Karima ★★★★★

Christian is excellent and very professional, he answered my call very quickly.
The positive effects were acquired in a very short time (the phobia of flying had set in and travel was very painful).
Just after our meetings, I’ve already had two flights of 9 hours each, and I’m amazed at the improvement. It went very well, and I was even able to enjoy the trip, have a meal, take photos, read and play with my child.

Phobias and Great Fears

Our fears protect us from potentially dangerous situations and behaviors.
But they can become excessive for things that are objectively not very dangerous.

Phobias are intense, irrational fears that can provoke severe anxiety, anguish or panic attacks.
The usual symptoms of phobias are intense fear reactions, with increased anxiety, accelerated heart rate, breathing difficulties, excessive sweating and the urge to flee or avoid the phobic situation.
The fear – or sometimes even the fear of fear – becomes uncontrollable.

Some phobias are linked to a particular trauma, but others are built up over time, notably through avoidance: something unpleasant has taken on an inordinate importance as you focus on it and avoid it.

If your phobia is linked to a traumatic experience, consider consulting a psychologist or psychotherapist.

Specific or simple phobias

Specific or simple phobias are directly linked to stimuli such as objects, animals or situations.

• Fear of objects, for example, involves fear of needles or mirrors.
• Fear of animals (zoophobia) is common: fear of dogs, fear of spiders, fear of snakes, fear of insects…
• Fear of heights, fear of flying, fear of enclosed spaces (claustrophobia) such as fear of elevators, fear of open spaces (agoraphobia) or of certain places (fear of hospitals).
• Sometimes there’s also a fear of certain meteorological phenomena, such as thunderstorms or storms.
• Finally, there are fears linked to specific situations, such as the fear of vomiting (emetophobia), the fear of blushing (erutophobia), the fear of driving (amaxophobia), the fear of being ill (hypochondria)…

Social Phobia

Social phobia or social anxiety concerns situations of social interaction such as speaking in public, taking part in group conversations, eating in public or meeting new people. Or performance situations like a job interview or giving a speech.

People with social phobia may be terrified of being the object of general attention, of being evaluated or judged.
In children and teenagers, this can translate into school phobia.

Overcoming the embarrassment of having a phobia

Beyond the fear itself, phobias can be a source of embarrassment and even shame.
The people concerned are well aware that their fear is disproportionate and irrational, and feel not only helpless but also ridiculous and ashamed.