Phobias

Tired of your phobia ruling your life?

Fear of flying, fear of public speaking, fear of enclosed spaces, fear of heights, fear of dogs, whatever it is, your phobia can be cured.

No matter how severe it is, or how long you have had it, you can conquer your phobia easily and comfortably.

What is a phobia?

Most people find themselves in situations, which cause them to feel mildly anxious, or even anxious at times. However this kind of common apprehension does not constitute a phobia. It only becomes a phobia when it:

• Causes the person to avoid the feared situation
• Means the person endures the situation with intense distress
• Interferes significantly with work, education, family and social life

What are the symptoms of a phobia?

• High levels of anxiety when exposed to the fearful situation (palpitations, trembling, sweating, tense muscles, dry throat, blushing, dizziness, sinking feeling in the stomach)
• An overwhelming fear of wanting to escape
• Feeling of self consciousness and inadequacy
• Avoidance of the feared situation, which can often lead to isolation from friends, family and society
• Reliance on drugs or alcohol to get the person through the feared situation

Why have I got a phobia?

When we are young, we experience life to the full, our emotions are strong and we are unable to rationalise situations. Therefore our experiences are much more intense than they would be as an adult.

Therefore if a child experiences a situation in which they become fearful, that fear can be exaggerated to the extent it becomes a trauma. In these circumstances a strong neural pathway is established linking the situation with the emotion – fear. (It is irrelevant whether the perceived threat is real or not the situation has become linked to that emotion of fear.)

Even if, over the years, the event is forgotten, the memory remains in the sub-conscious and a phobic (fear) response can be triggered when a similar situation occurs.

In some extreme instances phobias can be caused by traumatic events in latter years, or in some circumstances an almost uneventful incident may trigger a long suppressed phobic response.

Can I control the phobia myself?

Although not easy, the best way to live with a phobia is to ignore it. The more you think of your problem the more you will strengthen your response.

Using will power to overcome the phobia rarely works because you are attempting to use the conscious mind to resolve an unconscious problem.

Common Phobias

Fear of events
• Fear of flying
• Fear of Thunder
• Fear of using lifts

Fear of things
• Fear of birds
• Fear of dogs
• Fear of Spiders
• Fear of water

Fear of situations
• Fear of heights
• Fear of enclosed spaces
• Fear of open spaces

In addition to those above there is another category of phobias related to social activity

Social phobia / Anxieties

Social fears are very common and a major cause of anxiety. Some people often feel embarrassed in social situations making even everyday situations a challenge – making a phone call, business meetings, social gatherings, eating out, shopping. This category can to some extent overlap with fear of situations.

According to research carried out in the United States, social anxiety disorder is the third most common debilitating condition after depression and alcoholism.

Social anxiety (also known as social phobia) is a type of anxiety disorder. People who have social anxiety experience extreme and persistent anxiety associated with social or performance situations.

Put another way, social anxiety is the fear and anxiety of being judged and evaluated negatively by other people, leading to feelings of inadequacy, embarrassment, humiliation and depression.

If a person usually becomes anxious in social situations, but seems fine when they are alone, then 'social anxiety' may be the problem.

Most people feel shy or nervous in certain situations. Public speaking or entering a room full of strangers, for example, can cause mild anxiety in many people.

What are the main situations people fear with social anxiety?

The most common situations that are feared by people who have social anxiety include the following:

• Speaking in public
• Eating and drinking in public
• Writing in front of others
• Meeting new people
• Being the centre of attention
• Meeting or talking to members of the opposite sex
• Being watched doing something
• Meeting or talking with people in positions of authority
• Being criticised
• Using the telephone
• Going around the room (table) in a circle and having to say something

Act now to change your life

Most phobias can be successfully addressed in one 90-minute session.

Book your session now and discover how to dissolve away your fears.

Recent research has greatly changed our understanding of phobias, how and why they are formed and how they can be dissolved.

A few years ago it was thought that the best way to deal with a phobia was to confront the fear, this process could either break the phobia or create even greater trauma.

However, we now we have a range of techniques, which allow us to dissolve away phobias without the ordeal, easily and harmlessly.

Your personal phobia release programme will be designed around your individual needs and circumstances.

• Forget about panic attacks

• Forget about confronting your fears

• Forget about planning your day around your phobia

Join the clients who tell me that this enjoyable and interesting experience has changed their lives!

Book your personal phobia release programme and

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Enjoy a new- found confidence

Enjoy a life free from irrational fears

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