Spider Phobia?

The Real Cause Of Spider 'Phobia' 

Some people are so afraid of Spiders the very word sends them into a Blind Panic. And I mean Panic as in running scared. Why is that? And is there a cure?

Before we begin, you need to know that if your reaction on seeing spiders is one of suspicion, dislike and being wary; that is normal and shows that your 'Shadow Self' is monitoring the environment for potential threats you should be aware of; even when you are busy doing something else.

And that's good to know because although here in UK spiders are harmless; in many other countries around the world, they can be lethal. So be happy that 'Shadow Self' has got your back.

However, if you are immediately sent into blind, sickening fear and panic because the Emergency Escape Reaction has been activated the moment a spider appears on Shadow Self's radar...

Then something else is having a significant say in what a Spider means to your safety.

Consider this case of a young woman who came to see me about her Spider Phobia.

She had been treated unsuccessfully in the past by several therapists for Spider Phobia and her doctor finally referred her to a Psychiatrist for assessment; who proposed she may, in fact, be suffering from a mental illness called Borderline Personality Disorder and not Spider Phobia.

After this treatment plan also failed to alleviate her symptoms, the young woman came to see me.

Here's Her Story 

My own practical experience has proven to me over and over again, that when someone has a sever emotional reaction to a specific stimulus (such as Spiders), it almost certainly points to a Significant Emotional Event in that person's life which has never been properly resolved and is therefore still active. Like a wound that has been left to fester unattended, it needs to be healed.

When she was a very young, two years of age perhaps; she remembered sitting in a high chair being spoon fed by her mother, when she felt, then saw a spider on her arm. Her (and anyone else's) body's immediately defence reaction was to jerk her arm to remove a potential danger.

She also screamed, as children do.This caused her mother to drop the bowl of food which crashed to the floor. He mother then began to shout at the child and then to smack her face and arms repeatedly.

This hidden memory was the link between a Spider and verbal, physical and emotional abuse by her mother which was to continue throughout her life; ending only when she ran away from home age 15.

For as long as she could remember, her mother's almost daily refrain was ....

"I wish I never had you" and "You ruined my life"

These and other hateful statements were often a prelude to verbal and physical abuse from her mother

which constantly reinforced the total rejection of a mother's love she experienced.

This young woman did not have Spider Phobia; rather, she needed some way to cope with and come to terms with her traumatic home life.

If you feel you may be having a similar experience, call me. I offer a Free Initial Consultation.

Thank you for reading this.