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Articles about irrational fear (0-50 of 397)
- Ancraophobia - Fear Of The Wind And Its Treatment
By: Peter James Field | - Fear of the wind or of being in drafts is usually referred to as anemophobia, though it is also known as ancraophobia
Regardless of the name used, this all too little-recognized fear can be really incapacitating for those who suffer from it.
Often anemophobia becomes worse as time goes by and, if left untreated, it can significantly impact on the individual's quality of life.
Indeed, it can severely inhibit and restrict so many of the day-to-day activities ...
Tags: anemophobia, fear of wind, ancraophobia, afraid of the wind, scared of the wind, fear of drafts, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, self-help
- Phobia Help - Is Hypnosis An Effective Phobia Cure?
By: Peter James Field | - No one was born with the fear that is a phobia.
And nobody was born to live their life with fears and phobias. But what exactly is a phobia?
Phobias are conditioned fears or reflexes that are acquired on the person's life journey - a consequence of a frightening experience through which the phobic person has passed. Such experiences may have been undergone by the individual him or herself - often, but by no means always, in childhood. Or it may have been a response to ...
Tags: Fear of phobia, phobia treatment, phobia cure, fear of phobias, fears and phobias, overcome phobia, phobia help, phobias treatment, haptodysphoria, coulrophobi
- Where Emotional Fear Comes From And How To Move Beyond It
By: Valery Satterwhite | - Fear is THE source that holds you back, how you get in your own way, from fully and successfully investing yourself in your creative endeavors. You may have found excuses and reasons that are external to you to explain why you can't do what you want to do, have what you want to have and do what you want to do. It's the economy, the glass ceiling, the proverbial boys club. You "can't because" you're not young, old, pretty, smart, rich, s talented, whatever - enough.
Balderdash. The ...
Tags: actor, authenticity, creativity coach, fear, anxiety, empowerment, inner wizard, inner critic
- 5 Ways To Help Your Child Overcome Fear Of The Dark
By: Harrison Fray | - You might find it natural for kids to be afraid of a lot of things especially the dark. But this does not mean that you should just let things be that way. When kids fear the dark, their imagination starts to go on a roll and they might end up thinking about so many things that they can possibly come across with in the dark like monsters and ghosts. While it is true that they may eventually outgrow it anyway, there's also a high risk of it becoming a traumatic experience for them.
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Tags: overcome fear, child overcome fear, parenting issues, parenting help, child development
- 5 Ways To Help Your Child Overcome Fear Of The Dark
By: Harrison Fray | - You might find it natural for kids to be afraid of a lot of things especially the dark. But this does not mean that you should just let things be that way. When kids fear the dark, their imagination starts to go on a roll and they might end up thinking about so many things that they can possibly come across with in the dark like monsters and ghosts. While it is true that they may eventually outgrow it anyway, there's also a high risk of it becoming a traumatic experience for them.
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Tags: overcome fear, child overcome fear, parenting issues, parenting help, child development
- 2 Simple Tips For Managing Irrational Fear While Horseback Riding
By: Jane Savoie | - I often hear from horseback riders that they have irrational fears about being out of control or getting hurt when riding. The fear seems irrational because they've never actually had an accident or injury. So they wonder where the fear comes from.
For what it's worth, I used to have "irrational fears" about flying. It was so bad that I would only do clinics within driving distance. It turns out that the fear of flying was just a convenient "hook" to hang stuff on. It allowed me t ...
Tags: irrational fear, horseback riding fear, horse riding, overcome horse riding fear
- Why Free May Be More Powerful Than You Think
By: Janet Driscoll-Miller | - Last week I was relaxing at the beach and reading a fascinating book, Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely. I'd like to focus on a compelling study Ariely presented in the book on how free may really come with a higher price than you think.
The Hershey's Kiss vs. the Lindt Truffle: Ariely conducted a study there were two options at a table - a Hershey's Kiss for $0.01 and a Lindt truffle for $0.15. Lindt truffles are arguably the higher quality chocolate in this case, and thus a m ...
