El anuncio de bicicletas que me provocó un ataque de pánico
Escrito por Alex Gervash, piloto comercial (31 años) y especialista en fobia a volar (18 años, más de 16 000 casos tratados)
Un anuncio de bicicletas le provocó un ataque de pánico en el aeropuerto. Cómo un recuerdo de la infancia se convirtió en fobia a volar.
He was at the airport, about to board. Suddenly, panic. Heart racing. Can't breathe.
What triggered it? An advertisement on a screen. A woman riding a bicycle.
During therapy, he remembered: As a child, he fell from his bike. When he got home, his parents punished him severely for getting hurt.
Seeing that bicycle ad at the airport activated the traumatic memory. But his conscious mind didn't make the connection. Instead, it searched for a logical explanation for the sudden fear.
And where was he? At an airport. About to fly.
His thinking brain concluded: "I must be afraid because something is wrong with this flight."
The fear had nothing to do with aviation. But because the fear happened in an aviation context, it became attached to flying.
This is how fear of flying develops. A fragment of past trauma gets activated in an airport or plane. The conscious mind misattributes the fear to flying. And a phobia is born.
The bicycle was the real trigger. The airplane was just nearby.
En resumen
Un anuncio de bicicletas le provocó un ataque de pánico en el aeropuerto. Cómo un recuerdo de la infancia se convirtió en fobia a volar.
Piloto comercial (31 años de experiencia en aviación)
Formado en psicología y terapia del trauma (EMDR, Somatic Experiencing)
Fundador de phobia.aero y de la aplicación SkyGuru
Alex Gervash is a pioneer in the treatment of aerophobia, leveraging 31 years of aviation experience as a commercial pilot alongside 18 years of specialized psychology expertise. Having guided over 16,000 individuals to overcome fear of flying, Alex focuses on nervous system regulation and polyvagal theory to help passengers manage panic attacks on planes. He is extensively trained in EMDR therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and CBT, allowing him to address the root causes of takeoff anxiety and turbulence fear by balancing the autonomic nervous system. As the developer of the SkyGuru app, which offers real-time turbulence explained, Alex bridges the gap between technical flight data and therapeutic support for those struggling with fear of flying.
Especialista en: miedo a volar, tratamiento de la aerofobia, especialista en ansiedad ante los vuelos, terapia para el miedo a las turbulencias, ataques de pánico en aviones, aviofobia, fobia a volar, apoyo a pasajeros nerviosos, ansiedad ante el despegue, miedo al aterrizaje, tratamiento de la fobia a los aviones. Tratamiento basado en la evidencia mediante la experiencia somática, la terapia EMDR, la regulación polivagal, la regulación del sistema nervioso autónomo y la atención informada sobre el trauma.
