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Treating
Fears & Phobias with Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy at 1066 Hypnotherapy
In particular social phobia/anxiety and emetophobia, the fear of sick or of being sick but also other fears including arachnophobia or fear of spiders; claustrophobia which is a fear of enclosed spaces; acrophobia, a fear of heights; fear of flying or aerophobia and many more besides. It is generally accepted that a fear or phobia is simply an outward expression of bottled up emotions which are causing inner anxiety and tension - the fear or phobia is created as an outlet for, or a distraction from, the 'real' underlying anxiety. That said, there's usually nothing 'simple' about your reactions if you find yourself in a situation where your fear or phobia is triggered or if you find yourself almost constantly limiting your life and lifestyle in order to avoid all possible situations where your fear or phobia may be triggered! The difference between a fear and a phobia is usually measured by the intensity of the feelings you have for a given situation - for example, a powerful dislike of heights, say, where you perhaps feel unsafe but you are able to control your anxiety reasonably well, can be regarded as a fear whereas if you tend to 'freeze' or have uncontrollable anxiety or start to have panic attacks in an otherwise safe situation involving heights (perhaps being inside the top of a tall building) then you can be considered as suffering from a phobia. A phobia may be specific where the fear is related to one object or situation, such as arachnophobia (fear of spiders) or aerophobia (fear of flying); or a phobia may be more generalised and relate to a range of situations, such as emetophobia (fear of vomiting) or claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces) or sociophobia (which is broadly a fear of being judged). The top ten fears/phobias are as follows:
Over time, a fear or phobia may develop to the point where it can have a significant impact on your life. It's quite common to gradually limit your lifestyle to try as much as possible to avoid potential situations which may trigger your fear or phobia. In extreme cases this can lead to a sufferer of agoraphobia, for example, never being able to leave the house. Some therapies, including ordinary hypnotherapy, Suggestion Therapy, fast phobia cures, CBT, NLP, EFT (tapping), can offer you some relief by aiming for "symptom control". This is usually achieved by the input of positive suggestions or by re-conditioning your reactions and teaching you coping mechanisms: a good example of this are the courses people can take to overcome their fear of flying which are quite successful. All of these approaches are good news if they prove successful for your fear or phobia. However, the bad news behind any success achieved using these methods is this - because these methods aren't actually dealing with and resolving the underlying bottled up emotions causing the fear or phobia, any 'success' you have will either be temporary and your original fear or phobia will return after a short time OR you will develop another fear or phobia or anxiety-related problem, usually within a matter of weeks. Your bottled up emotions want to find a way out and, if they can't get out one way, they will find another. So, for example, a person who suffers from claustrophobia and as a result avoids getting into lifts or other enclosed spaces, could have their claustrophobia effectively controlled by using Suggestion Therapy, fast phobia cure, CBT, NLP, EFT or whatever only to find that, within a few weeks, they have developed agoraphobia, say, and find it difficult to leave the house! This is called "symptom substitution" and it is very common for your new fear, phobia or anxiety problem to have a more debilitating affect on you than your original fear or phobia did.
This therapy is unique to the IAPH and it is the most effective therapy known of in the world today for permanently resolving the proper causes of phobias and fears. CHANGE YOUR LIFE Call me now on 07722 783490 or 01424 772392 to book your free initial consultation.
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