The fear of heights, also known as acrophobia, is an extremely common fear experienced by people of all walks of life. In fact, researchers suggest that to a certain extent, being afraid of heights is natural for most people and mammals. What transforms an instinctive fear of heights into a phobia is that the feeling is so extreme that it is deemed irrational, or it interferes with a person’s daily life. In an effort to avoid heights, people with acrophobia often avoid tall buildings, balconies, and other frequently encountered situations and areas. In many individuals, just thinking about heights can trigger an anxiety attack.

Acrophobia can be set off in any high-up area that makes a person feel anxious. This includes ladders, staircases, roller coasters, rooftops, bridges, and multiple other situations we encounter in our daily lives. Some people with a fear of heights may feel safe in some places, like their own balcony, but feel frightened in other places, such as when they are climbing up a ladder.

Acrophobia can trigger very intense symptoms, including anxiety attacks, dizziness, nausea, fainting, shaking, sweating, and several others. Unlike many other common phobias, numerous people with acrophobia don’t respond frantically but instead become “petrified” or frozen with fear. For instance, a person might ascend a ladder, but suddenly feel they are too high up to climb down and become stuck in this manner.

Acrophobia can be especially crippling because sufferers may find themselves emotionally overwhelmed in situations where they must stay calm and relaxed in order to stay safe. People who find themselves in a high up place, such as the top of a ladder or a staircase, may suffer a panic attack resulting in physical harm. Or, a sufferer might start trembling so violently that they risk falling and getting hurt. It is thus important for people whose acrophobia is potentially dangerous to get help for their phobia.

Past treatments involved repeatedly exposing a person to heights so they could try to “confront their fear.” This method proves traumatic and unsuccessful for most. Other, more effective treatments include medication and therapy. Hypnosis therapy is an ideal option because it is effective, safe, and non-invasive.

Conventional hypnotism works by using post-hypnotic suggestions. In modern society, this approach is often ineffective. In the world today, people are very independent minded and will resist post-hypnotic suggestions by unconsciously rejecting their directions. Expert hypnotists now use more advanced Ericksonian hypnosis techniques to avoid this problem.

Ericksonian hypnosis therapy, as formulated by Dr. Milton Erickson, is a much more effective form of hypnotherapy than conventional practices. It utilizes indirect suggestions hidden in conversation, stories, and metaphors to guide the unconscious into a different, phobia-free line of thought. This works because it is much harder for the unconscious mind to reject suggestions hidden in a dialogue, than direct post-hypnotic suggestions that are apparent to the conscious mind.

A well-designed hypnotherapy program will include a variety of different techniques to ensure it will work for all users. The combination of multiple Ericksonian hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques is perfect for nearly everybody trying to shake a phobia.

The combined program begins with relaxation hypnosis. Once your mind is clear and calm, NLP techniques can be used to cure a phobia. All phobias arise from the same thought process, so all you need is a single hypnosis program with the right formulation to beat any fear, or even more than one phobia.

Summary: Many types of therapy rely on willpower to treat a phobia, but this frequently doesn’t work because phobias are rooted the unconscious mind. The techniques in Ericksonian hypnosis therapy and NLP are especially good at treating phobias because they operate at the unconscious level of the mind. Phobias are set off when the emotion of fear is unconsciously connected to a mental image, such as looking down from a high place. By disassociating or removing the emotion of terror from the image, certain hypnosis and NLP techniques can forever cure a phobia very rapidly.

Hypnosis therapy sessions can help an individual quickly and easily vanquish a fear of heights. Hypnotherapy is one of the safest forms of phobia remedies ever designed, with no side effects. For individuals trying to overcome acrophobia or any other panic disorder, hypnotherapy provides a well-balanced form of anxiety-free phobia treatment.

Alan B. Densky, CH has been curing phobias using Hypnotherapy since 1978. He offers panic attacks hypnosis and NLP CDs plus a broad range of Self-Hypnosis CDs for stress & depression related symptoms. Visit his website for free NLP MP3’s.

