I'm going to see if I can add value to my business site with Podcasting. I speak to fascinating people most days - leaders, trainers, psychologists, all sorts! Wouldn't it be great if I could record some of those conversations and have them as podcasts on my site?
I'm going to find out more, and I'll report back (of course).
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Friday 3 April 2009
Phobia!
I have a phobia of needles. Silly really as I have been stuck with them so many times you'd have though I'd be used to them by now.
I was a very sickly child (asthma) and was regularly injected, and as a young adult too, and as a grown up (almost) now I still have to have various things like flu jabs etc. And I still get dizzy when I see needles!
Thing is, I have detatched myself emotionally - I don't 'feel' scared of needles or phobic, but my subconcious still reacts and - at my daughter's hospital bedside a few weeks back - I ended up on the floor!
So, is it a phobia or a learned behaviour? Needles hurt - sure! But the reason for the needles is always good. Which is why mentally I feel fine - the sight of blood no problem, talk of operations, no problem - I've even watched an operation -no problem! So why do I keel over at the sight of a needle?
And what about other phobias? I challenge anyone to say they have no phobias whatsoever, but there must be some people out there who are completely fearless.
I look at what I am phobic about and try to analyse it:
no. 1: needles. Well, as said previously, they hurt, so there is logic and experience to give me this phobia
no. 2: crowds. I don't like crowds because I feel vulnerable (and got very scared a long time ago at a concert). But I'm fine on the London Underground which is a 'controlled' crowd. And I am mentally preparing myself not to get panicky in crowds. I feel I would be fine - though if the situation can be avoided, I'd probably still avoid.
no. 3: er... anything else I am phobic about?
Spiders... nope, fine with them. Pick them up no problem. Flying? Love it!! Death? Nope, doesn't worry me at all (hence my occasional reckless behaviour and love of slightly dangerous activities perhaps?) Snakes? Held, stroked, admired.
So - the two phobias I know I do have are definitely attributable to experience. But can these phobias be cured? An excellent hypnotist and NLP trainer I know (David Cotton) said that phobias are learned - spider one for example usually from the female head of household. Now, my daughter is scared of spiders and so is my husband, but I am not. But guess what? Her nanny was terrified of them! A cognitive behaviour therapist I knew used to get people over their spider phobia using tomato tops... they do look a bit arachnid, for sure! He used an acclimatisation technique to overcome phobias.
So phobias, if learned behaviour, can surely be unlearned? Or do you just need to learn a new behavior to cope with the phobia? I don't know - a fascinating subject I'm sure.
The Ten Minute Cure ... Get rid of any fear or phobia - in just ten minutes flat!
I was a very sickly child (asthma) and was regularly injected, and as a young adult too, and as a grown up (almost) now I still have to have various things like flu jabs etc. And I still get dizzy when I see needles!
Thing is, I have detatched myself emotionally - I don't 'feel' scared of needles or phobic, but my subconcious still reacts and - at my daughter's hospital bedside a few weeks back - I ended up on the floor!
So, is it a phobia or a learned behaviour? Needles hurt - sure! But the reason for the needles is always good. Which is why mentally I feel fine - the sight of blood no problem, talk of operations, no problem - I've even watched an operation -no problem! So why do I keel over at the sight of a needle?
And what about other phobias? I challenge anyone to say they have no phobias whatsoever, but there must be some people out there who are completely fearless.
I look at what I am phobic about and try to analyse it:
no. 1: needles. Well, as said previously, they hurt, so there is logic and experience to give me this phobia
no. 2: crowds. I don't like crowds because I feel vulnerable (and got very scared a long time ago at a concert). But I'm fine on the London Underground which is a 'controlled' crowd. And I am mentally preparing myself not to get panicky in crowds. I feel I would be fine - though if the situation can be avoided, I'd probably still avoid.
no. 3: er... anything else I am phobic about?
Spiders... nope, fine with them. Pick them up no problem. Flying? Love it!! Death? Nope, doesn't worry me at all (hence my occasional reckless behaviour and love of slightly dangerous activities perhaps?) Snakes? Held, stroked, admired.
So - the two phobias I know I do have are definitely attributable to experience. But can these phobias be cured? An excellent hypnotist and NLP trainer I know (David Cotton) said that phobias are learned - spider one for example usually from the female head of household. Now, my daughter is scared of spiders and so is my husband, but I am not. But guess what? Her nanny was terrified of them! A cognitive behaviour therapist I knew used to get people over their spider phobia using tomato tops... they do look a bit arachnid, for sure! He used an acclimatisation technique to overcome phobias.
So phobias, if learned behaviour, can surely be unlearned? Or do you just need to learn a new behavior to cope with the phobia? I don't know - a fascinating subject I'm sure.
Anyone want to try this and give me feedback? I'm not phobic enough to need it - but if something terrifies you - this might be a way of reducing, if not elminating, the feelings of terror when faced with your phobia.
The Ten Minute Cure ... Get rid of any fear or phobia - in just ten minutes flat!
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