Overcome phobias with hypnotherapy
11/16/16 • 40 min
Podcast 27: Overcome phobias with hypnotherapy. Today I’ll be briefly talking about
- What a phobia is
- Why we experience fears and phobias
- And my 5 top tips to overcoming phobias including how you can use hypnotherapy to change your phobic reactions.
There will also be a free hypnotherapy audio at the end of this podcast that you can enjoy, keep and come back to time and time again.
In episode 26 I talked about anxiety and how you can manage this with hypnotherapy. This week's podcast follows on from this so please go back and listen for more information on anxiety.
A phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or an animal.
Phobias are more exaggerated than fears. A fear might make you feel a bit anxious where a phobia can become so severe that a person might begin to organise their whole life around an exaggerated or unrealistic sense of danger about a situation, an object, an animal or a bodily function.
This can be very restrictive and can cause a lot of unnecessary anxiety.
Phobias usually build up over time but can also follow a traumatic event. The severity of a phobia can vary dramatically. If you’re only faced with your trigger very rarely it might not affect your everyday life too much. Or you might be debilitated by the fear for a large part of your life and plan your life around the phobia.
You might feel
- Dizzy or light headed
- You might start to sweat
- Might feel sick or feel a churning in your stomach
- Might experience heart palpitations
- Or shortness of breath
- You can also experience shaking or the start of an upset stomach
These are instantaneous and you might feel you have no control of these responses. This is where cognitive therapy can help you change the reactions you have to triggers and take control over your reactions to the world around you.
This reaction can be attached to many different scenarios and this is why there are so many different phobias we can experience. From the more common fears and phobias like
- Spiders or insects
- Buttons
- Clowns
- Heights
- Water
- Animals
- The dentist or medical examinations
To the less common phobias like
- Small holes
- Stickers
- Knees
- Numbers
These are all more specific phobias which are centred around a situation, an object, bodily function, animal or an activity.
Phobias can also be more complex which tend to be more limiting and usually develop during adulthood. Complex phobias are commonly associated with deep rooted fear or anxiety about a particular situation or circumstance such as agoraphobia or social phobia. This type of phobia might take a longer therapy plan to overcome because there are so many triggers that need addressing.
Listen to this week's podcast for my 5 top tips to help you overcome phobias.
Today’s hypnotherapy audio includes techniques you can use to reduce your response to your trigger and find new ways to overcome phobias.
There are many techniques that we can use to help you improve your mornings so if you find you need more help visit www.altptherapies.co.uk to have a bespoke recording made for you with your challenges in mind.
Podcast 27: Overcome phobias with hypnotherapy. Today I’ll be briefly talking about
- What a phobia is
- Why we experience fears and phobias
- And my 5 top tips to overcoming phobias including how you can use hypnotherapy to change your phobic reactions.
There will also be a free hypnotherapy audio at the end of this podcast that you can enjoy, keep and come back to time and time again.
In episode 26 I talked about anxiety and how you can manage this with hypnotherapy. This week's podcast follows on from this so please go back and listen for more information on anxiety.
A phobia is an overwhelming and debilitating fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or an animal.
Phobias are more exaggerated than fears. A fear might make you feel a bit anxious where a phobia can become so severe that a person might begin to organise their whole life around an exaggerated or unrealistic sense of danger about a situation, an object, an animal or a bodily function.
This can be very restrictive and can cause a lot of unnecessary anxiety.
Phobias usually build up over time but can also follow a traumatic event. The severity of a phobia can vary dramatically. If you’re only faced with your trigger very rarely it might not affect your everyday life too much. Or you might be debilitated by the fear for a large part of your life and plan your life around the phobia.
You might feel
- Dizzy or light headed
- You might start to sweat
- Might feel sick or feel a churning in your stomach
- Might experience heart palpitations
- Or shortness of breath
- You can also experience shaking or the start of an upset stomach
These are instantaneous and you might feel you have no control of these responses. This is where cognitive therapy can help you change the reactions you have to triggers and take control over your reactions to the world around you.
This reaction can be attached to many different scenarios and this is why there are so many different phobias we can experience. From the more common fears and phobias like
- Spiders or insects
- Buttons
- Clowns
- Heights
- Water
- Animals
- The dentist or medical examinations
To the less common phobias like
- Small holes
- Stickers
- Knees
- Numbers
These are all more specific phobias which are centred around a situation, an object, bodily function, animal or an activity.
Phobias can also be more complex which tend to be more limiting and usually develop during adulthood. Complex phobias are commonly associated with deep rooted fear or anxiety about a particular situation or circumstance such as agoraphobia or social phobia. This type of phobia might take a longer therapy plan to overcome because there are so many triggers that need addressing.
Listen to this week's podcast for my 5 top tips to help you overcome phobias.
