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Most people have some kind of fear or phobia. Most of the time it's nothing worth talking about. So should everyone go see a Hypnotherapist to eradicate fear? I would hope not. A fear should only tackled if it is having a negative effect on someone's life. Whether it be a fear of flying, public speaking or a fear of water, you should only need to deal with the fear if you really want it gone.

Recently a young male in his 20’s received hypnosis at the clinic for fear of spiders. Under normal circumstances, he was able to cope with the fear, by leaving the area where the spider was situated until someone else removed the spider. Although there was a negative impact, it was not a significant one unless the spider was larger than a 1 cent coin. However, the young man was due to travel to Australia for work in the construction industry. His fear of spiders then became a serious issue, as some spiders in Australia are quite large and some are dangerous to humans. The danger of the fear, lay in the elevated possibility of causing a work injury, or worse. A bad reaction to the discovery of a large spider on the construction site by the young man could have caused an extremely serious accident, because fear takes over and causes irrational behaviour to the sufferer.

Fear Of Spiders