What Is Phobia?
Phobia is an abnormal overwhelming fear invoked by an object, place or a situation whereby it is :
1) unrealistic sense of danger about a situation or object but rational cannot be explained
2) beyond one's control
3) force the individual to keep away or avoid the object, place or situation
In severe case, the individual will organize their daily activity to avoid encounter with the phobia situation. This will limit their social flexibility and increased tension in daily life.
As fear is a natural survival instinct, phobia is considered as a maladaptive expression of this natural life protecting capability
Phobia is an abnormal overwhelming fear invoked by an object, place or a situation whereby it is :
1) unrealistic sense of danger about a situation or object but rational cannot be explained
2) beyond one's control
3) force the individual to keep away or avoid the object, place or situation
In severe case, the individual will organize their daily activity to avoid encounter with the phobia situation. This will limit their social flexibility and increased tension in daily life.
As fear is a natural survival instinct, phobia is considered as a maladaptive expression of this natural life protecting capability
Types Of Phobias
Basically we can classify phobias into :
a) Agoraphobia
- fear of the environment such as open space, bridges, airport, meeting rooms and unfamiliar places
b) Social Phobia
- fear of social situation such as gathering, speech in front of people, eating in public
c) Specific Animal Phobias
- irrational fear on particular animals such as spider, mice, cockroach or snakes
d) Natural Environment Phobia
- fear of heights, water, lightning, thunder or darkness
e) Situational Phobias
- fear of flying, dental treatment, go inside a tunnel or injection
Basically we can classify phobias into :
a) Agoraphobia
- fear of the environment such as open space, bridges, airport, meeting rooms and unfamiliar places
b) Social Phobia
- fear of social situation such as gathering, speech in front of people, eating in public
c) Specific Animal Phobias
- irrational fear on particular animals such as spider, mice, cockroach or snakes
d) Natural Environment Phobia
- fear of heights, water, lightning, thunder or darkness
e) Situational Phobias
- fear of flying, dental treatment, go inside a tunnel or injection
What Are The Causes Of Phobia?
Phobia may caused by
a) association of an object or situation with danger or life threatening
b) learned response from somebody who serve as a role model or close contact
c) prolong stress about an object, place or situation manifest into phobia in order for the sufferer to avoid facing it
d) experience from past trauma
Phobia may caused by
a) association of an object or situation with danger or life threatening
b) learned response from somebody who serve as a role model or close contact
c) prolong stress about an object, place or situation manifest into phobia in order for the sufferer to avoid facing it
d) experience from past trauma
What Are The Treatments For Phobia?
Treatment for phobia can classify into 2 categories
a) Medication
- although there are no truly effective medication for treatments of phobia, antidepressant, sedatives and adrenaline suppressant may be prescribe to reduce symptoms of phobia and regulate moods. However, side effect and addiction about medication may against long term admission of drugs.
b) Psychology Treatments
- some psychology treatment such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Psychodynamic, Mindfulness Training and Clinical Hypnotherapy may be effective to treat Phobia
Treatment for phobia can classify into 2 categories
a) Medication
- although there are no truly effective medication for treatments of phobia, antidepressant, sedatives and adrenaline suppressant may be prescribe to reduce symptoms of phobia and regulate moods. However, side effect and addiction about medication may against long term admission of drugs.
b) Psychology Treatments
- some psychology treatment such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Psychodynamic, Mindfulness Training and Clinical Hypnotherapy may be effective to treat Phobia
Treatment Of Phobia With Clinical Hypnotherapy
Clinical Hypnotherapy is effective to help phobia sufferer because this treatment is working with the subconscious mind which govern our conditioned responses and behaviours.
The Clinical Hypnotherapist will facilitate for the patient to look at their phobic response in a more neutral way. He may regress the patient in trance to find out what was the trigger or cause of the phobia if the patient could not identify or remember in awaken state. Relaxation procedure will be incorporate because phobic disorder is types of anxiety disorder. After gaining insights about cause of phobia or phobic trigger factors, the Clinical Hypnotherapist will desensitise the phobic provoking factors for the patient and reprocess any stuck emotion about their problematic past events in a safe set up. Selective positive suggestions will be given to subconscious mind of the patient to strengthen their inner resources in order to face future life challenges in a more appropriate way.
Clinical Hypnotherapy is effective to help phobia sufferer because this treatment is working with the subconscious mind which govern our conditioned responses and behaviours.
The Clinical Hypnotherapist will facilitate for the patient to look at their phobic response in a more neutral way. He may regress the patient in trance to find out what was the trigger or cause of the phobia if the patient could not identify or remember in awaken state. Relaxation procedure will be incorporate because phobic disorder is types of anxiety disorder. After gaining insights about cause of phobia or phobic trigger factors, the Clinical Hypnotherapist will desensitise the phobic provoking factors for the patient and reprocess any stuck emotion about their problematic past events in a safe set up. Selective positive suggestions will be given to subconscious mind of the patient to strengthen their inner resources in order to face future life challenges in a more appropriate way.
Reference : Treatment For Phobia with Clinical Hypnosis in Malaysia
