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(This blog was
originally posted on September 19, 2016)
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Fears and
phobias/anxiety may reflect similar feelings, but they are actually separate
conditions that require different treatments. According to Hypnosis Motivation Institute founder John Kappas, Ph.D., when you have a fear
of something, you can attribute the reaction to the memory of a specific
incident—usually one that occurred during childhood. Conversely, the phobia
is typically associated with a sudden drop in blood-sugar that triggers
physiological symptoms including shaking, weakness, confusion, anxiety and even
paranoia that have nothing to do with what a specific environmental trigger. However,
the resulting subconscious fear of loss of control or even death becomes
attributed to that trigger (e.g., fear of flying, insects) because that is the
only explicable source of anxiety, according to the conscious mind.
Both therapies entail educating the
individual about the role of nutrition in exacerbating or even triggering the
initial fear/phobic response during the cognitive/alert portion of the session.
Most important, the hypnotherapist must help the client realize and believe that the person is able to
control this reaction. Having said that, each response (fear versus phobia)
requires a different hypnotherapeutic approach to achieve this outcome.
Circle therapy enables the person to
progressively experience more intense fear reactions during hypnosis and then
“pass” through it (relax) to a deeper state of hypnosis. Post-hypnotic
suggestions reinforce that the individual is able to control this fear in this
way and that the fear response is no longer a necessary part of his or her
life. The best way to face a fear is to face it down, Dr. Kappas advised. “Face
it by realizing you yourself can create it. You’re not facing the fear, you’re
facing the feeling,” he explained.
Conversely, phobias
start from physiological feelings that the person fears will result in loss of control or even death. While this
reaction can be triggered by dreams or stress, it’s generally an illogical fear
response and not based on personal experience. The best way to treat a phobia
is by using systematic
desensitization and double-bind
techniques that work together to gradually reduce the negative
association/response while making the response increasingly difficult to
experience. Circle therapy is not
used to work through a phobia because the technique can reinforce or even
exacerbate the negative response.
However, a
long-held fear can also morph into agoraphobia,
or a fear of open spaces, Dr. Kappas warned. It is possible to manage
agoraphobia through diet/nutrition, a therapeutic approach that is recommended
and effective to control other phobias. It is important to deal with any
relapse of the original fear right away and then start dealing with
anticipatory anxiety about experiencing that fear, which has likely developed
through the agoraphobic response.
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