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Fear of Flying - New Patient Checklist
for those seeking Condensed Treatment (one session per day)

Essentials:

Purchase and peruse the book: Conquering Panic, Anxiety & Phobias
      by Dr. Brenda K. Wiederhold, PhD, MBA, BCIA (SRP $19.95)
Note pad (spiral steno book is helpful)
Pens
Highlighter(s)
Cassette player with headphones
Access to a VCR in hotel or where you are staying

Comfort Items:

Bottled Water
Eyedrops (what you normally would use)
Snack or energy bar (not too much sugar)
Wear comfortable clothing like you would on an airplane
Microcassette or other recorder to record your thoughts
Camera

Expect:

• To be tired at the end of the day and plan to rest
• Expect to be more or less hungry depending on your stress nature
• Plan on reading 10-20 pages per night for most nights
• Plan to view a minimum of 2 videotapes, approximately 45 minutes long

Start to think:

• About suspending your current belief system
• About where you will go on your next flight
• If you flew before, why was it so much fun and filled with excitement
• About an inner strength that you can tap into
• Remember that camera? Use it now to take photos as if you had flown to a vacation spot

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