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Eliminating Phobias with Hypnotherapy

A fear is a response to real danger. A phobia on the other hand, while still uncomfortable, is an illogical reaction to something that actually poses little or no threat. Common examples:

• Animals-mice, spiders, insects, snakes
  
• Environmental-storms, heights, the dark
  
• Bodily-blood, needles, dentistry, surgery
  
• Situational-flying, elevators, enclosed spaces, being sick
  

Phobia help-often people who have a phobia will use avoidance as a coping mechanism. Experiencing the trigger causes panic, anxiety and a sense of no control. Opportunities to experience and explore life are lost.

Phobias are often caused by a situation that the mind detaches from and this causes a symbolic attachment to occur. This makes the fear more concrete and logical to the mind. Other times, simple exposure can generate a phobia. For example overhearing another patient cry out at the dentist!

Hypnotherapy to treat phobias can be very powerful. Hypnotherapy can address the root cause of the difficulty or simply condition a new response.

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