Today’s hypnotherapy audio includes techniques you can use to reduce your response to your trigger and find new ways to overcome phobias.
There are many techniques that we can use to help you improve your mornings so if you find you need more help visit www.altptherapies.co.uk to have a bespoke recording made for you with your challenges in mind.
Previous Episode
Overcome anxiety with hypnotherapy
Podcast 26: Overcome anxiety with hypnotherapy. Today I’ll be briefly talking about
- Back to school stress
- The different challenges you might face
- And my 5 top tips to help you control anxiety including how you can use hypnotherapy to reduce anxiety
There will also be a free hypnotherapy audio at the end of this podcast that you can enjoy, keep and come back to time and time again.
In episode 15 I looked at stress and how you can manage this with hypnotherapy and I’d highly recommend listening to this as it will give you more information on how stress affect us and the other challenges that stress and anxiety can create within us. I also don’t want to repeat all of the info from that podcast so please, go back and have a listen after this podcast!
Anxiety is a by product of stress, that old saying there’s no smoke without fire well, there’s definitely no anxiety without stress.
You might experience
- Racing thoughts
- Rapid heartbeat
- Sweaty palms
- Blushing
- Tightness in your throat
- A churning in your stomach
This can be an easily ignored challenge at first but can progress into more damaging symptoms such as
- Headaches
- I.B.S symptoms
- Chest pains
- Short temper
- Nausea
- Loss of sex drive
- Low motivations
- Insomnia
Do you experience
- Specific worry
- Generalised worry
- Fears or phobias which stop you from living the life you want
- Panic attacks
- O.C.D
- Unwanted habits such as nail biting, hair pulling or eating, picking your skin, biting your lips
Anyone can experience anxiety, from the smallest child to the oldest pensioner. Anxiety is very subjective, one person's fear is another's excitement. This can change day to day or minute by minute depending on the situation and how you're feeling.
This can be because of a large stress, such as an exam or after a series of small stresses that build up. It is common to be unaware when we are anxious or stressed, we can change this by being more aware of our behaviours when we are anxious and noticing the signs when anxiety starts to creep in and begin to affect our lives.
Anxiety can be because of
- Abuse or victimisation
- The death of a loved one
- Personal relationships
- Work or not working
- Interview or promotion
- Public speaking
- Performance
- Athletes
- Animals - spiders, dogs, rats, insects are all common
- Social situations, with friends or strangers
What other situations can you think of that you might feel anxious about?
Anxiety isn't just a negative state, this can help us progress in life and strive for our goals. We use anxiety for entertainment when we watch scary movies, go on roller coaster rides and play scary computer games.
Things that make us anxious can be seen as something to avoid or something to conquer. How could your life be improved just by using this simple thought change?
Listen to this week's podcast for my 5 top tips to help you overcome morning routine stress.
Today’s hypnotherapy audio includes techniques you can use to reduce anxiety and release old negative habits to make room from new more helpful habits. There are many techniques that we can use to help you improve your mornings so if you find you need more help visit www.altptherapies.co.uk to have a bespoke recording made for you with your challenges in mind.
Next Episode
Overcome dentist phobia with hypnotherapy
Podcast 28: How to overcome dentist phobia with hypnotherapy
Today I’ll be briefly talking about
- Odontophobia – dentist phobia
- Why and how some people experience this type of phobia
- And my 5 top tips to help you overcome this type of phobia which includes how you can use hypnotherapy to make your next dentist appointment more enjoyable.
There will also, as usual be a free audio at the end of this podcast that you can enjoy, keep and come back to time and time again.
This week’s podcast is part of a mini series which started with episode 26 where I talked about anxiety, in the last episode Overcome phobias with hypnotherapy I looked at general overview of phobias.
The NHS website states that 1 in 4 people dread going to the dentist, if you are one of those who go cold at the thought of the dentist this podcast is for you.
You might have had a bad experience or felt a build up of negative feelings around the dentist. Perhaps you’ve heard a horror story or been influenced by horror movies. However you have got to this point you can be assured that this type of phobia can be conquered and you can visit the dentist and have the teeth you deserve.
Fears and phobias can be experienced in many different ways maybe it’s the sound of the dentist or the smell. You might even find just the thought of the dentist is enough to bring you out in a cold sweat. Commonly people who are in a state of fear or phobia experience
- Anxiety or fear
- Feel hot all over
- Heart beats faster
- Might feel sick
- Palms feel sweaty
- Or even have a panic attack
- Have an overwhelming urge to get away from the trigger
The benefits of going to the dentist regularly include
- Having strong, healthy teeth
- Being in control of your body
- Less risk of dentures or lost teeth later in life
- Lowered risk of complicated procedures
Today’s hypnotherapy audio includes techniques you can use to reduce your anxiety and build resources that’ll make visiting the dentist more enjoyable.
There are many techniques that we can use to help you overcome phobias so if you
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