06/28/2026
You are safer than you think!
8 REASONS
TO FEEL BETTER
ABOUT FLYING
⬇️
1.
Commercial flying is incredibly safe.
In fact, it is the safest mode of transport available. The fatality risk is extraordinarily low, about 0.06 to 0.17 deaths per million flights.
Statistically, a person would need to fly every single day for tens of thousands of years to experience a fatal commercial aviation accident.
2.
YOUR BODY CAN HANDLE THIS
Anxiety feels intense, but it is not dangerous and it can be managed
Remind your brain:
This is good, I am safe.
Every time you fly, or even see a plane in the sky, you build new evidence of safety.
3.
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL
Bring noise concealing headphones with calming music downloaded to your phone.
Stay hydrated
Move when you can
Breathe: slow inhales, longer exhales
4.
BREAK THE FLIGHT INTO SMALL CHUNKS
You don’t have to think about the whole flight.
Focus on the present moment:
MEAL
MOVIE
WALK
REST
One small step at a time.
You’ve got this.
5. Turbulence feels scary,
but it’s not dangerous.
Planes are built to handle MUCH more
than what we experience.
Don’t tense up, just BREATHE, let the pilots do what they are trained to do.
6.
YOUR NERVOUS IS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU
Your thoughts and beliefs around flying are signaling to your body that you are in an unsafe situation.
When you change those thought patterns, you control the inputs and thereby the outputs, and flying gets so much easier.
7. Air travel has become even safer
over the past 50 years.
Your odds of being in a serious incident continue to decrease every single year.
8.
YOU CAN DO HARD
THINGS
And fly anyway.
The world is a beautiful place waiting to be explored by you. 🫶
Save this before your next flight so these reminders are always with you.
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When you’re ready for a complete step-by-step system, Fearless Flyer is waiting for you through the link in my bio. ✈️
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