Why suffer panic because of an unrealistic fear? Clinical hypnotherapy can help...

Irrational fears and phobias are actually very common and do not always present a major problem in people’s lives.  For example someone might be scared of heights but feel no need to address the fear because they don’t have to climb ladders or mountains very often.

With that in mind, naturally, the main reason a person wants to get over an irrational fear or phobia is because it directly inhibits them in one way or another from living a normal life. Examples could include freezing on the spot when a spider is spotted, running across a road when a dog approaches or not visiting relatives that live abroad because that requires air travel.

So why does a panic response set in so powerfully that in an instance all rational goes out the window? You may have already worked out that it is a subconscious response. One of the roles of the subconscious mind is to ensure our safety and it is instinctive in nature. If faced with a real danger our subconscious, instinctive mind will trigger a sequence of events in our mind and body to prepare us to either run or fight. This is known as the fight or flight response.

Using cynophobia (fear of dogs) as an example, the subconscious mind has developed the nominal view that DOG=DANGER. So every time you see a dog, alarm bells go off and the fight or flight response is triggered in order to prepare you to either run or fight the danger. The subconscious mind can apply the same reactive sequence to anything it perceives to be a danger. This can be anything in our environment or even a particular environment itself e.g. a dental surgery or airplane.

The Creation of Irrational Fears and Phobias

Most irrational fears and phobias are created by a traumatic event that has happened in one’s life. You may or may not remember the event and it is common for phobias to stem from childhood. When a person experiences such a traumatic event, the subconscious mind will analyse the environment and circumstances in which the event took place. From its analysis it will store a template that is similar to a snap shot of the experience. This snap shot not only includes what caused the trauma (a dog jumping on you when you were small) but things in the immediate environment to. With this stored content of the traumatic experience the subconscious will know what to look out for in the future to spot similar potential dangers.

Treating Irrational Fears and Phobias with Hypnotherapy

The good news is, using hypnotherapy and NLP fears and phobias can be dealt with in three sessions. The process is very simple and the changes lasting. Once the mind has things in true perspective you can retain control, comfortably and calmly, when faced with your old fear. Why? Well we know the fear response stems from the subconscious, so by directly accessing that part of the mind with hypnotherapy, it becomes possible to reframe the fear so that the subconscious will not perceive the stimuli, in this case a dog, as been a direct threat to your well-being. Once this has been achieved the panic response, triggered by the subconscious, will no longer be deemed necessary to keep you away from the unrealistic danger.

So if you want to overcome your fear, clinical hypnotherapy can help. Filipe provides a free initial consultation and practices in central Bristol.

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