Fear and Phobias

There are two types of fear. One of them is learned and serves a useful purpose - such as the fear of touching a hot frying pan.As a child, you learned that you might get burned if you touched it.
The other type of fear is by no means useful; rather, it is considered irrational and is called a phobia.

A phobia is an excessive,irrational and persistent fear of an object or situation. Such a fear persists in the subconscious mind where it remains stuck, so to speak.Since hypnosis is the most direct access to the subconscious mind, it can also serve as the perfect tool to disarm this irrational fear. Typical phobias include fear of dogs, flying, elevators, crowds, spiders, etc.

The goal in hypnotherapy is to discover the cause/s and desensitize the client from the fear.

There is often a strong emotional component related to the phobia, as in the case of a school phobia. The pupil does not fear the school or his classmates, but rather fears that during his absence from home, a parent or sibling could die In such a case , the underlying emotional issue needs to be adressed and resolved in order to clear the phobia.

Hypnotherapy can rapidly and effectively deal with the underlying issues and phobic response.