Are You Scared of Flying, Spiders, Heights, Going Out of Your House?

Banish All Your Phobias and Fears Instantly With

The Rewind Fast Phobia Cure

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NURSERY RHYME TIMES

NEWS FLASH!!  MISS MUFFETS LIFE RUINED BY ARACHNOPHOBIA!

A close friend of Miss Muffets told us

“She can no longer visit her favourite tuffet to eat her curds and whey in case the spider sits beside her again”

 

This of course is a light hearted view of what to many is a very real problem, which is:

PHOBIAS ARE LIFE AFFECTING!

What is a Phobia?

The dictionary tells us that a phobia is ‘an irrational fear of a person, thing, or situation’. If you have a phobia, you’ll know what it means to you. For many sufferers, their phobia will dominate their lives – dictating  where they can go, what they can and can't do, what people they can see, and how others view them.

Does this sound a little like you? If so then the first thing you need to understand is that you are very far from alone.

Phobias (in the clinical meaning of the term) are the most common form of anxiety disorders.

There are more than 500 documented types of phobia – and you probably don’t have any of them. What you do have is really a misguided survival strategy, which was probably programmed into your mind when you were young, caused by a significant emotional experience that you had. 

 

It’s Not An Illness

It's true you do NOT have an illness even though some people talk as if you do, what you are doing is running this survival strategy in your mind much like a computer runs a program.

I want to reassure you that whatever your situation there actually is nothing wrong with you – as a person (although it feels like it!). What you have is this misguided strategy for survival that was born out of your unique past experience. This is explained in more detail in my booklet available HERE  

10 Most Common Phobias

1 Arachnophobia – fear of Spiders. Half of women and 10 per cent of men have a fear of spiders.

2 Social phobia – fear of being evaluated negatively in social situations.

3 Aviophobia – fear of flying.

4 Agoraphobia – agoraphobia involves intense fear and avoidance of any place or situation where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of developing sudden panic-like symptoms.

5 Claustrophobia – fear of being trapped in small confined spaces.

6 Acrophobia – fear of heights.

7 Emetophobia – fear of vomit.

8 Carcinophobia – fear of cancer.

9 Brontophobia – fear of thunderstorms.

10 Necrophobia – fear of death or dead things

Treatment

There are a number of treatments available such as Thought Field Therapy (TFT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT),  Emotional  Freedom Technique (EFT) and indeed for temporary relief, the doctor may prescribe anti-anxiety pills or anti-depressants too.

The technique I use was developed by Richard Bandler, founder of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and based on the work done by world famous hypnotherapist Milton Erickson. It is called:

The Rewind Fast Phobia Cure

After an initial discussion by the use of gentle hypnosis , I will help you to go into an extremely relaxed state. I will then guide you through the traumatic experience in a distanced or dissociated manner (watching a film of yourself in the phobic situation) which prevents excessive arousal. This process is gone through several times backwards and forwards – hence the ‘Rewind’ title.

The level of arousal is monitored closely via a biometric feedback monitor attached to your fingertips and if the arousal increases I guide to back to a ‘safe place’ already identified by you beforehand. In this way I can prevent you becoming too fearful and emotional which is absolutely crucial for the success of the treatment.

Metaphors and Stories

If appropriate, whilst in this deeply relaxed state I can include empowering metaphors and storytelling therapeutic procedures, to assist you whilst rehearsing the new learning process. However it might be deemed more appropriate to carry out this procedure at a later date. This second appointment, if required, is free.

Advantages

One of the advantages of the Rewind technique is that it is non-voyeuristic. Intimate details that you do not want to talk about – or any details at all – can remain private, because they are your memories and it is only you who needs to recall them.

My treatment is totally solution focused and there is no need to ‘dig up the past’ to determine why you have this anxiety and where it came from. After all if you have a flat tyre you are only interested in how you are going to fix it. You don’t spend time searching the motorway to find the nail that might have caused it! That’s no help is it? Even if you found out the cause you still have a flat tyre to deal with.

This technique has proved successful in treating people with many phobias and anxieties, from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) to Miss Muffets spider phobia (Arachnophobia) and has a higher success rate than any other treatment but, it should only be carried out by an experienced practitioner.

Further Information

I have written a booklet called The Users Guide To Phobias which goes into more detail about phobias . There is also a more detailed description of the Rewind technique.

Contact me here or telephone me on 01803 205883 or 0791 863 4385 to book an appointment or for me to send you a copy of The Users Guide To Phobias or any of my other booklets.

1. The Users Guide To Hypnotherapy

2. The Users Guide To Anxiety

3. The Users Guide To Depression

4. The Users Guide To Phobias

5. The Users Guide To Stopping Smoking

6. The Users Guide To Weight Control

7. The Users Guide To Panic Attacks