How is aerophobia diagnosed?

How is aerophobia diagnosed?

There isn’t a specific diagnostic test for aerophobia. Your healthcare provider will carefully review your symptoms and ask you a variety of questions about your fear of flying. Aerophobia can range from mild (you’ll fly if you have to, but it makes you anxious) to severe (you’ve refused to fly for more than five years).

Your healthcare provider may diagnose you with a specific phobic disorder, such as aerophobia, if you:

• Develop symptoms at the thought of the fearful object or situation, such as airplanes or air travel.
• Experience your fear for six months or longer.
• Go out of your way to avoid the object or situation you fear.
• Have difficulty functioning at home, work or in social situations due to your fear.