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Jennifer Aniston also suffers from aviophobia. She was caught in a lightning storm from flying from Toronto to New York.(3)

So don't feel like your an oddball for having this phobia because even celebrities can have pteromerhanophobia.

Who does this phobia affect the most?

According to abc news,”As many as 25 percent of all Americans suffer some nervousness about flying but the National Institute of Mental Health says this fear, usually called aviophobia, affects just 6.5 percent of the population. Did I say "just"? That's more than 20 million people!” So it really doesnt matter who you are you can still get this phobia.

Work Cited

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WHAT IS Pteromerhanophobia?

Pteromerhanophobia (otherwise know as Aviophobia) is the fear of flight.

What are Effects of Pteromerhanophobia?

Symptoms

  • Lightheadedness
  • Feeling like you are gonna throw-up
  • throwing up
  • hyperventilation
  • accelerated heart rate

Can cause you not to get a good job.

What are some Treatments?

  • Self Help
  • Therapy
  • Learning

Self help treatments are good for treating phobias, but if for some reason they don’t work therapy is recommended.

Pteromerhanophobia

What can cause Pteromerhanophobia?

As a matter there is. Royce White was a first round draft pick for the Houston Rockets in the NBA, his future in the NBA is at risk because part of the job description for being in the NBA is traveling by plane for most away games.

John Madden also had the fear of flight. 2 years after graduating from college, his old college’s football team died in a plane crash he lost many friends. He got on flight to miami and had a panic attack on the plane.

  • A Childhood trauma
  • A combination of fears
  • A slow build up
  • A Bad experience

Have any famous people had this phobia?

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