Claire with client   

What is a Phobia?


A phobia is a persistent fear of an object or situation which you may find yourself going to great lengths to avoid. Your phobia is a sign of internal anxiety - something inside you, but outside of your control.

Exposure to the situation may result in a panic or anxiety attack. This can be accompanied by a fear of being out of control.

You probably feel strong avoidance behaviour linked with your phobia - you try to avoid situations where you could be subjected to your fear or phobia. People suffering from phobias often suffer from panic or anxiety attacks when faced with their fear or phobia. Do you ever feel a sudden attack of strong anxiety or fear which starts suddenly and lasts a few minutes? This could be combined with any or all of the following symptoms -

  • Your heart pounding and chest tightening
  • Sweating or trembling
  • Shortness of breath and dizziness
  • A fear of being out of control
  • Your mind going blank or a fear of this happening

You are not alone. The following is a list of some common phobias -

  • Acrophobia - fear of heights
  • Agoraphobia - fear of open spaces
  • Aichmophobia - fear of needles
  • Arachnophobia - fear of spiders
  • Aviatophobia - fear of flying
  • Claustrophobia - fear of enclosed spaces
  • Coprophobia - toilet phobia, fear of going to the toilet
  • Demophobia - fear of crowds
  • Dentophobia - fear of dentists
  • Emetophobia - fear of being sick or vomit phobia
  • Glossophobia - fear of public speaking
  • Hemaphobia - fear of blood
  • Hydrophobia - fear of water
  • Iatrophobia - fear of doctors or fear of going to the doctor
  • Misophobia - fear of dirt or germs
  • Myctophobia - fear of darkness
  • Nosocomephobia - fear of hospitals
  • Nyctophobia - fear of darkness
  • Odontophobia - fear of dentists
  • Scopophobia - fear of being judged
  • Thanatophobia - fear of death or fear of dying
  • Trypanophobia - fear of injections

The third last phobia on the above list, Scopophobia also known as Social Phobia, is probably the most common phobia there is. The fear is based around public situations and is a dread of any situation where you may feel the centre of attention, embarrassed, humiliated or judged.

Do you -

  • Have a fear of public speaking, interviews, making presentations or going to social occasions such as parties.
  • Find that you are overly sensitive to criticism
  • Have a negative self image and feelings of inferiority
  • Fear rejection or have a fear of ‘not being good enough’
  • Worry excessively about how others see you/have a fear of being judged?

If so you could suffer from Social Phobia. The good news is that hypnotherapy can help you – read on ...

How do phobias develop?

Your phobia was probably caused in childhood where, as a child you experienced an intense fear, but the emotions were so strong that you were unable to cope with them. As a result you bottled up the emotions which had to be released somehow and this is when you developed your phobia. These emotions are locked away in your subconscious mind so you are not consciously aware that they exist.

Phobias can also develop after experiencing a traumatic or distressing event such as a car accident, visit to the dentist or an illness. A child who repeatedly observes a parent’s fear, for example, a parent being petrified of heights/flying/dentists, can in turn develop the same phobia.  

FREE YOURSELF OF THE DISTRESS CAUSED BY PHOBIAS

The only way to permanently get rid of your fear or phobia is to find the experiences and emotions that CAUSED your internal anxiety to begin with ie the emotions that were bottled up as a child. 

  

Hypno analysis for phobias

Using Pure Hypno analysis we will find and remove the cause of your phobia in just a few sessions. Now I understand that this might sound complicated, impossible even, but it is incredibly simple. By removing the cause of the phobia, the phobia can no longer exist. I am merely a tool in this process, providing a safe, compassionate and non judgemental place with a gentle and caring approach at all times.

If you would like to know more about releasing your phobia permanently, please contact me and I will be more than happy to have a chat with you. I offer a free initial consultation so we can have an opportunity to meet each other and discuss your phobia. We will also be able to decide which of the two therapies – Suggestion Therapy or Pure Hypno analysis - is best for your particular needs and have an indication of how many sessions you will need. Obviously this varies from person to person. This is your special time, your investment in yourself, and I will want to get the best possible results for you.

Feel free to phone for my brochure - it’s free and very informative. Just call me on 077 65 182 127. If I’m with a client you can leave a confidential message and I will return your call as soon as possible. Or email any questions that you may have to me at claire@hypnotherapy4health.co.uk.

Claire

Call now for your FREE information brochure Claire McGrath DHyp MIAH 077 65 182 127 www.hypnotherapy4health.co.uk