Overcoming Fear by Learning to Fly
I have many irrational fears. Spiders are by far the biggest, closely followed by the Steven Spielberg film E.T. The Extra Terrestrial . Yes, you read that correctly. No, I didn't confuse Steven Spielberg with Stephen King or mix up different films. I have a very genuine fear of that creepy brown alien. Irrational fears are hard to overcome, but what about rational fears like fear of flying? Flying is a rational fear Flying isn't a natural state for humans. A fear of flying makes sense and it's most likely programmed into our genetic code. Of course, flying is scary. But that's what makes it exhilarating too. Aged 13, I joined the air cadets . They visited our school to talk about what they did and it sounded exciting. And so, me and my friend Chantelle decided to check it out. I didn't stop to once think about the fact I had a fear of heights, let alone a fear of flying. Back then, I had never even been in a plane. As I realised t...
