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Fear of DoctorsHow Phobias Work | The Cure | Other Treatments | Tools Fear of doctors, medical phobia, fear of needles and being afraid of medical treatment can keep people from seeking needed medical treatment. Even a delay in seeking treatment can sometimes be serious. Though not everyone decides to follow their doctor's advice, isn't it better to make those decisions with a calm mind? Often medical phobia is the result of traumatic experiences in childhood. I've spoken to many people with medical fears who had terrible experiences of being held down at the doctor or dentist to force treatment. The mind then attaches that level of fear to situations involving medical procedures. Fear of needles or blood being drawn are among the most common problems relating to medical phobia. Symptoms may include excessive sweating or clamminess, rapid breathing, rapid heartbeat, nausea and dizziness. Doctors can sometimes mistake these symptoms for other medical problems. Often, well-meaning medical personnel may underestimate the strength of the fear. I've heard of nurses who believe that they know how to give a shot in such a way as to not trigger the phobia. Doctors can occasionally seem insensitive if the do not understand what is going on. A common response is "get over it" when confronted with a medical phobia - not generally a useful treatment approach! Often people with medical phobia imagine the worst about their possible upcoming appointments. Successful treatment involves much more than "positive thinking." You must teach the mind to automatically create images and sounds that lead to positive emotional states. Phobias Cured offers The Phobia Self-Help System to teach you how. If you'd like to find out what you can do about fear of doctors, fill in your information in the form below and click "Send Info!"
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