::Phobias::


Phobias are produced by internal anxieties that become associated with particular situations.   Some may seem to serve a genuine purpose (fear of heights, fire, etc)  -  mostly however, they appear to be completely irrational!  -  But do not be fooled!

All phobias do have a cause and all phobias do, or perhaps did, serve some purpose  -  otherwise they couldn’t and wouldn’t exist!   The most common cause is some forgotten incident from one’s youth that provoked overwhelmingly powerful emotions.   So powerful and intense are they that ‘nature’ or the powers that be within that psyche decides enough is enough.   The incident and associated emotions are therefore conveniently buried or bottled up and tucked away out of reach, at least, out of conscious reach.   It is these hidden away or repressed memories and emotions that can and often will, sooner or later, create a phobia.   So the phobia then continues to serve as a warning of the approach of some potentially similar and ‘unface-able’ incident.

In therapy, we can find and release the emotions which originally caused or created the phobia.   And with the release of those old, bottled-up emotions, the phobia itself just disappears.   There is a useful ‘Fast Phobia Cure’ which is particularly helpful for some common fears and anxieties such as the fear of flying.    Emotional Freedom Therapy is another useful tool for phobics.