What is a phobia?
Phobias are far more common than many people realise with an estimated 11% of the population suffering from some kind of unwanted response to a fear without good reason. These fears can be around absolutely anything from insects or animals to actions or places and can get in the way of us enjoying our everyday lives.
People with phobias often experience intense anxiety or panic when they encounter the source of their fear, often describing their feelings as been ‘panic stricken’, ‘having knots in my stomach’ or ‘just wanting to run’. This is known as the stress response.
Some common phobias include:
- Arachnophobia: Fear of spiders
- Acrophobia: Fear of heights
- Claustrophobia: Fear of confined spaces
- Agoraphobia: Fear of situations where escape might be difficult or help wouldn’t be available
- Ophidiophobia: Fear of snakes
- Aviophobia: Fear of flying
- Social Anxiety Disorder (Social Phobia): Fear of social situations or scrutiny by others
- Trypophobia: Fear of clusters of small holes or irregular patterns
- Astraphobia: Fear of thunder and lightning
- Mysophobia: Fear of germs or dirt
How can Hypnotherapy help?
There are many different types of phobias (over 300 named) some of which are classed as simple or some more complex. During an initial consultation we will explore what is happening for you and work together to move past it. If your phobia is a simple phobia (heights; spiders; needles; public speaking; dentists or flying) we can normally treat within just 3-4 sessions. Complex phobias will be more.
So if a phobia is ruining your life and you want to avoid it happening in future, you can either click here to book an initial consultation or call me to to find out more.