined (A real expert may help you sometimes inside of only an hour).

For further information please go to http://www.dominicknight.co.uk

Dominic Knight is Europe’s Leading Mind Strategist and a Master Practitioner in NLP & Hypnosis, his Harley Street clinic has attracted media attention. Dominic is renowned for his results with phobics and has worked with successfully with some of the most challenging cases in the world. For further information or to see Dominic please go to http://www.dominicknight.co.uk http://www.fearofflyingtreatment.co.uk