Tags: Dan Ariely, Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Ou
- The Fear Of Flying - Are You Really Able To Overcome Your Flying Phobia?
By: Graham Charlesworth | - Many people ask this question when anybody talks about flying. Regretfully this is not a condition you'll be able to conquer by yourself.
Believe me, there are methods to cure your fear of flying. You just need a little boost of confidence. It doesn't matter if you're a first time flyer or just a fearful flyer because there is a solution for everyone who suffers from the fear of flying.
The Fear of Flying
If you have a flying phobia, you aren't the ...
Tags: fear of flying, flying phobia, phobia of flying, flying fear, afraid to fly, scared of flying, anxiety of flying.
- Tips To Help You Overcome The Fear Of Public Speaking
By: Lisa Dyke | - Believe it or not, having a fear of public speaking is a phobia that many individuals have. That's right, you are not alone in the fear of public speaking as this is a very common phobia. If you have fears of public speaking, then your mind starts to speed up and race at the mere mention of standing up and speaking in public. The truth is that speaking in public can make your heart race and your stomach sick.
If you have an speech that you have to do in public coming up soon, ins ...
Tags: public speaking, fear of public speaking, public speaking phobia, public speaking fear, public speaking confidence, confident communication
- Understanding Your Dog's Fear Of Noise
By: Lawrence J. Reaves | - Our pets live a largely uncontested life. There are few surprises lurking around the corner and they learn to take most things in stride. Loud noise is not one of those things. Most dog breeds develop an intense fright of loud sounds that can remain for a lifetime. When a sharp clap of thunder jolts the air, your pooch will likely have vanished. Even the backfire of a car can send him scurrying for the protection of a couch or table.
Owners should take the time to understand their ...
Tags: Dogs, Dog, Dog Tips, Dog Care, Canine, Dogs Fear
- Aerophobia - Cure Fear Of Flying With Hypnosis
By: Alan Densky | - If you have ever been afraid of flying on an airplane, you are not alone. The fear of flying, known as Aerophobia, is one of the most common phobias that people can experience. This fear can be a debilitating, overwhelming feeling. It may even prevent you from getting around; traveling the world, or visiting the ones you love. Overcoming such a phobia used to take years of therapy, but now there are hypnotherapy and NLP techniques to treat phobias for faster, life-changing results.
Tags: anxiety attack, phobia, irrational fear, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, self hypnosis, nlp
- Beat The Grip Of A Social Phobia Using Self-hypnosis
By: Alan Densky | - One of the most common anxiety disorders is social phobia, a disorder in which an individual is scared of being in a social setting. A person with social phobia experiences unbearable anxiety that impacts all aspects of their life.
People with social phobia are extremely self-conscious and worried about what others may say or think about them. They are typically afraid of voicing their opinions, out of fear that they will be judged or berated. People with social anxiety tend to ...
Tags: Social phobia, phobia, irrational fear, confidence, self confidence, hypnosis, hypnotism, self hypnosis, nlp
- Understanding And Eliminating Fear
By: Mike Hooker | - Understanding and Eliminating Fear
All of us have fears. Fear of rejection, fear of public speaking, fear of the unknown, etc. Our fears typically control our lives, sometimes demonstratively, otherwise subconsciously. Few of us are even aware of our fears and their role in our lives, yet we live with them every day. Without being able to understand why we are fearful and what our fears are, we will never be able to conquer these fears.
So, if our fears are central ...
Tags: dealing with fear, eliminate anxiety, anxiety reduction, reducing anxiety, fear phobia, coping with anxiety, dealing with anxiety,
- Arachnophobia - Treating Fear Of Spiders With Hypnotherapy
By: Peter James Field | - Arachnophobia is the name we give to a fear of spiders. It is one of the most common of all phobias.
It is a fear that we treat fairly regularly here in our UK hypnotherapy practice.
In fact, research suggests that about 50% of all women and 10% of all men suffer from arachnophobia to one degree or another.
Though no-one is actually born with this fear, it is something that affects millions of people around the world.
Indeed, arachnopho ...
