FEAR is defined as FALSE ENTITY APPEARING REAL. These mental images formed in our mind are the result of programs and frame of references which have formed in our developmental years and they take root form as time goes by.
Fear is a natural and healthy response we all have to danger. It’s a survival instinct designed to help us avoid and escape threatening situations.
Phobias are more intense than fears - they can lead to severe anxiety and panic attacks for some people. Phobias develop when someone has an exaggerated or unrealistic fear surrounding a certain situation or object. If this situation or object is common in day-to-day life, the phobia can restrict a person’s life, holding them back from doing what they want to do and causing a lot of distress.
The most common phobias seen by hypnotherapists are:
In Hypnosis, those images are shattered and broken by an individual, by themselves by accessing the first experience of that fear or phobia and releasing the emotion attached to it.
We will work with you to understand the source of your fear and then help you develop coping mechanisms you can deploy when you sense the fear rising.
Hypnotherapy can help you unlearn the fear response, build up your exposure to the phobia and in time ease the associated anxiety.