So when does a fear actually become a phobia? And why do some people exhibit a phobia for some quite normal, everyday situations or objects?
Being overly fearful - showing signs of a phobia - is very much dependent upon past, personal experience.
For example, if a person is trapped in an elevator for some length of time, that fearful experience can evolve into a general discomfort with being in enclosed spaces and can then advance to the condition known as claustrophia. The subconscious has embedded within it the conditions of a fearful experience and when those conditions are duplicated then an extreme fear can be created.
Also, the influence of our parents can lead to the emergence of a phobia. If a child senses and realises that their mother or father is afraid, for example, of dogs then that fear can be transmitted and the child can then develop a canine phobia.
Of course, all phobias are psychological and that is where their solution lies. If a sufferer can understand why he is afflicted by a particular phobia then the fearful experiences held in the subconscious can be addressed. But it is often very difficult for a sufferer to discuss their phobia openly with others.
And because of that, solutions are available that deal directly with the subconscious mind, going to the very root of the problem.
Being overly fearful - showing signs of a phobia - is very much dependent upon past, personal experience.
For example, if a person is trapped in an elevator for some length of time, that fearful experience can evolve into a general discomfort with being in enclosed spaces and can then advance to the condition known as claustrophia. The subconscious has embedded within it the conditions of a fearful experience and when those conditions are duplicated then an extreme fear can be created.
Also, the influence of our parents can lead to the emergence of a phobia. If a child senses and realises that their mother or father is afraid, for example, of dogs then that fear can be transmitted and the child can then develop a canine phobia.
Of course, all phobias are psychological and that is where their solution lies. If a sufferer can understand why he is afflicted by a particular phobia then the fearful experiences held in the subconscious can be addressed. But it is often very difficult for a sufferer to discuss their phobia openly with others.
And because of that, solutions are available that deal directly with the subconscious mind, going to the very root of the problem.
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