Tags: arachnophobia, fear of spiders, afraid of spiders, scared of spiders, arachnophobia treatment, hypnotherapy, hypnosis
- Hematophobia - Overcome Your Blood Phobia With Hypnotherapy
By: Peter James Field | - Blood phobia is a quite common fear that we treat fairly regularly here in our hypnotherapy clincs here in the UK.
Like all other phobias, blood phobia is essentially an anxiety disorder.
The person suffering from a phobia of blood may very well sense that it is illogical, but this does nothing to help him or her to deal with it.
The thought or the sight of blood automatically triggers an irrational fear that seems to overpower the individual, psychol ...
Tags: Blood phobia, fear of blood, phobia of blood, afraid of blood, blood fear, hemaphobia, hematophobia, hemophobia, haemophobia, hemophobic
- Fear Of Dogs - Hypnotherapy Treatment For Dog Phobia
By: Peter James Field | - Fear of dogs or dog phobia is a quite common issue. It is something that we are presented with fairly regularly here in our UK hypnotherapy practice.
Its clinical name is cynophobia.
Like most other phobias, dog phobia is irrational in that the cynophobic person is well aware that the vast majority of dogs pose no real threat. Even though they may fully realize this, the individual is powerless to control their often all consuming fear.
Even the small ...
Tags: Fear of dogs, Dogs phobia, Dog phobia, dog phobia treatment, Afraid of dogs, fear of canines, afraid of canines, canine fear, hypnotherapy, hypnosis
- Treatments For The Fear Of Vomiting - Help For Emetophobia
By: Michelle Banner | - It is a little known fact that there are very successful treatments for fear of vomiting, and many sufferers are simply not aware of this and go through many years of torment.
The fear of vomiting receives very little attention when compared to other phobic conditions, and this is despite it being the fifth most common phobia. The condition can dominate a sufferer's life and prevent them from carrying out many everyday activities. Some women will even avoid getting pregnant, despi ...
Tags: treatments for fear of vomiting, treatment for fear of vomiting, help for emetophobia, emetophobia help
- Facing Fear, Making Choices, And Embracing Discomfort
By: Karin Hollerbach | - In a recent business workshop, I found myself talking about discomfort. I like to be a little bit uncomfortable all the time. No, Im not crazy. But if I consciously choose to act in the face of (irrational) fears, I will be uncomfortable for a while. Sometimes our clients stare at me in disbelief when I suggest that they create discomfort in their lives. Didnt they come to me to help them solve business problems, not create more problems? Dont we all want our lives to be ...
Tags: Fear, Choice, Discomfort, Comfort Zone, Success
- How To Overcome Needle Phobia And Trypanophobia - A Psychotherapist Explains
By: Peter James Field | - Needle phobia is something that can affect anyone.
The correct medical name is trypanophobia - an irrational and often intense fear of hypodermic needles or injections - though it is regularly labelled belonephobia, this term is incorrect since it denotes a fear of pins and needles, without reference to the medical aspects.
Regardless of the label, for those suffering from needle phobia the very thought or sight of a syringe or hypodermic needle can provoke overwhel ...
Tags: trypanophobia, needle phobia, phobia needles, fear of needles, needle phobic
- Overcome Fear Of Driving And Driving Anxiety With Hypnotherapy
By: Peter James Field | - Driving anxiety and fear of driving, whether on roads, freeways or motorways, is a fairly common issue in today's busy world.
Often, the person suffering from this truly debilitating driving fear may have been a confident driver for years and then, suddenly or gradually, a real apprehension takes hold which not only produces severe anxiety, but can even prevent the individual from driving at all.
Needless to say, a driving phobia or fear of driving is a real handica ...
Tags: Fear of driving, driving fear, driving phobia, driving anxiety, overcome fear of driving, fear of motorway, scared of driving, motorway phobia, drivin
- How Can Airline Passengers Lessen Or Even Eliminate The Fear Of Flying When They Travel On Vacation?
