by Christopher Paul Jones | 18th December 2017 | phobia, christmas, stress
Christmas is many things to many people. For some, it’s about family time, others good food and drink, for some it’s the gifts or traditions, the tree, or simply the children’s excitement. Whatever the best (or worst) bits of Christmas are for you, it is invariably...
by Christopher Paul Jones | 6th November 2017 | fear, phobia
Terrified of fire, the skilled and dangerous Westeros fighter is easily defeated by his fear. But we can learn to overcome phobia quickly with a few mental exercises. By therapist Christopher Paul Jones While Jon Snow and the Queen of Dragons took centre stage in the...
by Christopher Paul Jones | 10th September 2017 | fear, phobia
Clown phobia? Or just scared of people with red noses? People have always had mixed feelings towards the clown or jester character that tumbles around the circus and features in countless plays, books and films. Our laughter is mixed with elements or farce and...
by Christopher Paul Jones | 28th August 2017 | phobia, fear
Ghosts and ghouls, witches and zombies, spiders, and lanterns carved from pumpkins. Yes, it’s Halloween! For many this is a time of dressing up, partying, and eating far too many sweets. But, for others, it can set off their fears and phobias, including Samhainophobia...
by Christopher Paul Jones | 20th August 2017 | fear, phobia
According to statistics, one in four people have a phobia of flying. However, the causes vary from one person to the next. For some it is a fear of heights, for others claustrophobia; being trapped and not able to get off a plane once the doors shut. It can be fear of...
by Christopher Paul Jones | 2nd June 2017 | phobia, bugs
With summer coming, we can expect some nice weather – although often that nice weather is short lived and, when we try to make the most of it, we may find the normal buzzing insects ruining our picnics and those larger-than-normal spiders you seem to see in summer...