Hypnotherapy Treatment for Fears and Phobias

Whatever your particular fear, or phobia I will explain how phobias are created, phobia symptoms and perhaps more importantly, how hypnosis and hypnotherapy can help with phobia treatment.

If you’re particular fear or phobia isn't mentioned, don't worry, simply contact me for further details or look at the phobias a-z or phobias list.

what is a fear or phobia ?

Fears:: A fear is an unpleasant reaction we feel when confronted with real danger. It is an essential 'fight or flight' instinct, which makes us prepare to either run away from that danger, or stick around and fight it out.
Phobias:: A phobia on the other hand (while still a very strong and unpleasant reaction), is an irrational fear which has been 'symbolically attached' to an object, or situation, which causes little or no real danger.

There will usually be strong avoidance behaviour connected with the phobia, which will run alongside intense feelings of anxiety, loss of control and panic. .

Sometimes, confrontation with the phobia, can even lead to fainting, but this is usually only associated with blood, injury, or needle-type phobias.

There are two types of phobias; specific phobias and complex phobias , and social anxiety disorder)

Phobia Symptoms

The phobic person will carefully avoid any potential contact with their fear and the resulting feelings of fear and panic attacks. This leads to a limited life with all that goes with it; depending on the type of phobia it can sometimes result in it being difficult to work and loss of income, difficult or strained relationships or even a commitment phobia and all the other potential implications of living a life of avoidance.

There are two types of phobias;

specific phobias (social phobia , social anxiety
complex phobias (social anxiety disorder)

Complex Phobias

As well as the specific phobias, there are also the complex phobias of social phobia, social anxiety, or social anxiety disorder, and agoraphobia (the fear of open spaces). These can also be very distressing and debilitating, in a wide range of situations.

phobia causes

A phobia is an external representation of an internal anxiety’ See Phobia a-z list Most phobias are irrational, in the sense that whatever is feared is thought to be dangerous by the subconscious mind, but in reality are not threatening our survival in any way and so most phobias are not directly related to the cause of the emotion, they are symbolic of it. Read more about social phobia

OTHER DISORDERS PAGES RELATED TO ANXIETY

Social Phobia/Social Anxiety

PHOBIA A-Z LIST

Acrophobia: the fear of heights
Aichmophobia: fear of needles
Arachnophobia: the fear of spiders
Aviatophobia: the fear of flying
Claustrophobia: the fear of enclosed spaces
Coprophobia: toilet phobia, fear of going to the toilet
Emetophobia: the fear of being sick
Hemaphobia: fear of blood
Hydrophobia: the fear of water
Iatrophobia: fear of doctors or fear of going to the doctor
Nosocomephobia: fear of hospitals
Odontophobia: fear of dentists
Pathophobia: the fear of disease
Shy Bladder / Shy Pee: a toilet phobia
Thanatophobia: fear of death or fear of dying
Trypanophobia: fear of injections

Specific phobias can be categorised into five main types:

Fear of Animals:: rats,mice, spiders, insects, snakes, birds, dogs or cats
Fear of the Environment:: water, thunderstorms, heights, fire, and the dark
Physical Fears:: such as injections, the sight of blood, dentistry, surgical operations
Fears of Situations:: such as flying, lifts, driving, heights, tunnels, bridges, hospitals, enclosed spaces (claustrophobia), illness or germs and being sick or vomiting.

How hypnotherapy can help with Fears and Phobias

Pure Hypnoanalysis, a special type of hypnotherapy, is one of the best therapies available for treating phobias. Some therapies try and provide a quick cure or just try and contain the symptoms.

Pure Hypnoanalysis doesn't try and treat the symptom of your phobia, but to tackle the root cause of it and by going through this quick process many, many clients have changed their lives for the better.

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