Post by paul on Dec 5, 2021 13:17:02 GMT
Well i gave it my all. I really did work the program hard. I read Captain Tom's book several times cover to cover. I did the strengthening exercise every morning for 4 weeks prior to my flight. I did the 5-4-3-2-1 exercise as needed. I took my wife (who was one of the sources of my emotionally attuned faces) to the airport platform to watch planes take off and land a few times in the weeks prior. I did everything I could think of. I even went to an acupuncturist for good measure (yea I didn't know they dealt with phobias - but this guy said he had successfully treated it before).
The anticipatory anxiety was off the charts. But i didn't let that get me down. The book says the strengthening is for the flight itself. So i thought my attuned faces and cartoon characters would kick in. But alas it didn't work. When the turbulence started - holy cow. It was horrible. I found there to be absolutely no effect whatsoever. What a soul crushing disappointment.
Not a single hint of help. I was plastering my emotionally attuned faces on the seat back in front of me. On the over head. On the bulkhead in front of me. On the tray table. I had a couple of them so it wasn't as if i just picked one that wasn't right. My wife and my children. And I am emotionally attuned to these amazing people in my life.
So it just didn't work for me. I worked the program hard. i'm nothing if not determined. But boy what a spectacular fail. Pure misery from north carolina to nevada.
As with all the other programs i've tried over the years, this is probably where someone will say "you're doing it wrong". Somehow its never that the program doesn't work. its always my fault for some reason. But i followed the program as best as i possibly could. So i'll be looking for a different program.
They should state that this program doesn't work for everyone. Or perhaps not for the hard cases.
The anticipatory anxiety was off the charts. But i didn't let that get me down. The book says the strengthening is for the flight itself. So i thought my attuned faces and cartoon characters would kick in. But alas it didn't work. When the turbulence started - holy cow. It was horrible. I found there to be absolutely no effect whatsoever. What a soul crushing disappointment.
Not a single hint of help. I was plastering my emotionally attuned faces on the seat back in front of me. On the over head. On the bulkhead in front of me. On the tray table. I had a couple of them so it wasn't as if i just picked one that wasn't right. My wife and my children. And I am emotionally attuned to these amazing people in my life.
So it just didn't work for me. I worked the program hard. i'm nothing if not determined. But boy what a spectacular fail. Pure misery from north carolina to nevada.
As with all the other programs i've tried over the years, this is probably where someone will say "you're doing it wrong". Somehow its never that the program doesn't work. its always my fault for some reason. But i followed the program as best as i possibly could. So i'll be looking for a different program.
They should state that this program doesn't work for everyone. Or perhaps not for the hard cases.