| Phobias and Fears. Hypnotherapy May be the Answer |  |
By Derek Ayre.
Most people if they were honest, would admit to experiencing some
sort of irrational fear or worry at some point on their life.
However, many of these fears are transient, but there are some that
are so deep rooted in the conditioning of the person, that they
often become so intense as to ruin the quality of his/her life. For
instance, waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat after
a nightmare about the offending phobia. Avoiding necessary tasks like
going to work, going shopping because of the fear that the phobia
might arise. When it gets to this point, the sufferer will need
professional help.
A phobia is a situation that the subconscious mind perceives as a
threat to the well being of the person, whether or not, that person
rationally considers it to be a threat. For instance, with
arachnophobia (fear of spiders/arachnids), the sufferer can
rationally be saying to him/herself that spiders are harmless in the
conscious mind, yet when confronted with the creatures, the fear will
be experienced to be so intense as to feel life-threatening. Family
and friends, with all good intentions, may tell the sufferer, "pull
yourself together" but this will do nothing by worsen the condition.
Anxiety could be said to be "feeling worried a lot of the time", but
when there's a phobia, the symptoms start to manifest in the body as
well. For instance... Irregular/racing heart beats accompanied by
palpitations, which cause an increase in respiration (usually
manifesting as rapid, shallow breathing). This can then develop into
a sense of light-headedness, faintness, or dizziness and heavy
perspiration. Then, when the sufferer has removed him/herself from
the environment that is generating the unwanted condition, he/she may
be left with severe muscle tension, aches and pains and/or upset
digestive system.
What needs to happen in therapy is that the victim will need to face
his/her fear, at his/her *own speed*. I emphasise own speed because
if a victim is pushed prematurely to confront his/her phobia it will
do nothing to alleviate the problem and would probably make it worse.
With a hypnotherapist, hypnosis would probably be used to help
motivate the sufferer to do what ever it takes to reduce the
intensity of the phobia at his/her own rate. This is achieved by
creating in the subconscious mind, an improved self-image of how
he/she wants to be in day-to day life.
Gradually, the sufferer feels that he/she wants to make improvements
(no matter how small) each and every day. As the subject makes these
improvements, his/her confidence grows and it is quite common that
he/she may even begin to experience a sense of euphoria at his/her
progress.
If you have any more questions about phobias or fears, please visit
my website, where you can email me or read more about self-
improvement.
Thanks for reading.
Derek
http://www.ayrehypnotherapy.co.uk
Please note: The above article is for information purposes only and
not meant to be therapeutic. If you feel you have a phobia, you are
advised to contact the appropriate health practitioner.
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