Fear of flying overcome and then relapsed

Hi all,

Earlier in the year I saw a client for fear of flying, planes, pictures of planes and being near airports even. She would tremble when talking about flying. After 2 sessions using mostly cinema screen visualisations and anchoring techniques she felt good enough on the third session to visit an airport with me.

2 weeks later she was on a plane and had no problems. Success. This morning, a few months on from that, she had a flight booked and paid for and couldn't face going to the airport. She told me she was fine and looking forward to it until she went to bed last night, slept for a while and woke up panicking and didn't sleep the rest of the night.

I went to her house today and did a mini session for her to feel better which worked (she's a friend of a friend). I did parts therapy and now she feels positive and calm again can't afford to change her flight.

Can anyone tell me what happened here? Were the changes I helped her to make only temporary?

Do people need a session every time they're going to fly? I had hoped that change would be permanent.

Any feedback would be appreciated,

Warren

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Permalink Reply by Eric G. Schneider on October 21, 2011 at 8:04am

Relapse is not an un common occurrence. There can be many reasons for this;

1. A trigger of some kind

2. un resolved historical issue that needs addressing

3. secondary gain of some kind.

Most important thing is to remember that it does happen from time to time and take it in stride.

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Taylor on October 21, 2011 at 11:33am

I would agree with Eric and say that in my experience, a relase usually happens when the ISE (or as Eric put it, historical issue) was not dealt with or not dealt with to conclusion. Assuming the parts was done satisfactory the secondary gain issue should be resolved.

Bruce Taylor

www.taylorhypnosiscenter.com

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Permalink Reply by WarrenYork on October 21, 2011 at 1:54pm

Thanks guys. I may do a regression and go from there.

Cheers

Warren

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Permalink Reply by Susan French on October 29, 2011 at 3:27pm

Hi Warren,

Check out a book entitled "In An Unspoken Voice: How the body releases trauma and restores goodness," by Peter A. Levine PhD. (Actually 2 real PhDs one in medical biophysics and the other in psychology.) He's got some great data on why some people get PTSD after a traumatic event and others don't. It's fascinating.

Susan

http://www.hypno4success.com

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Permalink Reply by WarrenYork on October 30, 2011 at 12:54am

Thanks Susan, I'll check the book out.

Warren
Susan French said:

Hi Warren,

Check out a book entitled "In An Unspoken Voice: How the body releases trauma and restores goodness," by Peter A. Levine PhD. (Actually 2 real PhDs one in medical biophysics and the other in psychology.) He's got some great data on why some people get PTSD after a traumatic event and others don't. It's fascinating.

Susan

http://www.hypno4success.com

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Permalink Reply by Roy Hunter on October 30, 2011 at 6:46pm

When someone sees me for fear of flying, I am more inerested in a long term success than a temporary one, which can easily be the result of quick phobia "cures" that seem so popular.

I use regression to discover and release the CORE CAUSE (initial sensitizing event). If you use suggestion and imagery, and/or a "quick" phobia cure or EFT alone, the client is in danger of eventually buying back the phobia. Years ago a man saw me who said he has severe panic attacks on a return trip from Australia after a successful outbound trip. Before his outbound trip, he saw someone who used a "swish" technique combined with EFT, and the results were only temporary.

My mentor, the late Charles Tebbetts, said that if there is strong subconscious resistance to overcoming a problem, we must discover and release the cause...otherwise the subconscious may either buy back the original problem OR another problem that may be worse than the original one.

Read Chapter 6 of THE ART OF HYPNOTHERAPY (available on my website).

Roy Hunter, PhD, FAPHP
www.royhunter.com

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Permalink Reply by WarrenYork on October 31, 2011 at 12:39am

A very good point Roy. I'll have a read at that chapter and rethink my approach.

Thanks

Warren

Roy Hunter said:

When someone sees me for fear of flying, I am more inerested in a long term success than a temporary one, which can easily be the result of quick phobia "cures" that seem so popular.

I use regression to discover and release the CORE CAUSE (initial sensitizing event). If you use suggestion and imagery, and/or a "quick" phobia cure or EFT alone, the client is in danger of eventually buying back the phobia. Years ago a man saw me who said he has severe panic attacks on a return trip from Australia after a successful outbound trip. Before his outbound trip, he saw someone who used a "swish" technique combined with EFT, and the results were only temporary.

My mentor, the late Charles Tebbetts, said that if there is strong subconscious resistance to overcoming a problem, we must discover and release the cause...otherwise the subconscious may either buy back the original problem OR another problem that may be worse than the original one.

Read Chapter 6 of THE ART OF HYPNOTHERAPY (available on my website).

Roy Hunter, PhD, FAPHP
www.royhunter.com