- Alan Densky

The fear of heights, also known as acrophobia, is an extremely common fear experienced by people of all walks of life. In fact, researchers suggest that to a certain extent, being afraid of heights is natural for most people and mammals. What transforms an instinctive fear of heights into a phobia is that the feeling is so extreme that it is deemed irrational, or it interferes with a person’s daily life. In an effort to avoid heights, people with acrophobia often avoid tall buildings, balconies, and other frequently encountered situations and areas. In many individuals, just thinking about heights can trigger an anxiety attack.

Acrophobia can be set off in any high-up area that makes a person feel anxious. This includes ladders, staircases, roller coasters, rooftops, bridges, and multiple other situations we encounter in our daily lives. Some people with a fear of heights may feel safe in some places, like their own balcony, but feel frightened in other places, such as when they are climbing up a ladder.

Acrophobia can trigger very intense symptoms, including anxiety attacks, dizziness, nausea, fainting, shaking, sweating, and several others. Unlike many other common phobias, numerous people with acrophobia don’t respond frantically but instead become “petrified” or frozen with fear. For instance, a person might ascend a ladder, but suddenly feel they are too high up to climb down and become stuck in this manner.

Acrophobia can be especially crippling because sufferers may find themselves emotionally overwhelmed in situations where they must stay calm and relaxed in order to stay safe. People who find themselves in a high up place, such as the top of a ladder or a staircase, may suffer a panic attack resulting in physical harm. Or, a sufferer might start trembling so violently that they risk falling and getting hurt. It is thus important for people whose acrophobia is potentially dangerous to get help for their phobia.

Past treatments involved repeatedly exposing a person to heights so they could try to “confront their fear.” This method proves traumatic and unsuccessful for most. Other, more effective treatments include medication and therapy. Hypnosis therapy is an ideal option because it is effective, safe, and non-invasive.

Conventional hypnotism works by using post-hypnotic suggestions. In modern society, this approach is often ineffective. In the world today, people are very independent minded and will resist post-hypnotic suggestions by unconsciously rejecting their directions. Expert hypnotists now use more advanced Ericksonian hypnosis techniques to avoid this problem.

Ericksonian hypnosis therapy, as formulated by Dr. Milton Erickson, is a much more effective form of hypnotherapy than conventional practices. It utilizes indirect suggestions hidden in conversation, stories, and metaphors to guide the unconscious into a different, phobia-free line of thought. This works because it is much harder for the unconscious mind to reject suggestions hidden in a dialogue, than direct post-hypnotic suggestions that are apparent to the conscious mind.

A well-designed hypnotherapy program will include a variety of different techniques to ensure it will work for all users. The combination of multiple Ericksonian hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) techniques is perfect for nearly everybody trying to shake a phobia.

The combined program begins with relaxation hypnosis. Once your mind is clear and calm, NLP techniques can be used to cure a phobia. All phobias arise from the same thought process, so all you need is a single hypnosis program with the right formulation to beat any fear, or even more than one phobia.

Summary: Many types of therapy rely on willpower to treat a phobia, but this frequently doesn’t work because phobias are rooted the unconscious mind. The techniques in Ericksonian hypnosis therapy and NLP are especially good at treating phobias because they operate at the unconscious level of the mind. Phobias are set off when the emotion of fear is unconsciously connected to a mental image, such as looking down from a high place. By disassociating or removing the emotion of terror from the image, certain hypnosis and NLP techniques can forever cure a phobia very rapidly.

Hypnosis therapy sessions can help an individual quickly and easily vanquish a fear of heights. Hypnotherapy is one of the safest forms of phobia remedies ever designed, with no side effects. For individuals trying to overcome acrophobia or any other panic disorder, hypnotherapy provides a well-balanced form of anxiety-free phobia treatment.

Alan B. Densky, CH has been curing phobias using Hypnotherapy since 1978. He offers panic attacks hypnosis and NLP CDs plus a broad range of Self-Hypnosis CDs for stress & depression related symptoms. Visit his website for free NLP MP3’s.

- Alan Densky