I am often asked “Is it possible to overcome a phobia?” And my answer is always “Yes”, and it can be surprisingly quick and easy to do so.
A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of a specific thing, object, a situation or an activity that triggers anxiety or fear symptoms even though there is little or no actual danger. This fear response comes from your subconscious mind and is often completely beyond your control. Because it comes from your subconscious, rather than your conscious logical mind, you cannot control this fear with rational logical arguments or positive affirmation’s. Whether it’s a fear of holes, flying, spiders, or needles, these phobias can trigger such severe anxiety symptoms that they severely restrict your day to day life. Traditional methods of addressing phobias include gradual exposure therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy or psychotherapy, all of which can be time-consuming and emotionally demanding.
Types of Phobias
There are many different types of phobias and with many different root causes. But every phobia has one thing in common, they are all rooted in the subconscious mind, and this is where NLP (neuro linguistic programming) can be highly effective in treating any kind of phobia.
Some of the phobias I treat with NLP include;
- Trypophobia (fear of holes)
- Arachnophobia (fear of spiders)
- Agoraphobia (fear of spaces where escape is difficult)
- Acrophobia (fear of heights)
- Aerophobia (fear of flying)
- Aquaphobia (fear of water)
- Dentophobia (fear of dentists)
- Trypanophobia (fear of needles)
- Haemophobia (fear of blood)
- Musophobia /Murophobia (fear of mice / rats)
- Astraphobia / Astrapophobia / Brontophobia / Ceraunophobia / Tonitrophobia (fear of thunder, lightening, bad weather, rain)
Conquering Phobias With NLP
NLP is like having the user manual for your brain, allowing you to easily reprogram how your brain responds to your fear triggers and it can rewire your thought patterns and emotional responses to this fear. NLP offers you a set of powerful techniques to regain control over your phobia and your life.
How Does NLP Help You Overcome Your Fear?
Overcoming your fear or phobia doesn’t have to be a long or difficult journey. NLP is particularly effective in treating phobias because it targets the underlying subconscious emotional responses and thought patterns that govern your phobia response. I help you to access these hidden spaces so that you can ‘rewire’ your brain to greatly reduce or completely eliminate your phobia so that it no longer exists. This usually takes 1 – 3 NLP sessions to be effective.
Living with a phobia can be frustrating and exhausting, but you have the power to change your experience and take back control over your life. Imagine what you could achieve without this fear holding you back?
If you are unsure whether I can help you, why not book a free no obligation discovery call so we can talk. The call usually takes 10-20 minutes and can be by telephone, Whatsapp Video, Zoom or Google Meet where we can chat confidentially about your issues and you can ask as many questions as you wish. After our call, you can take as long as you wish to think it over and come back to me if you choose to continue. You can also follow up by email or text with any other questions you may have.
With kind regards, Geraldine.
Phobia therapy online or in person outside west Dundalk, Co. Louth.