I am a certified, licensed hypnotherapist. I believe most anything can be overcome with hypnosis. When the post hypnotic suggestion covers the phobia, you feel most comfortable in that situation. Still, as a psychologist, I do believe that realizing why you have the fear is MORE helpful. Actually, I used to feel terrified in front of a group. Then, I learned to channel THAT feeling into a fully acceptable way of using that energy to entertain people and to make speeches, etc.. I love being in front of a group, now. (Not fearing as I did as a child and teen).
It’s getting really hard dealing with Erythrophobia. If you don’t know what that is, you can google it, too.
Erythrophobia is a phobia linked with social anxiety. Basically you blush. A lot. Like, beyond red. Sometimes it’s just a little, sometimes a lot. It can be just your face, just your ears, just your neck, or maybe all of those. People try curing Erythrophobia by seeing a therapist, taking special medications (however they aren’t aproved by the FDA) having hypnosis, or even going through a risky and extremely painful procedure called endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy. (google that if you have questions).
I have Erythrophobia and it affects my day to day life. I won’t talk to certain people. I won’t get certain jobs, I avoid social situations and the hardest thing is- almost no one knows about this. Any suggestions or kind words?
Here’s something from an article about Erythrophobia that is very true for me:
To people who have never experienced problem blushing, Erythrophobia, is likely to seem silly and be very difficult to understand. However, Erythrophobia is no laughing matter. For those who suffer from Erythrophobia, it is a very real and serious concern. The tendency to blush excessively, combined with an irrational fear of blushing that triggers additional blushing, can affect every component of daily life.
It is not uncommon for people with Erythrophobia to develop additional social phobias as they seek ways to avoid blushing. They are very likely to experience feelings of hopelessness and withdraw from situations that require human interaction on any level. People who experience Erythrophobia commonly develop depression.
By raising awareness of Erythrophobia and problem blushing, the general public will hopefully become more understanding of the serious nature of this problem. (cont:
As problem blushing becomes more widely understood for the serious problem that it is, people who suffer from problem blushing may be able to become less self-conscious about their problem.
i have THE same problem. Like the littlest things make me blush and its sooo embarrasing. I didnt even know that there was a technical term for it. It is hard living with this because its like "oh god ami going to blush now?" and i do. Ive tried to relax and try not to blush but it just happens. I probably didnt answer your question, because i dont know how, but your not alone
cam1how difficult is it? how many sessions should somebody have.
specifically can somebody be treated from social phobia, low self confidence?
To some extent if the person wants to change. I don’t know how many sessions would be needed. I would take it a day at a time and see how it goes.
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So I feel that I’m suffering from social anxiety/social phobia. I’ve definitely suffered from it for years but it’s really taking an impact on my life lately because I’m a young adult trying to figure out my future. I’ve always been naturally shy but this has stalled my life immensely.
For instance I find it hard to get or keep a job since I’m not comfortable in social environments. I blush immensely for the stupidest things. Even talking to close family members or even simply talking through a simple text message is hard for me to do. I do have other symptoms such as: avoiding social situations, I think I’m being judged (though I’m not paranoid), I do, at times, sweat in social situations, and there’s a few others.
So my question is, what are my options? Medication? I’ve tried hypnosis because it was recommended but it didn’t do anything at all. Who should I talk to about this, other than my parents? How do I know this is really what I have? I’m hoping to cure it so I can go to college and get a job.
I don’t have anything like agoraphobia since I can leave my house. And I’m not to the extreme that I can’t talk to people, it’s just bad enough that it’s affecting my everyday life.
i was in this situation several years ago, but then i was in a situation where i need to continue my study where it was impossible to avoid social contact. i hate it though, but as it was impossible for me to run away, I tried to cope with that. i found out that it is very important to have something we really proud of. The key is to be proud of yourself. i am proud of being the youngest (and doing so well of course) in class (where it was hardly impossible for a girl of my age to be in that class). I’d suggest you to find your potential, be very good at it, be confident with what and who you are and let us see how this plan goes
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Can you get ’stuck’ in hypnosis? What happens then? Can you hypnotize yourself out of a fear?I’m trying to coach my self out of social phobia.
Hello
A hypnotic state is a natural state which we all enter several times a day – so quite normal state.
You cannot get stuck in hypnosis, if you fall asleep you will wake naturally after 10 – 20 mins.
If you have a phobia, visiting a Hypnotherapist may be better than doing it yourself without proper instruction. Or of course you can try a Hypno CD etc.
Sadhara
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Has anyone used hypnosis to help with anxiety or with a social phobia?
I saw this awesome episode of Mythbusters (on the Discovery channel) about this topic. Apparently there are special clinics that use hypnosis to help people overcome phobias, and when the Mythbusters crew was interviewing the people working in them, they said that they were very popular and that the techniques worked well. They tried to hypnotize several of the crew members to help them with their individual fears, but none of them were able to be hypnotized. The hypnotists’ explanation for this was that the majority of people could be hypnotized, but about 10 percent of people could not. Good question!