Scared of Needles?

Owing to the pandemic, it is only a matter of time before everyone is offered the Covid-19 vaccination. Many have of course already had it. The suggestion is that this will become an annual event since the virus will mutate. This is all well and good but what if you have a fear of needles or indeed a full blown phobia?

Sometimes people are embarrassed about their phobias, but in fact many people have them and a fear of needles is common. Sometimes phobias arise from a past event. Perhaps an unpleasant experience of having a vaccination as a child, or experiences of an extended period of medical treatment, perhaps in hospital. We can also develop a phobia as a result of witnessing the fear in someone else, particularly a caretaker. Often, we are unaware why we might have developed such a phobia.

The beauty of working with phobias with hypnotherapy, is that they can be resolved with very little discomfort. In fact, we aim to help you resolve them whilst feeling deeply relaxed. This helps to break the conditioned response I.e. the association of needles with fear. The aim is to get you to a place of feeling comfortable around needles and receiving vaccinations or other procedures where needles and injections are used. Once the conditioned response is broken, we can instil in you the more relaxed and comfortable state of mind you would prefer.

The methods I use are straightforward. A phobia can be resolved very quickly. Many people will deal with a phobia by avoiding as much as possible situations where they might come into contact with it. But this is to limit your life experiences. It is always worth dealing with any phobia for this reason. In the case of needles, usually we will have to come in contact with them at some point in our lives so why not deal with it now? You will feel much better for doing so.