Blood Phobia (hemophobia) And Fear of Needles (trypanophobia)
Blood-injection-injury phobia is a common condition amongst children and adults. If you struggle with blood and needle phobia, you may have what is known as a dysregulated autonomic nervous system. The vagus nerve, which is responsible for keeping your body’s blood pressure and heart rate at homeostasis, acts out of sync when the body encounters […]
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Emetophobia
For most people the act of vomiting is temporarily unpleasant and unsettling, but for some people it is devastating and has a significant impact on the quality of their lives. In fact, just the “V’ word alone is enough to create intense discomfort, and thus, for the remainder of this article I will be sensitive […]
