Phobias are extremely common and are experienced by approximately 11% of the population at some time in their lives. Some of the most common are fear of spiders, snakes, flying, birds, fear of needles and injections, fear of open or enclosed spaces (such as fear of lifts or fear of tube trains), fear of going out, and fear of heights. Indeed, people can develop a phobic response to almost any situation.

Some common types of phobias include:

Arachnophobia - Fear of Spiders. Half of women and 10 per cent of men have a fear of spiders.

Aerophobia - Fear of flying.

Agoraphobia - this involves intense fear and avoidance of any place or situation where escape might be difficult or help unavailable in the event of developing sudden panic-like symptoms.

Claustrophobia - Fear of being trapped in small confined spaces.

Acrophobia - Fear of heights.

Carcinophobia - Fear of cancer.

Brontophobia - Fear of thunderstorms.

Necrophobia - Fear of death or of dead things

To gauge the degree to which your fear is affecting your life, ask yourself the following:

•  Do I spend an excessive amount of time thinking about my fear?

•   Is my fear affecting my physical condition?

•  When I think of this fear does my pulse increase, do my hands shake, do I feel nauseas?

•  Does this fear make me depressed?

•  Does this fear make me do things the hard way, such as planning road travel so as to avoid driving over bridges, or walk the long way to the shops to avoid a neighbours dog? Does it prevent me from going on holiday to where I would really like to go?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are likely to have a phobia and may consider hypnotherapy to remove it quickly and effectively so that it no longer intrudes into your life.

Booking a consultation couldn't be easier.

It is perfectly natural that you may have questions about hypnotherapy. To arrange or to book an appointment call 0403 922 765

If I'm with a client, you can leave a confidential message on my answerphone and I will return your call as soon as possible.

Alternatively, you can email me at: info@in2minds.com.au

Fears and Phobias treated with IN2MINDS Hypnotherapy at the Vivacious Living Health Centre - Applecross WA.