Hypnotherapy for Fears and Phobias
Protection is the main aim of our unconscious. When we have a negative experience our brain takes a snapshot of it, stores it and tells us to avoid it all costs. This is what should happen and works very well in most situations. But often it can affect us in a negative way.
It certainly might not feel this way, but these are usually symptoms of your unconscious trying to protect you by trying to avoid something that it’s learnt is threatening.
This learning could be from something obvious, like someone in your childhood putting you down, or something more subtle.
It doesn’t matter what it is, just that we can change how this affects you now. Hypnotherapy can be very powerful in redefining the positive intention behind the unconscious protective response.
I’ve seen so many clients for fear of flying where part of us is rational, knows it’s one of the safest forms of travelling and really wants to go on holiday. The other part goes into the stress response, giving us a boost of adrenaline to help us escape. Maybe that makes us behave in a way that feels out of control or out of character, which only adds extra layers of embarrassment and judgement, making our fear of it happening again even greater.
It can be a similar pattern whatever the fear is.
Here are the most common fears and phobias I’ve worked with:
Flying • driving • social situations • presentations • committing in a relationship • claustrophobia • vomiting • going to the dentist • going to the doctor • surgery • childbirth • spiders • wasps • snakes • rats • dogs • needles and blood •
So what can we do about it?
Cognitive Hypnotherapy is amazing at transforming fear; we can get to the root of the experience or belief (it doesn’t matter if you know what the cause is already or not) and help downgrade it from high alert back down to something normal we can deal with again.
Overcoming something which has bothered you in an extreme way for a long time can be such a confidence boost and can lead to positive change in other areas of your life. This has been my experience and I’m passionate about helping my clients experience the life changing results too.
I write and record MP3s specifically for you using the hypnotic language patterns I’m trained in. I also send talks, articles or tasks to support you in between appointments. People normally find these resources very helpful in strengthening the insights gained in the sessions and feel supported throughout the process.
Have a look at client testimonials to get an idea of what you can achieve.
Book in a free consultation with me to find out how I can help you.