CBT for Phobias

This is where a feared object or event is the main preoccupation and can often stop the attainment of enjoyment and goals. Such Phobias like the fear of Spiders, wind, birds, insects, vomiting, sex, touching, are such examples which can cause a person to not live life fully

CBT is the most effective form of treatment and can aid people to overcome the problem and live life to the full

What is a Phobia of Vomiting?

A phobia of vomiting is a condition where an Individual Fears Vomiting or others vomiting (but commonly both). You may often feel sick but Vomit Phobics are not actually sick any more than someone without a Phobia of Vomiting. It may become a preoccupation and the only thing you think about. It may be linked to a fear that you will lose control, become very ill, faint or that others will find you repulsive. As a result you try too hard to avoid a wide range of situations or activities that you might believe might increase of risk vomiting. These include being near drunks; going on a fairground ride; being near people who are ill; travelling by boat; going on holidays abroad; travelling by aeroplane; drinking alcohol; going into crowded places or using public transport; or eating certain foods. Some people with Vomit Phobia have avoided general anaesthetic for surgery. Many women with Phobia of Vomiting have avoided getting pregnant or terminated a pregnancy. Women with babies might experience a great deal of distress about their child vomiting

You might excessively check the sell-by date of foods in a shop or eat only small amounts of food. You might be excessive hygienic; check the health of yourself and others; use superstitious behaviours; seek reassurance about whether others are ill or could be sick; or excessively clean the kitchen area. If you think you are going to vomit, then might look for an escape route; try to keep tight control of your behaviour, take anti-nausea medication or suck a sweet. All these are called “safety seeking behaviours” and maintain your fear as you never find out whether you need to use them or not and increase your fear

Blood Phobia and Fear of Fainting

A blood Phobia is a condition in which a person is likely to faint at the sight of blood, the anticipation of physical injury, or the anticipation of an injection. It's actually called a blood-injury-needle phobia, because those are the cues that can trigger a faint. With panic attacks, fainting is extremely unlikely to occur, but with a blood-injury-needle phobia, it's likely under the right conditions

For more information regarding London CBT Clinics for Phobias and our Phobias Psychotherapists contact us

CBT London and the Home Counties

Our head office is based in Harley Street, London, while we also hold London CBT Clinics at the Healix Wellbeing Centre, Southgate and Angel Chiropractic Clinic in Islington. In the home counties we have CBT Clinics Locations in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Norwich, Hertfordshire, Kent , Surrey and Sussex. For more information, book an appointment or enrol in a Group CBT Programs you will need to contact us, register online or telephone 0207 467 1508

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