All About Phobias and How to Overcome it with Psychological Therapy & Counselling
What are Phobias?
Phobias are defined as irrational fears that are based on flawed or distorted perceptions about the phobic object or situation.
Whilst this may be true, it is very little comfort to you is you suffer from a phobia of any kind.
It is important to be aware that the feelings of anxiety and stress that you experience when confronting your phobia, are REAL and NOT imaginary in any way.
This is because your fears are grounded in your own personal, subjective perception of what constitutes a threat to YOU.
Consequently, if you believe that flying on a plane is hazardous to you (is a threat to you existence), then the anxiety you experience makes complete sense.
The solution, therefore, to overcoming phobias, is to change what you believe about your phobic situation so that your anxiety response no longer makes sense!
List of Phobias – A to Z
Below you can find and A to Z list of Phobias, some very common and other less so.
Agoraphobia Fear of Open Spaces
Agyrophobia Fear of Crossing the Road
Aichmophobia Fear of Sharp Objects
Alektorophobia Fear of Chickens
Amaxophobia Fear of Riding in Cars
Astraphobia Fear of Thunderstorms
Autophobia Fear of Being Alone
Claustrophobia Fear of Enclosed Spaces
Climacophobia Fear of Climbing
Decidophobia Fear of Making Decisions
Dentophobia Fear of the Dentists
Dysmorphophobia Fear of Deformity
Ecclesiophobia Fear of Churches
Emetophobia Fear of Being Sick
Erythrophobia Fear of Blushing
Friggatriskaidekaphobia Fear of Friday 13th
Gelotophobia Fear of Being Laughed At
Genophobia Fear of Sexual Intercourse
Gerascophobia Fear of Growing Old
Glossophobia Fear of Public Speaking
Halitophobia Fear of Bad Breath
Haphephobia Fear of Being Touched
Harpaxophobia Fear of Being Robbed
Koumpounophobia Fear of Buttons
Lilapsophobia Fear of Hurricanes
Mechanophobia Fear of Machines
Nosocomephobia Fear of Hospitals
Oikophobia Fear of Home Surroundings
Omphalophobia Fear of Belly Buttons
Opthalmophobia Fear of Being Stared At
Phagophobia Fear of Swallowing
Pharmacophobia Fear of Medication
Phonophobia Fear of Loud Noise
Pornophobia Fear of Pornography
Radiophobia Fear of Radioactivity
Scopophobia Fear of Being Seen
Scriptophobia Fear of Writing in Public
Sociophobia Fear of Socialising
Taphophobia Fear of Being Buried Alive
Technophobia Fear of Technology
Thalassophobia Fear of the Sea
Therapy & Counselling for Phobias
We offer a number of different types of therapy and counselling for phobias and anxiety-related problems.
Choosing the most suitable therapy depends on a number of different considerations including factors such as:
- How long you have had the problem.
- Your personal preferences.
- How your problem is affecting you today.
You can read more about the different types of therapy for phobias on the following links:
Although all therapies use slightly different approaches, the one thing they all have in common is the relationship that is formed between the client and therapist.
Research suggests that this therapy relationship may be the most important factor in achieving a good therapy outcome.
FREE initial consultations for Phobias.
If you’d like to find out more about overcoming your phobias or recovering from related mental health problems then why not arrange a free initial consultation with us.
During this consultation we will discuss your particular phobia and the different types of mental health counselling we offer without you having to commit to any counselling going forward.
The consultation lasts around 50 minutes and is a great opportunity to meet with either Paul or Joan and decide if you would like to proceed with any support.
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Applied Psychology Solutions
If you’d like to learn how to overcome phobias but dislike the idea of having “therapy”, then why not learn how to change the way you make sense of your experiences with the CORE Programme.
If you believe that your problems are the result of what has happened to you and not because there is something wrong with you, then this is the solution you’ve been looking for.
How About Hypnotherapy?
There are numerous ways to overcome and cope with mental health problems and Hypnotherapy is an increasingly popular approach.
If you’d like to find out more about Hypnotherapy for Phobias then click here to visit our sister website Wolverhampton Hypnotherapy.
Counselling Locations
We offer counselling for phobias for people living in:
- Wombourne
- Wolverhampton
- West Midlands
- Shropshire
- South Staffordshire
- Telford
- Shrewsbury
You can also access our services around the World using online therapy with Paul.