Susan's Reviews > Soar: The Breakthrough Treatment For Fear Of Flying

Captain Tom Bunn has written the quintessential book for ANYONE who has ever felt trepidation about flying. In his book, SOAR, he gives the reader all the tools necessary to fly without fear. I was PARALYZED by my fear of flying, missing out on many an opportunity to go places I'd longed to see. The longer I avoided flying the bigger my fear became until it consumed me. SOAR differentiates itself from other fear of flying books and programs in tangible ways. It explains how and why airplanes can fly, removing the mysticism and imagination behind them. You'd be surprised to find out how your fear diminishes just from understanding the mechanics of it all. Captain Bunn uses what he calls Strengthening Exercises which are exercises to train your brain into rational understanding of what is going on around you. I discovered that my fear of flying was actually based on inaccuracies of what I THOUGHT I knew about flying, my imagination going from takeoff to crashing in one blink of an eye, feeling out of control and just plain ignorance. I went from thinking "Oh no what is that noise the plane will crash and burn I am going to die goodbye world" to "Oh, that's just the allerons. I think I'll have more coffee." Further, this book elucidates how anxiety plays a role in our everyday living and we can minimize it by learning and understanding what he teaches in this program. I cannot tell you how many things I've learned from this book AND his SOAR program, all of which have made me a confident frequent flyer. Worried about turbulence? Worried about weather? Worried about landing? Worried about takeoff? Your worry ends here. YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK.