Fear or Phobia of Fireworks: A Timely Topic

A few nights from now, the skies will be bursting with color, the air will be redolent with firework "reports"--those loud BANGS as the explosives, well, explode.  For many of us, it's an enjoyable, time-honored annual treat.  We look forward to the fun and festivity.  However, for some of us who have a fear or phobia of loud noises and specifically firework reports, it's a time to draw the curtains, stay inside, and turn up the TV or put on headphones to mask the sounds.

Human beings are actually born with two fears: the fear of falling, and the fear of loud noises.  However, most of us learn through association, that most loud noises do not represent actually danger, and our minds even learn to contextually associate the sound of fireworks with the fun and festivity of a holiday.  But some of us maintain that fear of loud noises.  It may be a true phobia, a feeling of fear that is unattached to an actual threatening experience.  Or it may be that at some point in your life, whether you consciously recall it or not, a loud noise did coincide with something painful or threatening, like a firework going off too close to you, or gunshot, etc. 

Regardless of the cause, and even if you don't know the cause, if you have fear of fireworks or fear of loud noises, you can be helped by hypnotherapy and NLP.  There are a number of techniques, from the famous NLP "Fast Phobia Cure," to hypnotherapeutic techniques designed to "un-wire" the association in your brain that says "loud noise = danger = fear."  We've worked with hundreds of clients with fears & phobias of all sorts, and because the mind's mechanism for holding the fear is the same, fears/phobias respond very predictably to the work we do, and everyone experiences relief.

If you're afraid of the Fourth of July, or have another fear of loud noises, please contact us at 763/218-3231, so you can enjoy the fireworks!

The Science of Anxiety

This is one of the best articles I've found for explaining how anxieties form.  Enjoy!

Why do we worry ourselves sick? Because the brain is hardwired for fear, and sometimes it short-circuits

By Christine Gorman Posted Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002; 16.38 a.m. BST

It's 4 a.m., and you're wide awake — palms sweaty, heart racing. You're worried about your kids. Your aging parents. Your 401(k). Your health. Your sex life. Breathing evenly beside you, your spouse is oblivious. Doesn't he — or she — see the dangers that lurk in every shadow? He must not. Otherwise, how could he, with all that's going on in the world, have talked so calmly at dinner last night about flying to Florida for a vacation?  

How is it that two people facing the same circumstances can react so differently? Why are some folks buffeted by the vicissitudes of life while others glide through them with grace and calm? Are some of us just born more nervous than others? And if you're one of them, is there anything you can do about it?

The key to these questions is the emotional response we call anxiety. Unlike hunger or thirst, which build and dissipate in the immediate present, anxiety is the sort of feeling that sneaks up on you from the day after tomorrow. It's supposed to keep you from feeling too safe. Without it, few of us would survive.  (Read the rest of the article here...)

Anxiety? How to beat it with self-hypnosis

Are you one of those white-knuckled passengers who is not actually afraid of flying, just the take-offs and landings? Perhaps you are an effective employee or a truly diligent manager but then you get "the memo." You have to introduce the next kick-off campaign at the annual company conference and you suddenly feel as if you are under a giant microscope. Maybe your particular trigger for anxiety is the dread of death. Your concern might be centered on your own demise or your loved ones. In nearly 20 years of private practice, I have never been surprised by what terrifies an otherwise rational adult.

You are not alone. Anxiety is one of those phenomenons that everyone has to face at some time in life, with sweaty palms, pounding pulse, queasy stomach, ringing or buzzing in the ears, (read the rest of the article here)...

Hypnosis for Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania Sufferer Recently Achieved Success for Overcoming Hair Pulling

Goldlite Hypnosis Institute recently helped a young girl get over Trichotillomania (hair pulling)

Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2011

Goldlite Hypnosis Institute recently helped a young girl get over Trichotillomania (hair pulling). Zoe is an 11 years old, who lost all the hair on the back of her head because she had Trichotillomania (hair pulling).

Her pediatrician referred her to Goldlite Hypnosis for help. After the first consultation with Mrs. Renee Sakr, President of Goldlite Hypnosis Institute, Zoe was regressed to an earlier age, where it was discovered that Zoe got mad and angry every time her mom or her step dad gave her instructions or told her what to do, or what not to do. Zoe is a very smart and bright girl and she thinks she knows it all.

Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/press-releases/11/05/p1110154/trichotillomania-sufferer-recently-achieved-success-for-overcoming-hai#ixzz1QLfeu6IW

Fear of Flying? Learning to Relax

Flying With the Greatest of Ease Skip Rituals, Avoid Alcohol and Toss Lucky Charms; Instead, Teach Yourself to Relax

They clutch armrests and push mindless conversations on seatmate strangers. They bite their nails or bow their heads in prayer as engines roar for takeoff. Some load up on antianxiety drugs or alcohol—perhaps both—in an attempt to get through the air-travel experience.

Scott McCartney tells us about new techniques to ease aerophobia, the fear of flying. The fear can afflict people who must fly frequently, taking the form not of a full-blown phobia but as severe anxiety.
.Yet, experts say rituals can actually hurt nervous passengers because they reinforce their fear.

Published in the Wall Street Journal online. Read the rest of the article...