Face Your Fears 7 Steps to Conquering Phobias & Anxiety

by Jones, Christopher Paul

• ISBN13: 9781789295320
• ISBN10: 1789295327
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-06-11
• Publisher: Michael O'Mara

Summary

Overcome your fears, phobias and anxieties with this simple, innovative and effective 7-step method.

If you’ve struggled to deal with an overwhelming fear, phobia or anxiety—one that may have prevented you from living your life to the full and taken a toll on your mental health—then this is the book for you.

Written by Christopher Paul Jones, a leading specialist on phobias, Face Your Fears: 7 Steps to Conquering Phobias & Anxiety is a practical guide to taking control of your mental wellbeing and treating common phobias, including fears of flying, spiders, public speaking and heights, as well as claustrophobia, agoraphobia and anxiety.

Christopher’s innovative Integrated Change System, the culmination of more than 20 years of research, offers a series of easy-to-follow, guided exercises that will allow you to uncover the source of your fears and work towards overcoming them. With this proven approach backed by a mix of cutting-edge methods, removing a phobia can be quicker and easier than you think.

Author Biography

Christopher Paul Jones is one of the world's leading phobia specialists and features regularly on international TV, radio and in the press, including the BBC, Channel 4, Canada’ s CBC, Hello, GQ, Harper’ s Bazaar, Marie Claire, and national newspapers. His 7 Step Integrated Change System combines the most cutting-edge techniques in the field, and his clients come from all over the world and include Hollywood actors, Oscar nominees, presenters and other celebrities. Christopher’ s qualifications include Clinical Hypnotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, EMDR, Contemporary Psychotherapy, NPL Trainer, Timeline Therapy, EFT and Rapid Induction Therapy. He is based in London.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7
INTRODUCTION: FACE YOUR FEAR 9

PART 1: HOW PHOBIAS ARE CREATED 15

PART 2: CHANGING YOUR PHOBIA 63
 STEP 1: RECOGNIZE WHAT YOU’RE REALLY AFRAID OF 84
 STEP 2: RELAX THE CONSCIOUS MIND 99
 STEP 3: REWARD FOR YOUR FEAR (SECONDARY GAIN) 110
 STEP 4: RECIPE (DECONSTRUCTING YOUR STRATEGY) 132
 STEP 5: RELEASE THE PAST 157
 STEP 6: RECONDITION YOUR EMOTIONS 168
 STEP 7: REALIZE A POWERFUL FUTURE 176

PART 3: EXPLORING THE MOST COMMON PHOBIAS 187
 FEAR OF BUGS AND INSECTS 191
 FEAR OF ANIMALS 201
 FEAR OF OPEN AND CLOSED SPACES 210
 SOCIAL PHOBIAS 218
 FEAR OF TRAVELLING 226
 FEAR OF HEIGHTS 237
 MEDICAL PHOBIAS 245
 ENVIRONMENTAL PHOBIAS 252
 FEAR OF SUCCESS AND FAILURE 259
 FEAR OF FEAR 268
 ODD AND UNUSUAL PHOBIAS 273

IT’S TIME TO FACE YOUR FEAR 280
CONCLUSION 283
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 285
GLOSSARY: 101 PHOBIAS 286