A FEW KINDS OF PHOBIA'S AND FEARS

Fear of flying is an important item these last years ands usually happens to people who have never flown, also it may be there after a narrow escape or a crash. The person being phobic of flying may hide it from herself for a long time because she thinks it is unreasonable. In that case it may accumulate and get worse.

Claustrophobia is a well known one. People having that do not want to enter an elevator or a small room, or a van, a place where they feel enclosed, they leave the door open when they get in a toilet.

Fear of darkness is another one which happens in children. Usually it is better to leave a light on until the child is a bit older. Very often this will go away by itself.

Women may have (sexual) fear of men. Of or women. A man may be afraid of women or just of other men. Children may stay afraid of grown-ups and continue with such fears when they become adult.

Women may have fear of rape, or of being raped again. In many cases it will disappear once they have learned defensive skills like karate. If not, it may be dealt with by a competent NLP therapist if he is familiar with the subject.

Antropophobia: fear of people, specially of people in crowds, or people with red hair, or red-faced.

Many people are afraid of germs of all kinds, they wash all the time. Such people can often help themselves by learning about the human immune system. If that does not help: seek help!

Agoraphobia is being afraid of a square or a large open area. Such people will take, in many cases unnecessary, detours to avoid the square.

Street phobia is there when people are afraid of getting out of their house.

Fear of the dentist: occurs in a lot of people. Some dentists use hypnosis when clients are in the chair. In the same family of phobia is doctor phobia or needle phobia.

Women may fear to deliver a child. Untreated this often ends in a caesarean delivery unless the obstetrician is an experienced hypnotherapist.

Railway engine drivers sometimes are unable to do their job because of fear of people jumping in front of the train.


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