What is a Phobia?The unconscious mind tries to protect us from possible dangers. When it perceives danger it sets the fight or flight reaction off, flooding your body with adrenalin, preparing you for action. It also files the memory of the danger away and will search for possible 'pattern matches' to that danger, often only vaguely similar, and sets off the alarm system again even though consciously you cannot understand why.
They are very common and range from fear of flying, to fear of spiders, bats, noises in the night, tummy buttons... Hypnotherapy can cure these fears by showing the unconscious mind that it can be calm around the old memories so that the panic button isn't pressed everytime you are near something similar to that feared object or activity. |
