Gerascophobia (Fear of Getting Old) Hypnotherapy in Wolverhampton

Professional hypnosis treatments for gerascophobia, the fear of ageing, at the Wombourne clinic in Wolverhampton

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Gerascophobia is the Fear of Growing Old or sometimes the fear of dying or developing a medical problem associated with being old, for example Alzheimer’s or Dementia problems.

On this Page:

• Gerascophobia Symptoms
• Gerascophobia Treatment

All phobias are inherently irrational, yet the fears associated with them lead to genuine experiences of anxiety and stress for those affected, and gerascophobia is no exception to this rule.

Read about our general approach to hypnotherapy for anxiety in Wolverhampton here.

Whilst the feared object or situation may seem, to other people, to be ‘ridiculous’ or ‘silly’, the person who suffers from Gerascophobia knows only too well that the Anxiety that they experience is real and is having a detrimental impact on their life.

We completely understand this here at Wolverhampton Hypnotherapy and will treat you and your fear of Growing Old seriously.

The majority of people who do suffer with Gerascophobia recognise that their fear is “irrational” but continue to experience it regardless of this knowledge. This is why simply being told to “snap out of it” rarely produces a solution!

Gerascophobia Symptoms

The symptoms of Gerascophobia are very similar to other specific phobias and will often include:

• Trying to do too much
• Associating with much younger people
• Panic attacks
• Inability to Relax
• Feelings of dizziness
• Prickly sensations
• Palpitations
• Aches & pains
• Dry and Sticky mouth
• Sweating Excessively
• Breathlessness

Gerascophobia Symptoms are generally automatic and uncontrollable and can seem to take over a person’s thoughts which frequently leads to extreme measures being taken to avoid the feared object or situation, what are known as “Safety” or “Avoidance” behaviours.

Unfortunately, for the sufferer, these safety behaviours have a paradoxical effect and actually reinforce the phobia rather than solve it!

The fear of Growing Old may be the result of negative emotional experiences that can be either directly or indirectly linked to the object or situational fear.

Over time, the symptoms often become “normalised” and “accepted” as limiting beliefs in that person’s life – “I’ve learnt to live with it.”

In just as many cases, Gerascophobia may have become worse over time as more and more sophisticated safety behaviours and routines are developed.

The good news is that the vast majority of people who suffer from the fear of Growing Old will find a course of Psychological Therapy helps enormously.

Gerascophobia Treatment

Wolverhampton Hypnotherapy is able to offer a wide range of different psychological treatments for Gerascophobia including both ‘cognitive’ (thinking) based talking therapies as well as therapies based on ’emotional’ content such as Hypnotherapy.

Hypnotherapy for Gerascophobia

Hypnotherapy for the fear of getting old can be particularly effective for helping people to locate and then use many of their own inner strengths and resources to combat the problems associated with Gerascophobia.

In this respect, hypnotherapy helps a person to ‘help themselves’ in very much the same way as other therapeutic approaches.

Hypnotherapy sessions, clinic location and fees

Initial consultation:
A calm, exploratory meeting to understand your situation and how hypnotherapy may help.

Ongoing sessions:
Typically weekly or fortnightly, tailored to your needs.

Location:
Comfortable private setting near Wolverhampton / Wombourne, with free parking.

Fees:
Initial consultation: £30
Ongoing hypnotherapy session: £70
6 session hypnotherapy courses: £390

Initial Consultations for Gerascophobia

Joan offers all prospective clients a low cost (£30) initial consultation to discuss your fear of growing old.

During this 50 minute consultation Joan will discuss the various options that are available to you and make a considered recommendation based on your individual personal circumstances.

At Wolverhampton Hypnotherapy we understand the importance of the therapeutic relationship and so place a great emphasis on being able to meet PRIOR to agreeing any kind of help.

Our policy is to help people make a fully balanced & considered decision about undertaking therapy with us, including both the financial, work-load and personal implications.

E-mail joan at:

Joan@WolverhamptonHypnotherapy.co.uk