Birdie Forsgren

Flying Fear Treatment Birdie Forsgren

While a clinical diagnosis of aviophobia -- a fear of flying -- is pretty rare, only affecting 2.5 percent of the population by some estimates, general anxiety about flying is far more common. Some fliers are worried about being in an enclosed space for too long, others dislike heights, and a select group is terrified they might accidentally open a plane door mid-flight.



Every third person in the world is anxious about flying. In this groundbreaking book, pilot and psychologist Alex Gervash share 100 facts that have helped him bring comfort to more than 7000 fearful flyers around the world over the last eight years.