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Conquering Your Fears

By Graeme Smith

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There are many different things that people can he scared for reasons that are largely irrational. This article looks at just a few of these and how they might be overcome.

Spiders

Quite a lot of people are scared of spiders and this isn't a totally irrational fear. The fear is something that remains in the genes of some people from the time when humans had a very good reason to be scared of them ie most spiders were actually poisonous. Hypnotherapy has proven to be very successful when people want to conquer this fear, and we've all seen pictures of those who were previously terrified calmly holding tarantulas and other huge spiders in a completely calm manner just minutes after being hypnotised.

Heights

Again, being afraid of heights isn't a totally irrational fear because there is a very real danger: the ground. Obviously if one falls from a great height then there is a serious risk of injury - or even death - so it makes sense to have respect for this issue.

Although this doesn't work for everyone, often if we confront a fear then can conquer it, and for some people who are scared of heights this can be very effective. If you expose yourself to the problem it might be effective, so try doing something like flying in a hot air balloon. At first you will find the experience unpleasant but over time you will relax and ultimately become easy with your position in the sky.

Clowns

Being afraid of clowns is an extremely strange thing to be afraid of and certainly isn't a genetic predisposition: after all, there haven't been clowns present all through man's evolution. Some feel that it is the permanently smiling faces that are upsetting, but whatever the reason this is probably something that needs to be talked through with a professional.

Failure

You often hear of organisations or sports people talk about a "fear of failure" and when this becomes overpowering the individual afflicted will think only about the terrible of consequences of not succeeding. Ultimately this needs to be rationalised and an attitude of "so what?" given to consequences, before ensuring that the individual is then motivated by the wonderful things they can achieve and not the disasters of failure.

Clearly there are many more things that people fear, however, these few are fairly common and the suggested cures - while

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