any one had hypnotheraphy for wasps?
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That is called Spheksophobia. Like any phobia, it's an irrational fear of something, in this instance wasps. 'Irrational' is the keyword; a fear of, say, tigers is justifiable and is not phobia.
The treatment of choice is exposure treatment, which may be offered by the NHS and will certainly be available privately.
Exposure therapy works by making the subject get closer and closer to the feared item. This can be a long haul but is often ultimately successful.
The treatment of choice is exposure treatment, which may be offered by the NHS and will certainly be available privately.
Exposure therapy works by making the subject get closer and closer to the feared item. This can be a long haul but is often ultimately successful.
Lots of different approaches, for exposure to hypno to something as seemingly odd as EFT that can be rather effective and surprisingly fast with phobias. Lots of choices available.
As a suggesting, get your daughter involved in resolving the issue herself as opposed to having someting 'done to her' like hypno. Empowerment also goes a long way to boosting self confidence.
As a suggesting, get your daughter involved in resolving the issue herself as opposed to having someting 'done to her' like hypno. Empowerment also goes a long way to boosting self confidence.
davhill said:
That is called Spheksophobia. Like any phobia, it's an irrational fear of something, in this instance wasps. 'Irrational' is the keyword; a fear of, say, tigers is justifiable and is not phobia.
The treatment of choice is exposure treatment, which may be offered by the NHS and will certainly be available privately.
Exposure therapy works by making the subject get closer and closer to the feared item. This can be a long haul but is often ultimately successful.
Irrational? What's irrational about a fear of wasps that doesn't apply to tigers? Wasps are far more likely to go out of their way to sting you. I hate the little wotsits. They just used to mildly irritate me until I was attacked a few times by a couple of (admittedly little) swarms after accidentally running over their stupid nests with the lawnmower, now I hate them. My poor little dog keeps being attacked by them for no reason too.The treatment of choice is exposure treatment, which may be offered by the NHS and will certainly be available privately.
Exposure therapy works by making the subject get closer and closer to the feared item. This can be a long haul but is often ultimately successful.
I find revenge is a good way of making me feel better about them.
Guy
NLP (neuro linguistic programming) can be very effective; I saw a couple of amazing examples of it working when I attended my Practitioner Training Course.
It's a pretty simple procedure, where your daughter effectively 'cures' herself of the phobia. As long as it is a real phobia, as has been mentioned above; an irrational fear rather than just an extreme dislike.
I'd be happy to see if I could help by running through the relevant exercise
It's a pretty simple procedure, where your daughter effectively 'cures' herself of the phobia. As long as it is a real phobia, as has been mentioned above; an irrational fear rather than just an extreme dislike.
I'd be happy to see if I could help by running through the relevant exercise
davhill said:
That is called Spheksophobia. Like any phobia, it's an irrational fear of something, in this instance wasps. 'Irrational' is the keyword; a fear of, say, tigers is justifiable and is not phobia.
Not entirely true, its not irrational if you're allergic to their stings, I've been admitted to hospital with one side of my face so swolen I looked like the elephant man after being stung on my lip so my fear of them is entirly justifiable.The fear of wasps is perfectly rational. They're dangerous. In fact the fear of anything is perfectly rational in the context of the connections that the
brain makes for that individual. For example I worked with someone a while back who had a fear of buttons. Any time she had to touch buttons she get very tense and anxious. The trigger was very simple in that in her early life she had witnessed someone receiving CPR and the woman had a blouse that she remembered hearing the buttons 'pop' on as it was opened. An irrational fear to someone else, perfectly rational to her.
brain makes for that individual. For example I worked with someone a while back who had a fear of buttons. Any time she had to touch buttons she get very tense and anxious. The trigger was very simple in that in her early life she had witnessed someone receiving CPR and the woman had a blouse that she remembered hearing the buttons 'pop' on as it was opened. An irrational fear to someone else, perfectly rational to her.
You are missing the point; there is a very big difference between a fear and a 'real' phobia. A fear is something that can actually be useful, and gives strategies for avoiding dangerous things/situations. A phobia can be life limiting, does not actually help you and can cause significant problems.
Agrophobia is severely life limiting, as is claustrophobia. Even if they originated from some significant situation (being trapped in a lift as a youngster say), if the reaction they generate now does not in any way enhance your life they can be regarded as a phobia.
An example I've seen cited is that a fear of cliff tops is obviously sensible. If you can't go above the third floor in a tower block, or the fourth rung of a ladder then they do not benefit you. So they become an irrational life limiting fear - a phobia.
A fear or dislike of wasps is rational; I don't like the b
ds. But phobia suffers can suffer panic attacks, over-react and 'lose it' in a big way.
The fear of buttons example does not make it rational for the sufferer, simply explainable in terms of a seminal event. Associating buttons with something as serious as heart attack, or death, or the need for CPR is not a rational or logical link.
'Treatment' for phobias can simply consist of helping the sufferer to see that the reaction they have is irrational. They will still not like the cause of their phobia, but they won't over react.
