Hypnotherapy for Phobias

If you are suffering from a fear or a phobia and you live in Rhyl, Prestatyn, Rhuddlan, Abergele or the surrounding areas, Denise can help you!

A fear is an unpleasant negative reaction which is felt when a person finds themselves in a situation where they are confronted with real danger, it is a 'fight or flight' instinct, which forces us to either run away from that danger, or stick to around and fight it out.

A phobia on the other hand is different  (whilst it is still a very strong and unpleasant reaction), it is an irrational fear which has been symbolically attached to an object, (such as a spider), or alternatively a situation (such as confined spaces), which causes little or no real danger.

There will usually be severe avoidance behaviour associated with the phobia, which will coinsides with very intense feelings of anxiety, loss of control and panic. 

As well as the specific phobias, there are also the complex phobias of social phobia / social anxiety such as Agoraphobia (the fear of open spaces) can  be distressing and debilitating in ones life.

Phobias are often stem from childhood, where a child can experience real fear, but the mind manages to detach (or repress) the feeling of terror, from the situation that caused it. 

Sometimes, however, phobias can develop after a traumatic experience.  The initial event, or triggering incident, may vary from witnessing, for example, an accident, visiting the dentist's office, or even just hearing about terrible disasters.

It is important to bear in mind that a child may model their behaviour on that of their role model who has a phobia in their own right, and as a result, this can cause the child to become phobic as well.

The most common Phobias are :-

> Glossaphobia - Fear of Public Speaking

> Bacteriaphobia - Fear of Germs

> Belonophobia - Fear of Needles

> Agoraphobia - The Fear Open Spaces

> Arachnophobia - Fear of Spiders

> Acrophobia - Fear of Heights

> Aviatophobia - Fear of Flying

> Claustrophobia - Fear of enclosed spaces

> Emetophobia - Fear of being sick.

> Hydrophobia - Fear of Water

> Ochlophobia - Fear of Crowds

> Ornithophobia - Fear of Birds

> Scopophobia -  Social Anxiety

> Shy Bladder - Inability to urinate in public toilets

Bacteriaphobia: An abnormal and persistent fear of germs. Sufferers from bacteriaphobia experience extreme anxiety although they aften realize that most germs are not pathogens (disease-causing germs). To avoid germs, they may repeat cleaning rituals, such as washing their hands or face. Alternate name: Bacillophobia.