I have just been interviewed on the Vanessa Feltz show on BBC Radio London about Clown Phobias - Coulrophobia and what they have been doing at Alton Towers using Exposure Therapy. Phobias are a learnt behavior and humans are only born with 2 built in fears, that is the fear of falling and the fear of sudden loud noises. There are a number of ways of overcoming phobias and although exposure therapy can work for some people its not a method we use as it can take a long time. Our preferred methods are a lot quicker and more effective. We use a combination of NLP and Hypnotherapy to help our clients to feel calmer and more relaxed while at the same time changing the learnt associations so feeling calm becomes more and more the normal response. Many people can overcome fears and phobias in just a few sessions. It's incredible how fears and phobias can affect your quality of life, with many people living a life that’s a controlled by fear. The sad thing is that in many cases the fear can be stopped giving you back your freedom and quality of life.
Some people mistakenly think that in order to overcome that fear you have to know what caused it or where it came from. While it’s true that some people may know how the fear started it’s really not necessary. What’s more important is to look at how the person generates the fear. Or in other words what has to happen in order for their neurology to produce the response. Because once you know how the response is created you can then stop your fears and phobias. Why live in fear when you can feel better and have freedom in your life.