By: DorothyYamich | - The fear of flying is called Aviophobia, and millions of air travelers and potential flyers worldwide suffer from it, to a greater or lesser extent. Even though air travel is about thirty times safer than traveling by car, you rarely hear about people that have a fear of driving. Maybe the television, radio, internet and print media contributes to this fear when they graphically cover commercial airline crashes and the subsequent large numbers of air passengers that are injured or perish. < ...
Tags: fear of flying, flying without fear, air traveler, air travel
- Overcome Your Fear Of Changing Career
By: Rosamunde Bott | - If you are stuck in a career you dislike, you are not alone. The reason so many are in this situation is usually down to fear. Fear of changing career can be made up of all kinds of fears: fear of change, fear of failure, fear of not being good enough, fear of ridicule, and so on.
We all feel fear now and then, but sometimes it can have an extremely negative impact on your life. If you allow it to rule you and stop you from doing what you want, it has become your master, and ...
Tags: of changing career, fear of change, fear of failure, fear of changing career
- The Fear Of Vomiting And How To Conquer It
By: Peter James Field | - Emetophobia is the name we give to the fear of vomiting, the fear of being sick, or the fear of throwing up.
Often clients call the hypnotherapist seeking help in overcoming a fear of vomiting, believing that they alone have this fear or phobia.
Contrary to this popular misperception, emetophobia is not at all uncommon. It is, in fact, the sixth most common phobia. Knowing this, it really is quite surprising that this particular fear is so little discussed.
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Tags: Emetophobia, fear of vomiting, fear of being sick, fear of throwing up, vomiting, fear, overcoming fear, phobia, phobias, hypnotherapy, hypnosis, psy
- Dental Phobia And Dentist Fear -- A Psychotherapist Explains
By: Peter James Field | - Fear of the dentist and dental phobia are conditions that the experienced hypnotherapist sees on a regular basis. People who have struggled with what can be a truly incapacitating fear are often amazed at how easy it is for them to rid themselves of this fear and recover their ability to visit the dentist unimpeded by fear and anxiety.
After brief hypno-psychotherapy, they can at last visit the dentist and begin the process of restoring their dental health in a calm and relaxed ma ...
Tags: dental phobia, dentist fear, dentist phobia, dentist phobias, dental fear, fear of dental procedures, fear of the dentist, dental care, dental health,
- Winning Self Help Tactics To Stop Fear And Anxiety Making You Procrastinate For One Second Longer!
By: Gen Wright | - Procrastination is a method of avoiding depression or coping with emotions that lead to depression or stress. This brings only temporarily relief and the next day when you begin, you see that no little Fairy has done the work for you- and the emotional stress of not completing your chores returns. So, what should one do?
Procrastination could manifest itself in many forms and for many reasons. It is likely the avoidance of a chore that needs to be finished usually within a ce ...
Tags: Winning Self Help Tactics to stop Fear and Anxiety making you Procrastinate for one second longer!
- Use Self-hypnosis To Escape The Hold Of A Social Phobia
By: Alan B. Densky, CH | - One of the most common anxiety disorders is social phobia, a condition in which an individual is afraid of certain social settings. An individual with social phobia suffers from debilitating anxiety that affects their personal and daily life.
People with social phobia are extremely self-conscious and concerned about what others may say or think about them. They are typically afraid of voicing their opinions, out of fear that they will be judged or criticized. People with social ...
Tags: Social phobia, phobia, irrational fear, confidence, self confidence, hypnosis, hypnotism, self hypnosis, nlp, anxiety
- What Really Is Necrophobia?
By: Jane D Reynolds | - "We are all born to die". This is a reality and very few people will acknowledge that they are ready to die at any given point in life. In some aspects, people can also fear from dying and lend themselves to a positive end through choosing health reserving actions and avoiding conditions and routines that might decrease life span. However, when people become fearful of dying and death up to the point that this horror becomes irrational, there's a good chance that this fear is really a phobia. < ...
