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Testimonials & Case Studies Flying Phobia Kathryn's Story As discussed after my last appointment, I have attached a note of my experience from hypnotherapy. Sorry it's taken a while - my last trip was delayed - so I only flew again a week or so ago. Thanks again for everything, Kathryn I used to love travelling all over the world - and have lived abroad when I was young, so it made no sense to me when I started to feel nervous about flying. I decided that it was a case of mind over matter - I knew flying was the safest way to travel. After bottling everything up over several years I got to the point where I was making excuses, avoiding flying and becoming increasingly stressed. Eventually I confessed everything to my family who were very supportive. I approached my Doctor, who referred me to a clinical psychologist. Talking things through with them helped me to find the source of my fear - a combination of a bad flight while I was severely stressed due to other factors. This helped me to resolve some of my stress issues - but the fear of flying remained. Having recently started a new job, my boss asked me to visit a customer in the South of England. I didn't want to let my boss down, and I wanted to get over my fear - so I researched hypnotherapy on the internet, and booked an appointment with Neil - the night before my flight!!! I didn't know what to expect from Hypnotherapy, and found that I was aware of everything that was going on all of the time, but became very relaxed. We again explored the reasons for my fear of flying, and the hypnotherapy helped me to get rid of some of those stresses that I had held on to for many years. I got up the next morning and got on my flight, I was still quite nervous - but Neil had given me a CD to listen to - to keep me relaxed. I got on the flight and they asked me to put my CD player away until after take off. Initially I thought "Oh No!" but I was fine through take off - and chatted to my boss - which was a major step forward for me, as take-off was always the worst bit. The flight back again was great, I sat and read a magazine during take-off and landing. I went back for another hypnotherapy session about a week later - really just to re-inforce the first session. About a month later I took another flight - this time on my own - with no one to talk to, to take my mind off it, and in slightly windier weather! This time I did not have the anticipation that I had always experienced in the past. It was quite strange - my brain was telling me I should be nervous - but my body wasn't responding!!! I find the hypnotherapy CD very useful to shut the little voice in the back of my head off. Although I was still a bit nervous, that's all it was - nerves, and once I settled down I was fine. I now feel I am back in control, and will happily fly again. If the nerves get too much, I know I can always go back for another hypnotherapy session if I need it, but I think that the more I fly again, the more relaxed I will become. I need to practice being relaxed when flying, rather than practicing being stressed like I did before!! I have now booked a holiday
with my boyfriend and some friends this summer - and I'll have to fly.
It's my first foreign holiday for about 5 years - and I can't wait!!! |
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