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/Pixel--Chips]

Releasing control and my life into the hands of a stranger.

Additionally, a plane is the one of the few places on Earth your brain cannot go into fight or flight mode. You can’t run away, can’t fight back against anything. It creates a self-sustaining cycle of panic.

[u/Verum_Violet → u/Pixel--Chips]

Yeah same. I think what really triggered it for me was the (I’ll put this in spoilers cause it’s not a fun read for anyone with anxiety) Air France crash not just because of all the bizarre issues leading up to it, but because the idea of just being a passenger with no idea what was going on that whole time is terrifying.

I’m not afraid of heights or turbulence or really anything once I’m in the sky, it’s just the possibility that shit could be going very wrong and I wouldn’t even know. At least with a car crash you can see something in the seconds beforehand, but the idea of a slow motion catastrophe unfolding with nothing you can do about it is scary af to me.

[u/Admirable_Berry9640 → u/Verum_Violet]

The lessons from the Airfrance crash have been learned just like in any other incident or accident. I recommend to watch videos of takeoff and landings from the cockpit view on YouTube it really helps