Tags: phobia, anxiety, agoraphobia, health, treatment, psychology, psychiatry, anti anxiety medication, anxiety medication, fear, stress, intense fear, phob
- The Death Phobia
By: Jane D Reynolds | - There is an old saying that states we are all born to die. This is a reality but very few people will acknowledge that they are ready to die at any given point in life. In some aspects, people can also fear from dying and lend themselves to a positive direction by choosing pro-health actions and avoiding situations and routines that might cut life span. But, when it comes to a situation that a person becomes scared of dying and death up to the point that this horror becomes irrational, there's a ...
Tags: phobia, anxiety, agoraphobia, health, treatment, psychology, psychiatry, anti anxiety medication, anxiety medication, fear, stress, intense fear, phob
- Have You Ever Considered That You Suffer From Germ Phobia?
By: Jane D Reynolds | - From the time we are children, getting filthy is something that is almost a pass time. Our parents try to keep us and our clothes clean in vain, because after washing our hands many times, we gather ourselves and go right away back to our mud piles. As we grow older, the obsession for playing with dirt is often left behind and we live our lives with a renewed common sense of sanitation. For a few, however, a germ phobia prevents normal life from happening. This germ phobia is also identified as ...
Tags: phobia, anxiety, germs, microbes, dirt, infection, health, treatment, psychology, psychiatry, fear, clean, sterilization
- Fear Of Flying (aviophobia)
By: Blueboy | - Social Phobia is an irrational anxiety brought forth by exposure to certain social situations, leading to avoidance behaviour.
Specific Phobia is a persistent and irrational fear in response to some specific stimulus, which commonly results in avoidance of/withdrawal from that stimulus. It could be triggered by an insect or animal (zoophobia), by a situation like being trapped in an enclosed space (claustrophobia) or it could be a fear of disease (pathophobia).
The ...
Tags: fear, flying, anxiety, phobia,
- Secrets To Overcoming Fear
By: Bryce Roadley | - Fear is a primeval emotion that we have had for a long time. It is this emotion that has resulted in the survival of the human race. Fear of a larger animal, a raging rapid or another human being who is stronger has caused our hormones to trigger the "fight or flight" response.
The only types of fear that one is born with are - fear of falling - fear of loud sounds - fear of abandonment
We know this because if one makes a loud noise, a baby gets startled and cries. ...
Tags: overcoming fear
- Arachnophobia - The Fear Of Spiders
By: Nikki Fox | - Arachnophobia is the scientific name for the fear of spiders. Is is the most common example of an animal phobia in the world and although to many people it is just a mild annoyance, to some it has very intense effects.
Different people suffer to different degrees and to those who do not suffer them phobias seem irrational, the afflicted person reacts intensely to the merest sign of the animal causing the phobia. It is often difficult if not impossible for those of us not sufferin ...
Tags: beating spider fear, spider bite, fear of spiders, spider fear, afraid of spiders, arachnophobia
- Fear Of Rejection - Explained And Solved
By: Peter Murphy | - How does one define fear of rejection? The fear of rejection is the type of fear that one irrationally feels when one is afraid that other people may not accept you when you are just being yourself.
How does one react when one possesses fear of rejection? There are several ways:
1)One might be motivated to be more cautious than is normally expected when one is dealing with other people.
2)When you fear rejection, you might be pressured to say or do ...
Tags: fear, rejection, solved
- Get Around Easier, Overcome Your Fear Of Flying
By: Mark Goodworthy | - Imagine this weird situation: you're cruising in a top of the line jumbo jet then all of a sudden, you freak out and scare the heck out of the people in the jet. You're going crazy and you're sweating like a pig because you want to go off the plane, not later but now. But the problem here is that you're a thousand feet above ground and you can't do anything about it. This is one peculiarly detailed example of an irrational fear of flying.
There are a lot of things that affect our ...
Tags: Fear of Flying Symptoms, Fear of Flying
- Feel Fear In The Sky
By: Mark Goodworthy | - As human beings, it is normal for us to feel fear. Some are afraid of spiders, snakes or the dark, while others fear heights, being confined in small space or even flying. Just like any other fear, the fear of flying can be caused by an irrational belief that the person will die from a plane crash. Even when statistics showed that a person is at greater risk of dying from a car accident than a plane crash. You simply can not rationalize a person's fear of flying.
People who are af ...
