Many people experience fear, to varying degrees, and it is generally accepted as a normal response. So, what turns a fear into a phobia?

Well, with a phobia the fear far outweighs the treat and the person affected has very little control over the way they react. Is that something you can relate to?

People who suffer from a phobia see things differently to other people even when experiencing the same situation, they will:

Consider it more frightening, threatening and dangerous.
Experience exaggerated levels of anxiety.
Consciously avoid it.

So, if two people can experience the same situation in two totally different ways how come there is such a difference in the reaction?

Our fears are as individual as we are so there is no definitive answer that question. However, one common thread, based on the fact that the same situation may lead to totally different reactions leads to a key fact in managing your phobia that is summed up by a quote from Epictetus, a Greek philosopher, who said in the first centaury AD: "Men are not disturbed by things but by the views they take of them”

"Change your thoughts and you change your life"

Hypnotherapy, NLP and EFT are all power ways to deal with anxiety, fear or phobia so just imaginge the power they possess combined.

You don't have to live your life controlled by anxiety, fear or phobia. Contact me now for a free initial consultation to discover how you could regain control of your life.

Phobia

The word 'phobia' is a derived from the word 'phobos', meaning fear, and has its origins in Greek mythology.

Phobos was the embodiment of fear and horror whose talent was to inspire fear and panic in his enemies.

No, Phobos wasn't a dentist even though, for many of us, sometimes it may well seem like it.

They can certainly have the same affect on us - or can they?