In literature, we could imagine that Lady Macbeth's obsessive handwashing was a result of a fear of blood.
Where Does a Fear of Blood Originate?
The term hemophobia originates from the Greek haima, meaning blood, and phobos, meaning fear. In fact, historic literature could be blamed for contributing to a culture-wide aversion to blood. In Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, the battlefields stream with blood. In Homer's Iliad, the waterways run red with blood when Achilles exacts his vengeance on Trojans. Then, of course, there is the master of blood-related worries - Dracula.
Blood phobia is more complex than a simple aversion or 'grossed-out' sensation that dwindles in a matter of seconds. Blood phobia is an irrational, persistent fear of blood that can ultimately keep sufferers from seeking necessary medical treatment. Sufferers dread the sight of their own blood, that of others or animals, and even blood-related tools such as hypodermic needles or IV pouches.
For some individuals, even the image of blood in print, on the television, or on the big screen can take their breath away, leaving them gasping and feeling dizzy.
A proximity to blood can excite symptoms of panic or anxiety such as breathlessness, dizziness, sweating, nausea, dry mouth, trembling, increased heart rate and blood pressure, an inability to speak or think clearly, a fear of dying, becoming insane or losing control in an anxiety attack.
Hemophobia is an intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger, with the exception that blood may remind some people of their own fragility, or their potential for injury, and the eventuality of death. Phobics can blame their fear on the threat-perception mechanism in the amygdala, deep within the brain, which can overreact in situations that it perceives to be hazardous.
Past Experiences With Blood
Most phobias can be traced to a fear that has slowly developed after a childhood experience. Even hearing, or in the case of a child - overhearing - another person's traumatic incident can be a sufficient foundation for the development of a phobia later on. There can also be a genetic component to blood phobia.
In cases that are a result of childhood trauma, most people cannot even recall the original event that triggered it. However, the subconscious stores memories of all events and experiences and never forgets.
Hypnotic World's Fear of Blood hypnosis script uses age regression to manage this type of case. The script applies regression to the onset of the phobia. This diffuses the client's anxiety by anchoring the memory to future experiences and developing desensitization.
Mental Rehearsal and Visualization Techniques
Instead of using slides and videos to desensitize phobics, this script uses visualization and 'mental rehearsal' to accustom the subconscious to the concept of blood.
This powerful script allows the therapist to guide the individual back through time, through their life experiences, to discover the specific triggering event. Carrying this out using hypnosis enables them to review the fear event from a more detached, objective point of view.
It becomes much easier for the individual to regain or re-establish control, even in frightening situations. This fear of blood hypnosis script provides additional conditioning by addressing the subconscious directly. This offers an opportunity to re-educate and inform the mind as to the true nature and value of the precious bodily fluid responsible for our wellbeing.
We know that hypnosis can make learning quicker and more direct. By reducing 'static' surrounding a signal, hypnosis helps with the unlearning or re-learning of misconceptions developed in childhood, before our minds were able to fully understand the way in which the world functions.
This hypnosis script addresses a fear of blood from its root using revivification, 'conversing' with the subconscious mind to educate and inform, and to transform your client's beliefs regarding blood.
By engaging clients in positive visualization after addressing the root causes, this hypnosis script has the potential to alleviate a fear of blood with the least possible invasion of the client's life, resolving deeper issues of anxiety and tension.
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