It is a common fear and one that we treat quite often in our hypnotherapy practice here in the UK.



Indeed, it has been estimated that around 50% of all women and 10% of all men suffer from a fear of spiders in some degree or other.

Though no-one is actually born with this fear, it is something that affects millions of people around the world.

Indeed, arachnophobia can influence a person's life to such an extent that it casts its shadow on many different areas.

The arachnophobic person may base their choice of home, work or vacation on their fear of spiders.

In some cases, finding a small spider in the car can cause such serious feelings of panic that the person becomes unsafe while driving, thereby placing themselves and others in danger.

Very often the arachnophobic person will go to great lengths to ensure that they avoid spiders. They may become over-vigilant and anxious when taking a shower or bath, or when getting into and out of bed, for example.

For the true arachnophobic, even a picture of a spider can cause feelings of repulsion and fear.

In common with most other phobias, the person suffering from this fear often realizes that it is irrational in nature.

They may know perfectly well that their chances of encountering a spider and of that spider harming them in any way are remote, yet they feel powerless to control their fear.

The origins of arachnophobia inevitably lie in the individual's past, often in childhood.

At some time or other, the person may have been frightened or made anxious by the sight of a spider - in real life, on television or in a movie.

Or they may have been conditioned to associate anxiety or repulsion with spiders because they have seen an adult exhibit such emotions and have subconsciously modelled this.

In either case, they have internalised the fear on a subconscious level.

Often the actual cause of the phobia has been forgotten by the conscious mind and the feeling is that they have had this fear all their life.

Such, however, is not the case. The fear of spiders is something that is learned, not inborn.

The fastest and most effective means of freeing a person from arachnophobia is by going to its origin and then neutralizing the faulty belief that underpins this fear.

Through the skilful use of modern advanced transformational hypnotherapy we can reach deep within the subconscious, to where the fear itself is embedded.

This accomplished, the individual can be helped to let go of the faulty programming and replace it with a more realistic one.

There really is no reason why you or anyone you care about need continue to experience anxiety because a fear of spiders.

Work with an experienced, fully qualified advanced transformational hypnotherapist and free yourself from this truly handicapping phobia.

You will be really happy you did!