Tame Phobias and Fears Using Hypnotherapy

Phobias, fears or what ever you prefer to call them. Phobias and Fears come in many forms: anything from the fear of flying, fear of the opposite sex, fear of tall buildings, fear of water, fear of spiders, fear of bugs, fear of roaches, fear of cats, fear of dogs, fear of snakes, fear of bee's, fear of driving, fear of the dark, fear of failure, fear of some tasks, there is even fear of wind.

They are all disabling to the person who suffers with a phobia or a fear. They can stand in their way. Fear of failure is the root of many other fears. For example Fear of public speaking is fear of failure. The person may feel that they will make a mistake and look like an idiot. Hence fear of failure.

Dealing with fears is very effective with Hypnotherapy. This is actually one of the easier tasks to deal with. Although to the person who is suffering from his or her fear(s), it seems like nobody can help. As a Certified Hypnotherapist, knowledge of dealing with this all to common problem is part of the basic's.

First discovering if the problem is complex or simple is part of what the Certified Hypnotherapist does. Then the selection of the proper therapy is next. Followed by the sigh of relief of the formerly affected person. From my experience in dealing with fears I have found that depending on the number of elements that started the fear will be directly related to the number of sessions. For example if you have just 1 or 2 elements that cause your fear then 1 session may be enough, the more elements that cause your fears the longer it will take.

Here is an example of how simply a phobia or fear can start: A young boy of 6 got up one evening to go to the bathroom. He then walked into the living room where his mother was watching a movie on television. His mother did not notice that he had walked in and was watching the movie for some time. While the boy was watching there was a scene that a scorpion had crawled in a bed and went under the covers. Then a boy about the same age climbed in the bed and was stung by the scorpion. This was the element that set up the fear for that boy that he carried until he was an adult. It took 2 sessions to eliminate this problem.

In the first session the initial fear was removed. The second session age regression was done taking him back to the time when he was 6 again. This allowed him to relive the event except with the perspective of an adult. Because memories change or morph the problem evolves as time goes on, never seeming to go away. Often we have the ability to deal with the problem in its original form, but find it overwhelming after the memories have changed. As a direct result of his fear of scorpions he had a fear of spiders that went away all by itself. In his subconscious mind they were one and the same.

Total fear was not removed, only the excessive fear. This was deliberate so as not to encourage recklessness. The proper respect people have for things that bite or sting remains. Just the overwhelming panic was removed. Just as people have respect for a hive of hornets, you would not stick your unprotected hand in their hive. So in short he was returned to a more normal state of mind. With this example you can see how powerful and effective Hypnosis is.

Here are some of the most common fears in the United States.
Chances are every person has experience with at least one or two of the following:

* Public Speaking * Heights *Snakes * Spiders * Needles

Realize there are times when it's appropriate to be afraid of heights (like when you're on a 10th floor balcony) or snakes (when a cobra is 2 feet in front of you). However, there are also times when it's a burden (like when you're on the 10th floor of an enclosed office building, or looking at a cobra on television).

By seeing a certified Hypnotherapist it does not have to take YEARS to overcome a phobia or a fear. There seems to be a common belief that if a person has had an intense phobia or fear for a long time, it should take a long time for that person to overcome it. That's simply not true.

One woman came to me with an overwhelming fear of cats. This 51-year old woman had lived with this fear since she was 18 years old, and it was as intense as it had ever been. She wouldn't even enter a house if she knew there was a cat inside.

After one session, this woman was holding a cat (my own) in her arms for the first time in 33 years. She could barely believe it, but there she was, doing something she never thought she'd do again. A couple days later, she was at a pet store thinking about adopting a kitten.

It's Not Magic. This may seem too good to be true. It may seem like magic. I have to admit, that's what I used to think, until I saw it work first hand?c until I used it myself. Hypnosis simply helps you to change the way you think about things. It helps you to understand the difference between real danger and imagined danger. It puts you in control during those times when you have previously felt overwhelmed. If any other person can be calm when faced with the situation or thing that you fear, you can be calm in that situation, too. Hypnosis can break the connection between events and feelings and remove irrational fears. That is my experience. That is my belief.

To someone who has never experienced irrational fear, the idea seems preposterous. The fact that getting in an airplane, standing in water, entering an elevator, climbing a flight of stairs or any of hundreds of other things could cause you to experience the chest tightening and sweating palms of outright fear. For many individuals, those irrational fears or phobias are a part of their everyday life; they may go through unnecessary extremes to avoid that which causes the phobia or fear.

What causes someone to experience irrational fear? At various times throughout their lives, people can begin to associate feelings of fear with other events. The younger someone is and the greater the emotion present, the deeper the connection becomes, until just the event can cause the fear to appear.

How is hypnosis used to control these irrational fears? During hypnosis we have access to the subconscious where the connections between events and feelings are stored. By exposing these connections and then using various therapeutic techniques, we can break these connections and remove the irrational fear.

Are the irrational fears gone when the hypnosis is over? After breaking the subconscious connections that cause irrational fears, most people find that they never again feel the uncontrollable fear that they had experienced prior to hypnosis. Often people report that they feel as if they should be afraid, but the fear is just not there.

Releasing phobias can take 2-4 sessions and will use several techniques to diffuse the fear response in your brain. I will use an NLP Fast Phobia Cure that sort of re-wires the brain and allows the brain to have a new reaction to the fear-producing stimulus.

Then, hypnosis can create a new response to the old trigger. We will also create an anchor that will produce a calm, peaceful feeling when you fire the anchor. An anchor can be something like a thumb and finger pressed together that will remind the body how to respond, based upon an imagined response while in hypnosis. An anchor can also be visual or auditory.

You will also be taught self-hypnosis to reinforce the calm peaceful feeling. Some fears will be released by finding the cause of the problem, the initial trauma, and releasing it.

There are several methods I use for helping people overcome their fears. If you suffer from some fear(s), or if you prefer phobia(s) and want to put it to rest so you can get on with your life, please contact me for you confidential free phone consultation.

Hypnotherapy is the most effective way to release fears and phobias. It is almost like magic! When you use it, you will discover how your subconscious mind can easily release the fears and be confident in any situation.