Fox 21 Puts Hypnosis To The Test

Fox 21’s Christina Salvo has had hypnosis to remove her fear of snakes.  She went to see hypnotherapist Dr Gary Neuger to see if hypnosis can really work.

There is a partial transcript of the three hypnotherapy sessions on the Fox 21 website, including Christina explaining what she wanted to achieve, Dr Neuger’s explanation of hypnosis and a breakdown of how Christina felt each session went.

At the end of the third session, Dr Neuger brought in a snake, in a terrarium, so Christina could touch the glass.

Now I might add, to any snake phobic reader out there that no hypnotist I know keeps snakes and spiders and reptiles, nor anything else that people generally have a fear of, so this is quite unusual.

Anyhow, Christina was delighted to find she could touch the glass and even went so far as to visit a sanctuary a few days later to hold a real live snake.

Most people don’t want to get rid of their spider or snake phobia so that they can actually touch one anyway, but I suppose she had to seeing as it was for Fox 21.  Instead, most people just don’t want to feel the nerves and anxiety they experience whenever they see a spider in the home or perhaps a snake when on holiday.  In fact, I often see people who want to get rid of a phobia just so they can feel more comfortable when travelling abroad.  It’s not just a fear of flying that stops people travelling!

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