Hi All,

Everybody has got phobias, some are really interfering in people's lives or some people don't know about them yet.
I am terrified about rodents and I just can't deal with it anymore and I will go for an hypnotherapy session next week. Has anybody tried it?, did you have any good results or not?.
Thank you for your feedback!

I've been hypnotized four times, but it was in a comedy club. I did some cool stuff, and the funny thing is, I remember it all.

The hypnotist said that he couldn't make me do anything I wouldn't do normally. What hit me afterwards was that the idea of saying "no" to anything he asked just never crossed my mind.

So I think hypnotherapy could work. The therapist might be able to convince you that when you see a rodent, fear is not an emotion your mind will generate.

I hope it works because I too am terrified of rodents.

Suzieq76 said:

You are going to hypnotherapy for rodents? don't get me wrong I can't phathom the thought of them runnin in my house but hypnosis is the last thing I'd seek in this case.

Cockroaches!!!

Heights

'Carnies. Circus folk. Nomads, you know. Smell like cabbage. Small hands.'

FuNkeNsteiN said:

needles are my one TRUE scare.

Dogs. I was bitten when I was very young, and have been sort of emotionally scarred by that, I guess. I ain't scared of tiny yappy type (chiwauas or anything) but bigger dogs. I know they usually won't do anything, I just don't like them.

Heights too.....

JerseyKRS said:

Dont u have a tat?

DanceWme said:

plenty of 'em!

I'm a little screwy too.

JerseyKRS said:

did u cry?

DanceWme said:

lol, wait...shut up!


when I got the yankee one on my forearm, I nearly passed out. the dude was like "it looks like you need a break buddy"

lol

He went in the back, and I swear this is true, snorted some cocaine.

JerseyKRS said:

heights...

well, not necessarily heights but falling from heights scares the shit outta me...

JerseyKRS said:

Oh yeah and blood, especially when its dripping

*she faints*

Spiders.

JerseyKRS said:

Sounds like you're also scared of recreational drug use.

I'm claustrophobic. I especially hate elevators.
Not too fond of escalators either actually.

shellyevon said:

I don't like it when I can't move, like being wrapped too tightly in a blanket or sleeping bag, or that fetish where you are in latex and can't move your limbs.

I guess I'm scared of bondage.

heights and depths

ZombieKitten said:

Isn't this a legitimate fear though? One could really hurt herself or lose one's life in certain situations.

Cinnie said:

possibly, but I am afraid even on little ones like when I can see through the stairs I am climbing, I clutch at the bannister with white knuckles

ZombieKitten said:

me too. This summer, I had to carry a box of records up a spiral staircase that started at the basement, and I was on the main floor of the house going up to the top level. There wasn't any vertical boards in the steps.

Cinnie said:

that is EXACTLY what I mean

ZombieKitten said:

and I was carrying a box of records so I couldn't hold onto the rail!

Cinnie said:

I might have fainted if I was the fainting type

flying cockroaches
drowning
crowds
social settings
noise
people
myself
work

Some of these are debilitating and I try to deal with it the best way I know how, although it's tough. When I was younger I believed that the mind was so strong that you could overcome anything if you really wanted. Funny story: Once when I was about 5 or so I thought that I was invincible against the waves so I stood at the shore with my hands on my hips with a fierce look on my face in an attempt stand my ground. Of course the force of the moving waters proved my 5 year old theory wrong and I ate the sand. Maybe this is how my fear of drowning started.

My fear of cockroaches is actually quite entertaining to other people because I will stand there and try to catch a centipede, but go running and screaming whenever I see those flying cockroaches. Scared of 'em!

enclosed spaces
large crowds
heights
dogs off leashes
spiders dropping from sun visors

all of these are semi manageable, unless im in a panic/anxiety stage- then look out

PEJ said:

Well I understand what you mean but since the last incident (Wednesday evening) I did not go back to my kitchen, sounds stupid but it is true. When I am faced with rodents, I have the worst physical symptoms (cold sweat, shaking, feeling sick, etc..). Gradual confrontation is not even possible I am afraid, when you feel desperate and want to sort out the problem, hypnotherapy is an alternative to sort out the problem. I can't let this phobia run my life so this is the solution I found. I will keep you posted.