A newlywed couple from the UK on the way to their road-trip adventure honeymoon in the US met with some tension, when the groom, James Roberts, was nearly stopped from getting on the plane by a crippling fear of flying.
"We were the last ones in the lounge. I was in tears, James was in tears. By that time I had tried everything. I got upset with him, angry with him," Sarah, James' wife, tells The Daily Mail, "'I said I was going to go on my own. I started to walk and he wasn't following me. I was literally about to say, "OK, let's go home, I can't put you through this."
The two were at London Gatwick Airport waiting to board their Virgin Atlantic flight to Los Angeles when suddenly, James, who had never before gone on long-haul flight, found himself in tears, had a panic attack and refused to get on the plane.
When the boarding gates were about to close, hypnotherapist Jason O'Callaghan was rushing to the door. He was also going to Los Angeles to visit his sister for her wedding, according to Express UK. That was then Jason noticed the struggling couple and went to them and asked if James had a fear of flying. Sarah confirmed that James, indeed, was having a breakdown because of this condition, and Jason decided to offer his help.
The hypnotherapist then put Jason in a trance, helped him remove his anxiety, and to focus on all the good things that would happen on the trip. Just five minutes later, all three of them boarded the plane without commotion.
Airline staff who witnessed the event were dumbfounded and amazed at what had just unfolded, so much so that they gave them upgrades during the flight.
The couple had a wonderful two-week vacation, visiting Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Although James is not fully cured of his fear yet, he listened to a voice recording of Jason's hypnotherapy to calm himself down for the flight back.
The couple was very grateful to Jason, who basically saved the honeymoon and turned it into the trip of a lifetime.
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