‘Medical’ is a term we are using loosely to describe a variety of phobias. Broadly speaking, there are phobias of medical treatment, such as the fear of doctors, dentists, hospitals, surgery and needles. Then there are the fears of the diseases themselves, such as cancer, Alzheimer’s, and heart attacks. Then there is the more general condition that is called hypochondria. Follow the links below for more in-depth information.

‘Medical’ Phobias

Fear of Heart Attacks

Hypnotherapy and NLP provide a powerful combination of techniques and approaches that are designed to help you to control your mind and your imagination so that you can banish fears of heart problems quickly, easily and for good. This page is for those who have had an attack and fear another, and also for those...
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Fear of Getting Cancer

The Phobia Of Getting Cancer It is not surprising that this is one of the most common of all phobias. Recent research by the charity Cancer Research UK shows that over a quarter of people in the UK list being afraid of cancer as their number one worry. This page is devoted to helping people...
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Fear of Alzheimer’s Disease

Stop Being Afraid Of Alzheimer’s Disease Some studies show that the fear of getting Alzheimer’s disease is the number one fear in Americans over 55 years of age, even ahead of the fear of getting cancer. This page is not going to inform you about the disease as there are plenty of good sources of...
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Dental Phobia

Fear Of Going To The Dentist This is another of those ‘understandable’ phobias, as going to the dentist can occasionally be a painful experience. Many people experienced pain at the dentist when they were a child which resulted in their phobia, and even though dentistry continues to make progress in providing more comfortable treatment, phobias...
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Hypochondria

Hypochondria is defined as the irrational fear of being ill, or the fear that it is likely that one will get an illness. People with this kind of fear will tend to imagine symptoms, often to the point of actually experiencing them, and will spend many hours in the company of their doctor, undergoing test...
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Fear of Doctors

Fear Of Going To See The Doctor Some people tend to be extremely worried about seeing their doctor because they fear ‘bad’ news.  They live in terror of the doctor telling them they have a serious problem and the imagined consequences of disease, pain and even death. Naturally, when these people fall ill, they only...
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Phobia of Surgery

Read success story » ‘Thanks for helping me cope with my fear of anaesthesia and surgery. The surgery was successful…’ The Fear Of Surgery This can be divided into two ‘areas’, firstly the phobia of surgery in general, secondly the extreme fear some people experience when they learn that they need an operation themselves. Some...
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Phobia of Hospitals

The Fear Of Going To The Hospital This common phobia is quite understandable. After all, whilst wonderful things happen in hospitals, babies are born, people recover from illnesses and miracles of healing often take place, they are also places where people are ill, some are in pain, some in distress, and sometimes people die there. ...
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Fear of Having Cancer

I Am Afraid Of Cancer This page is devoted to providing information on how we can help those suffering from Cancer, or those who have had the disease and are now living in fear of it coming back. If you don’t actually have the disease, and have never had it, but are excessively and overly...
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Phobia of Being Sick

What Causes My Fear Of Being Sick This phobia is almost invariably the result of one or more childhood incidents of being sick and terrified of it, or of being terrified of someone else being sick. In other words it is a conditioned response. How Are You Going To Treat My Phobia Many therapists will...
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