Arachnophobia – Treating Fear of Spiders With Hypnotherapy
Fear of spiders is one of the most common phobias. It is a common fear and one that we treat quite often in our hypnotherapy practice here in the UK. In fact, research suggests that about 50% of all women and 10% of all men suffer from arachnophobia to one degree or another.
Though no-one is actually born with this fear, it is something that affects millions of people around the world. In fact, real arachnophobia can affect an individual's life to such a degree that it influences many different aspects. The arachnophobic person may base their choice of home, work or vacation on their fear of spiders.
Indeed, discovering the smallest of spiders while driving can provoke such panicky feelings that the driver becomes unsafe and places both themselves and other people in danger. Very often the arachnophobic person will go to great lengths to ensure that they avoid spiders.
They may become extremely vigilant when showering or taking a bath, for example, or when getting into and out of bed. For the true arachnophobic, even a picture of a spider can cause feelings of repulsion and fear.
As with most phobias, the individual experiencing this fear usually understands that it is illogical in nature. They may know perfectly well that their chances of encountering a spider and of that spider harming them in any way are remote, yet they feel powerless to control their fear.
The origins of arachnophobia inevitably lie in the individual's past, often in childhood. At some time or other, the person may have been frightened or made anxious by the sight of a spider - in life, in a movie or on TV. Or they might have learned to link anxiety with a repulsion of spiders because they have witnessed an adult displaying such emotions and have subconsciously modelled this behaviour.
In both cases the fear has become embedded on a deep, subconscious level.
Very frequently the cause of the phobia has been forgotten and the individual feels that they have had this fear for their entire life. Such, however, is not the case. The fear of spiders is something that is learned, not inborn. The most rapid and effective method of releasing a person from arachnophobia is by uncovering its origin and then neutralizing the driver of the fear.
Through the skillful use of modern advanced transformational hypnotherapy we can reach deep within the subconscious, to where the fear itself is embedded. This accomplished, the individual can be helped to let go of the faulty programming and replace it with a more realistic one. There really is no reason why you or anyone you care about need continue to experience anxiety because a fear of spiders.
Work with an experienced, fully qualified advanced transformational hypnotherapist and free yourself from this truly handicapping phobia.
You will be really happy you did.
Peter Field is a leading British hypno-psychotherapist, with clinics in both Birmingham and London, England. He is a Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and Fellow of the Royal Society of Health. For more of his interesting articles, info on fear & phobia treatment and other valuable information please visit his website: Hypnotherapy Birmingham UK