by elissechow20 | Jan 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
“It started when the plane took off.” Keely isn’t afraid of a plane crash. It’s the airplane cabin closing in on her. “I just felt kind of trapped.” Keely suffers from panic attacks—intense unexpected episodes of fear. The attacks...
by elissechow20 | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
I decided to take the VR class for both fear of flying and fear of heights. It’s something I felt I needed to do. The flying and heights have been a problem with me for almost 30 years and it was inflicting difficulties on myself in terms of traveling and...
by elissechow20 | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
It is nearly impossible to get anywhere in California without driving, even in major cities. Stephanie Wall, a 23-year-old resident of Southern California, knows this only too well. Just two days before she was scheduled to begin college in Colorado, Wall was involved...
by elissechow20 | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
Linda Manassee Buell was a prisoner of Pomerado Road. Panic attacks, fear of open spaces and fear of driving kept her captive, at least in her mind. The thought of venturing beyond an eight-mile stretch of Pomerado Road in Poway terrified her. Buell, 46, managed to...
by elissechow20 | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
“Last September, my husband and I celevrated out 25th wedding anniversary and flew from California to Vermont. This was the first time I had flown in years.” Like many people with aviophobia, Gaustad hadn’t always been afraid of flying. “We...
by elissechow20 | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
We all know how upsetting it can be to be scared of someone or something. In fact, one La Jolla man says his fear was affecting his job and life. So, he decided to take control and fought his fear in a way that very few people have done. “I would become very...
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