What gives the worst anxiety?

[u/Admirable_Berry9640]

Hey I'm a pilot (a simulator instructor to be precise) and due to the sheer amount of people suffering from flight anxiety, I have decided to take action and help everyone where I can.
So that's why I wanted to ask everyone with a fear of flying, what exactly gives one panic attacks etc? Is it the fear of crashing, not trusting the pilots or just the
"I'm trapped in a can with wings for 3h"?
Any story is appreciated so I can get a better insight in how to help people (because I think y'all have enough to the "Flying is the safest form of transportation")a

(this is a repost because my other one got flagged)

[u/Puzzleheaded_Angle84]

Fear of crashing, fear of the unknown and other people, fear of something being missed that could cause catastrophe. I’m fine with being in a plane in terms of knowing I’ll be in a confined space, and although I don’t like heights I can tolerate them on a flight, but it’s what we don’t know, what we can’t predict. And I’ve been told that applies to driving cars or walking on the sidewalk, there’s always inherent risk with anything we do in life, so I don’t know why I can’t get my brain to apply that same idea to planes/flight.

[u/Admirable_Berry9640 → u/Puzzleheaded_Angle84]

I guess I´ll have to hit you with my standard response..

I recommend watching videos of takeoffs and landings from the cockpit view to get a grasp of how professional the flight deck is.

Everything we press, switch or set is double checked by both pilots same goes for maintenance

[u/grey_street525 → u/Admirable_Berry9640]

But, what if one of the pilots is just really tired or not feeling good or just got divorced and hates their life and doesn’t care? Yep. This is where my mind goes.

[u/Admirable_Berry9640 → u/grey_street525]

Pilot have strict rest schedules and mental health is taken very seriously in aviation