Reach hypnotherapy and well being service provides hypnotherapy for phobias in Liverpool or online. Hypnotherapy for phobias and BWRT are safe and effective treatments for overcoming a phobia.
A phobia is an overwhelming, irrational and excessive fear of an object, place, situation, feeling or animal. The fear can be so overwhelming that some people go to great lengths to avoid the situation associated with the phobia. Phobias are more entrenched than fears, causing an unrealistic sense of danger about a situation or object. With more severe phobias, an individual may restrict many aspects of their day-to-day activities in life, causing a lot of distress.
Some phobias are specific and relate to certain situations such as a fear of water, heights, flying, spiders and dogs. Other types of phobias are more complex such as social phobia and agoraphobia, which are both anxiety disorders that can be highly debilitating for some people.
According to YouGov Research in 2023, the top 10 phobias in the UK are as follows;
• Heights
• Spiders
• Public speaking
• Snakes
• Enclosed spaces
• Going to the dentist
• Flying
• Needles
• Clowns
• Dogs
Research suggests that phobias are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Phobias often develop during childhood or adolescence and can be linked to a distressing incident or trauma. It may also be a learned response that a person develops from an early age from a parent or someone influential in their life. Research suggests genetics is also a factor. Furthermore, some people may be born with a tendency towards being more anxious but existing mental health difficulties like depression, anxiety and long-term stress can all feed into the development of a phobia.
• Clinical hypnotherapy is a very effective treatment for most phobias. A simple phobia can be treated quickly within 3-4 sessions.
• Hypnosis helps you to overcome your phobia by stopping the phobic response and changing your response pattern enabling you to be free of your old phobia so you can enjoy all the things you have previously avoided or missed out doing like travelling on a plane, going up in a hot air balloon, booking a dental appointment, going swimming or arranging a holiday.
• BWRT works by identifying the emotional response associated with your phobia. It then uses a technique to freeze the unwanted response and creates a new alternative response.
If you would like to overcome your phobia and would like to arrange a free discovery call, please do not hesitate to contact me using the online enquiry form.
Registered with the National Hypnotherapy Society - Sessions available in Liverpool or online