Hypnosis for Fears & Phobias

Question

Q:  How is hypnosis used to get rid of fears and phobias, and other such “hang-ups”?

Answer

A:  Fear is useful if it creates caution (helping you avoid being hit by a car, for example).  However, for one reason or another, one’s “fearful” self can begin to “overwork” creating problems when there is no real danger. The fear or phobia can come from some earlier event; it can come from a misunderstanding of some incident; or it can be a symbol of some major decision or step that the client needs to take.   Hypnosis can, first of all, get at the real reason for the fear, and remove it. It can also be used to build a tolerance for whatever the client is fearful of. Or it can help a person be unafraid to deal with whatever major decisions are facing them.