A phobia is an over-the-top fear of a particular thing and is the most common form of what is called an anxiety disorder. Faced with the object of fear, the phobic experiences feelings ranging from mild fear to absolute terror. A pounding heart, wet palms, shaking arms, wobbly legs, and nausea ...A phobia is an over-the-top fear of a particular thing and is the most common form of what is called an anxiety disorder. Faced with the object of fear, the phobic experiences feelings ranging from mild fear to absolute terror. A pounding heart, wet palms, shaking arms, wobbly legs, and nausea are but a few of the feelings reported.

Naturally, a phobic would like to be rid of the phobia as soon as possible. Treatments include CBT, hypnotherapy, NLP, and EFT.

More and more evidence is now pointing to EFT as the best way to be free from a phobia. And through my fellow EFT practitioners, I was introduced the the marvelous concept of the Law of Attraction. In a nutshell, it says that we manifest what we think. So if we are thinking of fear, we feel fear. The Law of Attraction makes a great deal of sense and seems to be one of the most sensible ideas in self-growth and personal development.

If you or someone you care about are struggling to shake off a phobia, from the wisdom of the Law of Attraction, here are the 7 top reasons why. And when you know why, you have key to the way forward.

1. Facing your fear by force. Fear is a negative thing, and facing it by force reinforces the negative, every time it is faced.

2. Ignoring your fear. By ignoring the fear, again, what is on your mind? Fear.

3. Fearing the fear. This time, we have not one, but two fears on our minds; a double-whammy.

4. Unrelated fears from the past locked away in the energy system of your body. By having these perhaps long-forgotten fears in your body, your mind manifests the fears as a phobia.

5. Thinking of the object of fear instead of feeling the beauty of the situation. For example a mouse-phobic considers foremost the feared aspects rather than how the mouse is friendly and cute.

6. Identifying as the person who reacts with this fear. Our identity is a strongly-held concept, and thinking that you are the person with the phobia keeps you as the person with the phobia.

7. A common bond with loved ones who also have this fear. If a bond with a loved one is thought to be the phobia, then this thought will continue to manifest the phobia.

OK, so that is the why. Now you just need the how. All of the above can be used with whatever treatment you or yours choose. You can write down a list of situations or feelings that the 7 reasons bring up for you. Then you can just hand these to your chosen practitioner or simply use them as a basis for EFT on yourself. If EFT is new to you, you can get the EFT Manual free of charge from the website of its founder Gary Craig. And whatever path you take to freedom, I wish you healing and peace.

Author's Bio: 

© Suzanne Zacharia 2008. My name is Suzanne Zacharia and I am committed to spreading the word about health options. I believe that the more and better options one has, the more choice there is.

A virus caught along with 5 other students at university at the end of 1986, plus medical negligence, meant that I got smokers lung at a relatively young age. In desperation for help with my symptoms and quality of life, I turned to complementary therapy, and I have outlived one doctor's prognosis by over 12 years now.

I am now a complementary therapist, author and trainer specializing in "energy psychology". Want to use this article? You can, as long as you credit me with it and invite your readers to get my FREE book "7 Real Truths of Energy Psychology" at www.newagetherapies.com