Phobia release

A phobia is an unreasonable fear of a particular object or situation that would not normally trouble most people. However, the phobic person rationally knows at the same time that there is no real danger. To cope most phobia sufferers go to great lengths to avoid what they fear.

When the phobic person actually encounters, or even anticipates being in the presence of the feared object or situation, they experience immediate anxiety. The physical symptoms of anxiety may include an increased heart beat, shortness of breath, jelly legs etc. The emotional component of a phobia involves an intense fear, for example of losing control, embarrassing oneself, or passing out.

Commonly people try to escape, and then to avoid the feared situation wherever possible. This may be fairly easy if the source of their fear is rarely encountered (e.g. fear of snakes). Avoidance will therefore not restrict such a person's life very much. Some phobias however, like agoraphobia, can limit a person's life severely because of the scope of their effect. Escape and avoidance can also make more intense the root problem as it gains more hold over the person.

If you would like to enjoy your life more fully and be released from the phobia that has been affecting you, then I can help. I work mainly with Emotional Freedom Techniques when helping phobia sufferers as it is a gentle technique that easily and efficiently allows a person to shed the chains of their fear that have imprisoned them.

By tapping on meridian points and through the use of wordplay, we creep up on the phobia bit by bit and work to permanently neutralise each component of it. As part of the treatment, once the phobia appears to be collapsed, we carefully test the work done to see if it has indeed been properly resolved. Most phobias can be easily resolved within one to three 90 minute sessions. Click here to see a short video on how an intense phobia was swiftly resolved.

The success EFT has in resolving phobias has been scientifically demonstrated in a peer reviewed study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59 (9). 943-966. The research group studied the effect of EFT on people's phobias of small animals and insects by comparing it with the effect of a deep breathing technique on the same phobias. The study found that whilst the deep breathing technique can help in the treatment of phobias, EFT came out way ahead on 4 of the 5 measures used. Most importantly EFT participants held their gains far better than did the deep breathing subjects when the groups were re-assessed 6 to 9 months after they had learned their technique. EFT is a good alternative to traditional counselling.

If you would like more detailed information on living and dealing with phobias, please take a look at the website for National Phobics Society , a leading UK charity for people affected by anxiety disorders. If you'd like to find out the name of your phobia please take a look at this list.

Please contact me for further information on how I may be able to help you.