Does Clinical Hypnotherapy Work as Phobia Treatment?

According to numerous phobia sufferers and medical professionals, clinical hypnotherapy is considered to be an effective form of treatment for various types of phobias that plague individuals. Based on information derived from the organization known as the National Institute of Health, there are millions of individuals throughout the world that suffer from various types of anxiety disorders.

Out of these sufferers, nearly every single one suffers from at least one type of phobia. As a result, these individuals often feel as if their life is controlled by fear. These people often spend an abnormal amount of time avoiding people, events and situations that they fear in order to avoid experiencing irrational levels of fear and dread. Coping with a phobia is a challenging endeavour.

However, by utilizing the services offered by a clinical hypnotherapist, a sufferer can successfully overcome their phobias and win the war against the anxiety that wages against them.

Clinical Hypnotherapy at a Glance

Hypnosis is a tried and true method of communication that results in an induced trance or a state that is trance-like in nature. Clinical based hypnosis is considered to be an altered state when it comes to consciousness, awareness and/or perception. It is used by doctors or other professionals that have been trained and licensed in the therapy. It is intended to treat complications that are physiological, psychological, and/or a combination of both physiological and psychological challenges that a patient may be experiencing.

In essence, it is a state of focused concentration that allows a participant to reach a level of inner absorption. According to clinical studies, clinical hypnosis permits an individual to utilize their minds in an extremely powerful manner. As a result, the individuals that participate in this form of therapy achieve higher levels of success in unleashing and reaching their true potential. According to the latest research, clinical hypnotic communication has the capability of positively impacting a person’s neurological, physiological and psychological functioning.

Phobia Basics

A phobia is an irrational – and often intense – fear of a person, place, situation or event that does not possess the ability to result in danger. However, the person that experiences a phobia feels that the person, place, situation or event may pose some type of danger to them. The sufferer may feel the danger in a psychological manner, physiological manner or a combination of both. The most commonly experienced phobias among individuals are the fear of spaces that are closed-in, driving, heights and certain types of animals.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, there are well over 19 million adults in the United States alone that suffer from phobias. In the United Kingdom, approximately 3 million people suffer from phobias. While these statistics reflect the amount of phobia sufferers in just two regions of the world, it indicates that phobias are extremely common. Many people that experience phobias find that they negatively impact their professional, academic, social and personal lives. In some instances, the impact is so significant that the phobias may become disabling. Clinical hypnotherapy has been proven to reduce the potential for phobias to become a burden to a person’s existence.

A Systematic and Effective Solution

While there is debut in the medical community about the impact of clinical hypnotherapy as a phobia treatment, most agree that it is a systematic and effective solution to overcoming irrational fears that may significantly impact a person’s ability to live their day to day lives. Most professional clinical hypnotherapists utilize a method referred to as “Systematic Desensitization” in order to assist patients in overcoming irrational thoughts and fears. This process starts by learning techniques that are centred on relaxation and reducing anxiety. Once this is learned, the actual act of hypnosis is conducted and the patient’s self-confidence levels are increased by providing them with a sense of being in control over the people, situations, places and events that result in anxiety.

Once a patient starts to gain a higher level of feeling associated with control, a clinical hypnotherapist will assist them in identifying that which they fear – in order, from least to greatest. While engaging in the clinical hypnotherapy, the patient will learn to desensitize themselves to that which they fear. Instead of reacting in an unnatural or abnormal manner, the patient is taught to calmly deal with the fears that they experience on a deeper level. It does not matter if an individual suffers from a social phobia, a phobia pertaining to anxiety, a fear of certain objects, fears of places, or fears of activities, they may be taught to effectively cope with and face those fears by utilizing the services that a clinical hypnotherapist has to offer.

Conclusion

Does clinical hypnotherapy work as a treatment for phobias? That is a question that millions of anxiety sufferers have asked over the past several decades. Based on the clinical studies surrounding clinical hypnotherapy and the phobias that individuals suffer from, the answer, in short, is “Yes”. If you are interested in gaining control over your anxiety and/or fears, you should consider consulting a medical professional that is licensed as a clinical hypnotherapist. These individuals will be able to evaluate your individual needs to determine the best course of treatment for your condition. While it is not an overnight solution, it is a solution that will provide the longest lasting relief from a challenging issue that has the potential to become disabling.

Author:                       

David Samson is a member of the General Hypnotherapy Register and voted Hypnotherapist of the year at the 2012 Austin Hypnotherapy Awards, London. He has acted as an Advisor to ITV Television, London Talk Radio, LBC Radio, BBC Radio London, BBC Radio 2 and Talk Radio Europe. His work has also been featured in The Times, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and the Evening Standard.

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