Overcome a fear of dogs or other animals

One of the most common phobias is the fear of animals, particularly the fear of dogs, fear of snakes, fear of birds, fear of rodents and fear of mice. These simple phobias usually develop after a childhood incident then often disappear by themselves, however, those that persist into adulthood rarely go away without treatment but they do respond very well to therapy and phobia treatment programs.

As you know, currently, you can’t just turn off this emotional response, because your reaction is triggered deep down by your unconscious mind (not the logical conscious part of your brain). Typically, the unconscious part of your brain tries to keep you ’safe’ – however, sometimes it’s version of ’safe’ can be outdated and what once was a good strategy to keep you ’safe’, may now be a hindrance.

For example: If a young child was ‘attacked’ by a dog (the reality may be that a big dog was just jumping up and playing a little rough) the unconscious mind may have processed this event as a dangerous situation and one to be avoided. So, every time a similar event occurred (a dog came near) the unconscious mind would spring into action and begin a serious of uncomfortable emotional and physical feelings or even a panic attacks to remind you to stay away from ‘All’ dogs.

The unconscious mind works differently to the rational conscious mind and does not update these reflex responses automatically as you get older and wiser – which means that an event from your distant past that elicited a ’safe strategy’ may still be running now although it is an out-of-date and wholly inappropriate response.

Hypnotherapy for fear of dogs

Using hypnosis to treat a fear of dogs and other animals has been effective for thousands of people across the UK and it’s a good way to cure phobias. When combined with visualisation desensitisation and relaxation strategies, it will help most people who deal with a fear like this to manage their anxiety and live natural lives. I can work with you to control your anxiety and release past tensions that often stimulate and trigger your fears – Call me and we can explore your situation and see what is possible.