My phobia was needles/injections - especially at the dentist. In fact I've never had an injection at the dentist, despite having had a great deal of dental work over my life time. I still don't like the bd things, but my reaction now is much more reasonable and controllable. Since going through a 'cure' exercise I have had blood tests and injections and I am honestly much better able to deal with them. So my phobia has now become simply a strong dislike.
OK, I admit that it is a bit of grey scale/blurred line between fear and phobia but at the extremes phobias really are very different from simple fears or dislikes.
Agrophobia is severely life limiting, as is claustrophobia. Even if they originated from some significant situation (being trapped in a lift as a youngster say), if the reaction they generate now does not in any way enhance your life they can be regarded as a phobia.
An example I've seen cited is that a fear of cliff tops is obviously sensible. If you can't go above the third floor in a tower block, or the fourth rung of a ladder then they do not benefit you. So they become an irrational life limiting fear - a phobia.
A fear or dislike of wasps is rational; I don't like the b
ds. But phobia suffers can suffer panic attacks, over-react and 'lose it' in a big way.The fear of buttons example does not make it rational for the sufferer, simply explainable in terms of a seminal event. Associating buttons with something as serious as heart attack, or death, or the need for CPR is not a rational or logical link.
'Treatment' for phobias can simply consist of helping the sufferer to see that the reaction they have is irrational. They will still not like the cause of their phobia, but they won't over react.
My phobia was needles/injections - especially at the dentist. In fact I've never had an injection at the dentist, despite having had a great deal of dental work over my life time. I still don't like the b
d things, but my reaction now is much more reasonable and controllable. Since going through a 'cure' exercise I have had blood tests and injections and I am honestly much better able to deal with them. So my phobia has now become simply a strong dislike.OK, I admit that it is a bit of grey scale/blurred line between fear and phobia but at the extremes phobias really are very different from simple fears or dislikes.
Edited by T40ORA on Thursday 10th June 17:53
T40ORA said:
You are missing the point; there is a very big difference between a fear and a 'real' phobia. A fear is something that can actually be useful, and gives strategies for avoiding dangerous things/situations. A phobia can be life limiting, does not actually help you and can cause significant problems.
Agrophobia is severely life limiting, as is claustrophobia. Even if they originated from some significant situation (being trapped in a lift as a youngster say), if the reaction they generate now does not in any way enhance your life they can be regarded as a phobia.
An example I've seen cited is that a fear of cliff tops is obviously sensible. If you can't go above the third floor in a tower block, or the fourth rung of a ladder then they do not benefit you. So they become an irrational life limiting fear - a phobia.
A fear or dislike of wasps is rational; I don't like the bds. But phobia suffers can suffer panic attacks, over-react and 'lose it' in a big way.
The fear of buttons example does not make it rational for the sufferer, simply explainable in terms of a seminal event. Associating buttons with something as serious as heart attack, or death, or the need for CPR is not a rational or logical link.
'Treatment' for phobias can simply consist of helping the sufferer to see that the reaction they have is irrational. They will still not like the cause of their phobia, but they won't over react.
My phobia was needles/injections - especially at the dentist. In fact I've never had an injection at the dentist, despite having had a great deal of dental work over my life time. I still don't like the bd things, but my reaction now is much more reasonable and controllable. Since going through a 'cure' exercise I have had blood tests and injections and I am honestly much better able to deal with them. So my phobia has now become simply a strong dislike.
OK, I admit that it is a bit of grey scale/blurred line between fear and phobia but at the extremes phobias really are very different from simple fears or dislikes.
Absolutely spot on! And I'm glad your belonephobia is under control.Agrophobia is severely life limiting, as is claustrophobia. Even if they originated from some significant situation (being trapped in a lift as a youngster say), if the reaction they generate now does not in any way enhance your life they can be regarded as a phobia.
An example I've seen cited is that a fear of cliff tops is obviously sensible. If you can't go above the third floor in a tower block, or the fourth rung of a ladder then they do not benefit you. So they become an irrational life limiting fear - a phobia.
A fear or dislike of wasps is rational; I don't like the b
ds. But phobia suffers can suffer panic attacks, over-react and 'lose it' in a big way.The fear of buttons example does not make it rational for the sufferer, simply explainable in terms of a seminal event. Associating buttons with something as serious as heart attack, or death, or the need for CPR is not a rational or logical link.
'Treatment' for phobias can simply consist of helping the sufferer to see that the reaction they have is irrational. They will still not like the cause of their phobia, but they won't over react.
My phobia was needles/injections - especially at the dentist. In fact I've never had an injection at the dentist, despite having had a great deal of dental work over my life time. I still don't like the b
d things, but my reaction now is much more reasonable and controllable. Since going through a 'cure' exercise I have had blood tests and injections and I am honestly much better able to deal with them. So my phobia has now become simply a strong dislike.OK, I admit that it is a bit of grey scale/blurred line between fear and phobia but at the extremes phobias really are very different from simple fears or dislikes.
Edited by T40ORA on Thursday 10th June 17:53
(DB-H, ex 26-year agoraphobia sufferer, succesful schema mode therapy patient and holder of MSc in psychology.)
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