PHOBIAS

Phobic reactions are characterised by excessive and groundless fears of external objects and conditions. The specific form may vary widely ranging from fear of closed places, fear of open spaces, heights, animals, darkness, contamination by germs to name a few.
It is said that phobias are exaggerated anxieties. A distorted thought pattern emerges when you feel anxious and you prepare to 'fight or flight'. If the fear were real, you could deal with it. You would either kill the wild animal that was about to attack you, or you would run away from it. Either way the drama would be over. Your condition would then return to normal.
However because the fear is not real you cannot deal with it. You therefore become obsessed with trying to out manoeuvre something that is not there. To make matters worse you understand that your fear is irrational and there is no way to get a handle on it. This constant fuelling of a misperception will cause all sorts of confusing reactions in the body, which will ultimately cause it to go into spasm. You have created a panic-attack.
We believe that Hypnotherapy is an extremely useful way of tackling the problem of phobias as it facilitates the replacement of catastrophic thoughts with truthful statements. You will be brought to the awareness that the physical sensations can cause no harm and some clients report a slowing down of a rapid heartbeat. The aim is to achieve a sense of balance and the promotion of clear thinking.