Counselling Hypnotherapy, Hypnosis, NLP: Dublin 2 Tel: 086 1038892

Agoraphobia means a fear of open spaces but in reality it is a fear of panic attacks and also what other people will think if the sufferer has a panic attack.  Rather than just being afraid to go out, people suffering from agoraphobia may fear public places, shopping centre, public transport, being enclosed.  The underlying fear is not having an escape.  A companion may have to be present  to function at all.  The limits this puts on your life no doubt causes you to feel down and depressed.  You are “inside” your head all the time, the same pattern of thoughts playing on repeat, round and round the thoughts go with no let up for you.  With hypnosis, you learn to coping strategies for the panic attacks, a desensitisation process is done at the session and a CD to play at home to re-enforce the work  we have done at the session is given.  It is not a case of one session and you are “cured” – it is about giving you better coping strategies and easing you into situations which previously panicked you.  This is done initially in the comfort of the office with your imagination and you practice in your mind at home so that the image of you as you want to be becomes programmed into your mind.