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Fear of being watched or judged by others.

A fear of being judged, watched or evaluated negatively is quite controlling, confronting and isolating in nature. Although the fear response is completely irrational, it happens for a very valid reason; your mind believes you are under some form of threat.

Fear is a physiological response to a psychological process that takes place within two tiny almond shaped clusters of neurons deep in our brain known as the Amygdala. When a threat is perceived on our safety, no matter whether it is actual or imagined, a signal is sent directly to the Amygdala, completely bypassing any conscious or rational processing; electrical impulses are then sent to our adrenal glands which begin to secrete adrenaline into our body. This process results in the familiar feelings of fear, anxiety, stress, tension and worry.

This whole process happens in milli seconds, and has been called the flight or fright response.

Due to the nature of a fear of being watched, judged or evaluated negatively, it makes protecting ourselves challenging. This is because the fear actually resides in our own mind, the fear is irrational, therefore our unconscious mind is controlling when we experience it.

This kind of response is entirely a learnt process, one that took place when we were very young. Because fear is a learnt response, this means we can re-learn a new response.

How can I Help?

At the Social Anxiety Clinic I combine the tools of NLP and hypnosis to make this re-learning a quick and effective process, putting you back in control of your mind and emotions rapidly. Due to the unconscious nature of a fear based responses, our methods treat primarily unconscious patterns of behaviour. This is how I can help you change these troublesome behaviours and thinking styles very quickly - we will deal with the source of the issue, not the surface issues or symptoms.