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Yes hypnotherapy can help you overcome the fear of dogs, which could make a huge difference to your life. There are about twelve million dogs in this country, so you never know when you might meet one. You could meet a dog in the park, in the street, at a friend’s house, on the beach or walking in the countryside. People who are afraid of dogs may avoid all these places. You might even be avoiding friends or family members because they have a dog and they do not understand how badly dogs upset you.
Yes, from my own experience. Before I was a hypnotherapist I was scared of dogs myself, so I know just how inconvenient and embarrassing this fear can be. Having overcome the fear of dogs myself, I now actually like dogs and enjoy interacting with them, as you can see in this picture.
They are such affectionate and fun-loving creatures, with the same emotions as a human being! It’s no wonder that humans and dogs have lived together for 40,000 years.
It helps if you know a bit about normal dog behaviour, such as by watching this video about understanding dog language. Yes, dogs do have a language- a body language, which is almost as expressive as a human’s body language. People with dog phobia often think a dog is being aggressive when it’s actually frightened, anxious, friendly, or excited!
You can read more HERE about I work with this and other phobias. Mainly it’s about enabling you to control your instant “fight or flight reaction” so you can feel comfortable while gradually increasing your familiarity with dogs, beginning in imagination, then moving on to real experience.
Therapy sessions are £60 per session, which is about the average going rate in this area. How many sessions you need varies from person to person, as no two people are the same. However in my experience you will normally see a change within three sessions. Completely overcoming fear of dogs can take longer if you’re generally unconfident, but it’s still achievable.
This is not like seeing a hairdresser where you keep on going back on a regular basis. Once you get over a phobia there is normally no reason why you would get it back.
Of course some dogs are genuinely dangerous, normally because they’re badly trained, or they may even have been bred and trained for fighting. The owners of such dogs are usually selfish antisocial people, often criminals. People who do NOT have dog phobia can normally recognise this kind of dog. They can also recognise the kind of person who would own a dangerous dog. It’s the same with any other fear. For instance, you are probably not afraid of cars, but if you saw someone driving at excessive speed in an erratic manner you would instantly be alert and ready to jump out of the way! Watching videos like the one I linked earlier, and getting familiar with normal dogs, will enable you to tell the difference between safe dogs and dangerous dogs, which are a very small minority.
If you want to see me about overcoming your fear of dogs you can contact me to discuss making an appointment on 01392574669 or use the contact form below.
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