Hypnotherapy for fears and phobias...... How is Hypnotherapy different to other therapies? Hypnotherapy is a brief strategic therapy – one that is aimed specifically at finding a resolution to your problem, fear or phobia as quickly, safely and efficiently as possible. It is not a long drawn out method of solving a problem. Within hypnotherapy we utilise hypnosis, a state of altered consciousness in which the therapist can help you to access the deeper levels of your awareness, to which you are usually oblivious in your normal day-to-day functioning. More often than not, what you are experiencing as a problem or issue, whether it is emotional, psychological or at a psychosomatic level (i.e. actually producing physical symptoms) is only a surface EFFECT of a deeper underlying mental/emotional CAUSE. It is at these deeper levels of consciousness that we as hypnotherapists work with you to bring about a change in the way you feel, think and behave. Hypnotherapy for fighting irrational fears or phobias? A phobia is an irrational fear, a fear of a fear with no real reasoning, a fear of something that may not happen, or an object. People with phobias often experience unwanted responses to animals, insects, actions, vehicles, planes or places. These physical responses are recognised as a stress responses, people will often describe their reactions as being “paralysed with fear”, “having butterflies in my stomach”, “ I can’t breathe, my heart is banging” or “just wanting to run away” from whatever is triggering the response. People with phobias often recognise that their responses are irrational, which in turn can make it harder for them to accept their behaviours. “Why am I doing this, I know it can’t hurt me?” is something we as hypnotherapists hear from a client who comes to see us for treatment for a phobia. It is estimated that more than 11% (1 in 9) of the population have some kind of irrational fear, making phobias more common than most of us realise. In general most people can manage their phobia on a day-to-day basis and only seek help from us when it stops their being able to do something they really want to: maybe holidays which require flying, swimming in the sea etc, when they know a situation may occur which will force them to face their phobia. People are also aware of the possibility of unconsciously passing on their phobias to their children, who learn from their behaviour. We often hear from clients “you’re my last resort” or “my final hope”. Here are some of the most common phobias clients attend with: · Claustrophobia . Fear of dentists · Fear of flying · Fear of heights · Fear of insects · Fear of needles · Fear of Pregnancy · Fear of sickness (often linked to social phobias) · Fear of water · Life is what you make it, so why not make it better?
Posted on: Sun, 02 Feb 2014 18:17:00 +0000
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