How living with a phobia affects relationships
So let’s discuss how phobias affect your personality and relationships with others. And the most important relationship of all is the...
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Lewis McDonnell
Dec 13, 20225 min read
Phobia Therapy: Fear of a Heart Attack
Let's discuss the fear of having a heart attack. With everything that's been going on in the news, in the media, and certainly with all...
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Lewis McDonnell
Dec 9, 20224 min read
Globophobia, the fear of balloons
The fear of balloons is known as globophobia and for people living with this kind of phobia, they typically avoid any proximity to...
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Lewis McDonnell
Dec 6, 20223 min read
The Fear of Flying
The fear of flying is one of the more common and well-known phobias. So much so that most major airline companies offer and provide a...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 29, 20224 min read
Phobia of driving
The phobia of driving is actually a very common phobia. There are usually a couple of reasons why someone would develop a driving phobia....
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 25, 20225 min read
Healthy fear vs Unhealthy fear
So let's discuss the topic of fear. There are many reasons for fear and we should probably start by making the distinction between...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 22, 20227 min read
The fear of water, Aquaphobia
Aquaphobia is quite a common phobia. When we're living with a phobia of water typically this prevents us from swimming and for some...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 18, 20223 min read
What is the real purpose of fear?
Many of us misunderstand the real purpose of fear, what it means in our everyday life and how it helps us. In simple terms, fear wakes us...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 11, 20222 min read
Why can't I overcome my phobia like other fears?
As human beings, we are faced with many fears growing up... For example, you might remember your first day of school, your first driving...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 8, 20222 min read
The most common phobia myths that keep people stuck...
Here are some of the most common phobia myths that keep people stuck... Myth #1: In order to overcome my phobia I need to do exposure...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 4, 20223 min read
Phobia Therapist Answers Question: What is a phobia?
I'm going to unpack what a phobia really is, how they are created and how they actually work. After years of working with phobias, I've...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 2, 20224 min read
Social anxiety and returning to the workplace
So let's talk about social phobia, also known as, social anxiety. Since lockdown, many of us have found ourselves reducing the number of...
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Lewis McDonnell
Nov 1, 20228 min read
How Are Phobias Created? - A phobia therapist explains
The subject of how phobias are created is a very interesting one. As we delve deeper into this issue, you will soon realise that your...
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Lewis McDonnell
Feb 8, 20191 min read
What is a Phobia?
A phobia in an anxiety disorder which is caused by conflicting subconscious beliefs around a specific perceived threat. Whether that be a...
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