Fears and phobias-
Seeking help with fears or phobias is one of the most common reasons clients
come in for Hypnotherapy treatment.
The therapeutic approaches to fears and phobias are very different- what may
help one may less help with other – therefore it is very important to be
able to distinguish between the two different problems and treat them
accordingly.
Fears :causes a feeling of unpleasant tension, a strong impulse to escape,
and physiological changes such as change of breathing.
Phobias: usually involves strong physiological and emotional responses.
A general rule to tell the difference between fears and phobias: if it has
logical cause and started in childhood, this is one factor indicating a
fear.
If it originated later in life and the primary cause is unknown, it most
likely pointing toward a phobia.
Common fears:
Fear of loss, fear of rejection, fear or failure or success, fear of pain,
fear of exposure, fear of sexual performance, fear of other performances
including sports performance, fear of responsibility and many more.
In the case of a fear , the primary cause is usually a known factor. Most
fears established in childhood . With life experiences most children will
grow out of their fears. If the adult caretaker is aware of the fear, they
will rationally explain away the fear for the child. However, it is common
for children to carry fears over into adulthood , while others develop adult
fears that often prompt them to come in for therapy.
In the case of phobia it is more common for phobias to develop in adulthood.
The adult is often vague about the onset of the problem, is aware that their
reactions are irrational in nature but unlike the fear, the phobia is
developed from an unknown primary cause.
Common fears or phobias: fear of death, fear of flying, fear of heights,
fear of public speaking, fear of sexual dysfunction, fear of blood, fear of
dirt or contamination, fear of animals, fear of impending danger, fear of
water, fear of closed places, fear of open spaces, fear of loss of control,
fear of intimacy and many more.
I am a big believer in going to root cause when dealing with fears. For
this I often use powerful tools of hypnosis and NLP.
In the case of phobias I will also use hypnosis and NLP in order to release
, desensitize negative emotions and replace the association with a positive
thought and behavior.
Hypnosis is a proven powerful tool to deal with dears and phobias .