Conditions Treated

Phobias and Fears

A phobia is really a fear that is so strong that you avoid a particular activity, or try to ensure you never find yourself confronted with the thing you most fear. Feeling compelled to do this can seriously interfere with your day to day life as well as take up an enormous amount of energy you would probably rather put to better use.

Phobias take different forms. There are those that relate to a specific thing or situation. Examples of these include flying, visiting the dentist, spiders, wasps and other insects, birds, giving a presentation, visiting hospitals.

Others are more pervasive. An example is the fear of being in social situations. For some people, this means that whilst they do not avoid being with others, socialising in unfulfilling because of the anxiety it generates. For others, the thought of interacting with others is so distressing that they avoid contact with people as much as possible. For many, this can mean confining much of their activity to the home.