Tags: Fear of Flying, Fear Of Flying Hypnosis
- Challenges You Face In Life Overcome These Challenges You'll Manifest Wealth & Inner Peace
By: Don L. Price | - What is the Greatest Challenge You Face in Life & Business? How would you answer that question? Before jumping to an answer you might consider that the greatest challenge you face in life and business is in making daily choices.
The moment we awaken we begin the stressful tack of choice and decision making and before the days end we have attempted to restore some internal peace of mind over choices made.
Why do we agonize over so many choices? More importantl ...
Tags: fear, fears, sales, selling, salesperson, psychology fear, struggle, fear phobias, rational fear, rational fears, irrational fear, sales presentations, m
- Fear Of Flying? Then Tame The Gremlin
By: Paul Tizzard | - Gremlin Management.
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In the area that we work in, Gremlin Management is a great technique that you can use with helping yourself to overcome a fear or limitation you are imposing upon yourself. Also, once you have learned it, you can use it with other individuals one on one or with groups on mass.
This ca ...
Tags: fear of flying, nervous flyer, phobia, claustrophia, virgin course,
- Killer Fears People Struggle With Daily
By: Don L. Price | - We live in an increasingly complex and stressful society where myths saturate our minds with more Fiction than Fact.
In the world of sales we are bombarded with myths such as: Thick Skin Fearlessness is the major characteristic quality of all highly successful sales and business people.
Another myth: people who experience fear never become successful in business or life.
Overcoming More Fiction than Fact myths can start you out on a journey of grea ...
Tags: fear, fears, sales, selling, salesperson, psychology fear, struggle, fear phobias, rational fear, rational fears, irrational fear, sales presentations, m
- Overcoming Fears
By: Alexander Tretjakov | - We all have fears. For some it is a fear or heights, for some it is a fear of spiders. All of those fears are valid and how they affect our life is also important. If the fear stops you from living your life fully, you might want to consider trying to overcome that fear.
Let's look first at what a fear really is. Most things we are afraid of are irrational. For example, a fear of spiders or mice. Those things can not really harm us, but our mind makes it out to be more then ...
Tags: Fear, personal development, success
- How To Deal With Fear Attacks
By: Elboydny | - A great many of us are familiar with fear and stress. These are normal situations in our lives and once we pass these problems we tend to ignore about them. Unfortunately there are people who live with fear and panic their entire lives. For these people panic does not mean a reaction to a normal dangerous situation, instead it means wondering when you will be fearful and helpless next. This is what having panic disorder can do to anyone.
Fear disorder is a very bad condition. The ...
Tags: anxiety, panic attack, fear attack, fear
- Public Speaking: The Mother Of All Fears
By: Guy Baglow | - In a much quoted survey of the things people fear most, public speaking came out as the number one fear. Death came third.
So what is fear of public speaking and why does it generate so much fear in so many?
What is fear of public speaking?
Fear of public speaking is an intense and irrational fear of being judged by others when speaking in front of them - or of being embarrassed or humiliated in such situations - causing dread, panic and avoidance.
Tags: public speaking, fear, phobia
- Does The Fear Of Failure Hold You Back?
By: Sue Peschin | - Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.--Jack Lemmon
Jack* was a financial analyst for a large company in Washington, DC. After a few years, the director of his department decided to leave so her position became open. Jack considered applying for the job, but his fear of failure in managing others overwhelmed him. Despite his reservations, he decided to apply and ended up getting the position. Less than a year later he was fired for his failure t ...
Tags: failure, fear, acceptance, perspective, humor
- Afraid To Fly? Turn Your Fear Into Your Passion
By: H. Peters | - If you have a fear of flying you probably don't understand why anyone would enjoy getting into a plane, strapping themselves in and feeling the rush of power as the plane shoots into the sky with you inside. In fact the mere thought is enough to make you breathe faster and start sweating. You feel this way because your irrational fear is your basis of information. There are others out there who actually LOVE to fly and would gladly do it everyday if given the opportunity. There are people who ar ...
Tags: fear of flying, flying phobia, afraid to fly
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