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Fast Phobia Cure: Overcoming Fears — Easily & Quickly

Amelia Mia
5 min readSep 12, 2021

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Everyone has fears of a wide variety of things and situations: whether altitude, narrow spaces, flies, spiders or social phobias such as fear of public speeches, tests or unwanted attention. The Fast Phobia Cure is intended to help overcome fears and to be able to deal with them better in the long term. The concept belongs to neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and can change the psychological processes in a fearful situation. We show how the Fast Phobia Cure works and how you can use it for yourself …

Fast Phobia Cure: The Inner Film in Fear

In the case of phobias and severe fear, the situation that is feared usually does not arise. A previous trigger is enough to panic those affected. A simple example to illustrate: Anyone who suffers from fear of flying gets their hands wet with sweat on the drive to the airport. When boarding and at the latest in the seat, the fear is already enormous — although the aircraft is not yet moving at all and is firmly on the ground.

An inner film is crucial for this. The worst scenarios are already running mentally and trigger the corresponding physical reactions. In phobia, a stimulus always triggers the same effect because worst-case scenarios are experienced in the inner film :

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Amelia Mia
Amelia Mia

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