Fear Of Needles - Uncovering Your Phobia

By Trevor Johnson

Many people have a fear of needles and this can make it difficult to have a shot. They can even become very uncomfortable around needles even if the procedure has nothing to do with them. Most times this fear results in a flight response as they want to get as far away as possible from that needle as possible.

Many times individuals do not have issues with needles when they are used for sewing or non medical purposes. But if they're about to be used for an injection or to draw blood, then the situation changes and the fear starts to creep in. To overcome this fear it is important to determine what is triggering your fear.

As with any phobia you need to try to understand what is the trigger to that phobia or if you can uncover what encounter caused your fear of needles. Some people may not have a problem with needles at the doctors but become paralyzed when going to the dentist.

Hypnotherapy is a great treatment for all different types of phobias. This is particularly effective for curing those that have a chronic fear of needles. Hypnotherapy will uncover what caused this fear as for most people this is traced back to something during their childhood. By determining what is causing the panic can help you deal with how you react now.

Behavioral therapy is also a good treatment for curing a fear of needles as this will change your response when you see needles. Instead of becoming afraid, anxious and nervous around needles you can use behavioral therapy so that you have a different response, such as being calm. Behavioral therapy basically rewires your subconscious so that you react differently from how you normally do.

You can also attempt to cure your phobia by yourself. Many people try to expose themselves to what they fear of increasing periods of time. The best way to do this is to have the support from your family or friends as it can take time to overcome your fear in this manner, and it is possible you may never completely conquer it on your own.

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