https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/15/well/mind/flight-turbulence-anxiety.html “Even the most seasoned travelers can get a little anxious when the plane starts shaking…” Dr. Brenda Wiederhold, a licensed clinical psychologist in San Diego, regularly sees patients who have an…
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Face Your Fear of Flying With These Research-Backed Tips and Strategies
Face Your Fear of Flying With These Research-Backed Tips and Strategies https://www.prevention.com/life/a44053532/get-over-fear-of-flying/ “When the fear doesn’t budge, consider exposure therapy using virtual reality: Using VR technology, patients go on realistic simulated flights…
Virtual Reality Therapy for Fear of Flying
Is your fear of flying preventing you from that vacation you’ve been dreaming of, or have you been unable to move up in your job because you refuse to travel on an…
Testimonial: How Virtual Reality helped me Overcome my Fear of Flying
By Kathy Feldman By the time I decided to do Virtual Reality Therapy I had done most everything else I could possibly do that was offered. I had done: Cognitive Therapy Biofeedback…
Virtual Reality Therapy for Fear of Heights
If you are afraid of heights, you are certainly not alone. In fact, acrophobia, or the fear of heights, is one of the most common phobias, with one-third of the population suffering…
How to Cope with Claustrophobia
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Fear of Flying indicators
Fear of Flying Surveys estimate that fear of flying exists in 10-20% of the population. Some persons have a fear of crashing, while others have a fear of being in an enclosed…
La Jolla, California Clinic uses Virtual Reality for Therapy
Virtual Reality Expands to Phobia and PTSD Therapy http://www.abc10.com/news/local/virtual-reality-expanding-in-phobia-and-ptsd-therapy-education-gaming/394991048 Dr. Wiederhold’s clinic, Virtual Reality Medical Center, on the Scripps Memorial Hospital Campus in La Jolla, California has been using the VR technology…
Virtual Reality Therapy for Fear of Public Speaking
Although it seems like all of our present day business interactions can be done online, sometimes we may still find we need to give a presentation. The fear of public speaking, speech…
Virtual Reality Therapy for Claustrophobia
Approximately 5% of Americans have the fear of small spaces, or claustrophobia. This fear is actually a specific phobia according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5). Those who suffer from…