La atracción acuática que le provocó fobia a volar
Escrito por Alex Gervash, piloto comercial (31 años) y especialista en fobia a volar (18 años, más de 16 000 casos tratados)
Le entra pánico especialmente cuando vuela sobre el agua. El motivo se remonta a un traumático paseo en barco.
She panics specifically when flying over water.
Why? A traumatic banana boat ride as a teenager.
A drunk adult convinced her to get on. The boat flipped. She fell into the water, helpless. And her safety jacket was defective.
She genuinely thought she was going to drown.
Years later, on a flight over the ocean, her brain detected two familiar elements:
Water below
Safety demonstration (life jackets)
Her amygdala scanned the situation and found a match: "Water + safety equipment = I almost died last time."
Alarm activated. Full panic mode.
Logically, she knows a plane over water is completely different from a defective life jacket on a banana boat. But her limbic system doesn't do logic. It does pattern matching.
And the pattern said: DANGER.
This is why reassuring yourself "flying is safe" doesn't always work. The fear isn't coming from your logical brain. It's coming from a memory your body won't let go of.
En resumen
Le entra pánico especialmente cuando vuela sobre el agua. El motivo se remonta a un traumático paseo en barco.
Profesionales de la psicología y la terapia del trauma
Profesionales de la aviación comercial
Especialistas en el tratamiento del miedo a volar
Alex brings a unique dual-lens approach to treating flying phobia, combining three decades of cockpit knowledge as a pilot with 18 years of clinical experience resolving over 16,000 cases of aviophobia. By integrating a professional pilot perspective with evidence-based interventions like EMDR therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and CBT, Alex helps passengers deconstruct the physiological roots of panic attacks on planes. Whether you need turbulence explained to settle a deep-seated turbulence fear or require specialized in-flight support to manage aerophobia, Alex’s extensive background ensures a comprehensive recovery from 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.
