Overcome fears & phobias with Homeopathy

I first came across Homeopathy when I was 11 years old. I had developed this terrible fear of snakes (unusual given that we don’t have that many in the UK I know!). I think it was a combination of watching old black and white Tarzan movies when I was a child (I’m showing my age now!) that featured massive anacondas. I was also traumatised by a trip to a reptile house at the zoo where a giant cobra came up to me at the window, full height, and hissed at me. Oh, I almost forgot this one …  the mother of a friend of mine at school used to be a snake charmer in the circus and the snake was taken out of its tank to ‘meet me’ when I visited. Needless to say, I had some lasting memories from that visit!

My fear of snakes got so bad that I couldn’t even look at them on TV or see photos in a magazine without shaking violently, being extremely nauseous, feeling a tightness around my throat, and having repeated snake-related nightmares (I was convinced that they were hiding under the bed or that they would come up through the toilet).

My mum took me to see a Homeopath. I hadn’t heard of Homeopathy before but I went along with it. The Homeopath asked me LOTS of questions about my fear of snakes. He covered everything from when it started and how, to my thoughts, feelings, reactions and other symptoms, as well as what made me feel better or worse in relation to snakes. He also asked me questions about myself, my likes and dislikes, what makes me happy and sad, if there were other things that upset me etc.

The Homeopath gave me a remedy to take – snake venom – and it completely took the fear away. I mean I can’t say that I like snakes now or that I want to be near one (and I won’t be watching the movie ‘Snakes on a Plane’ anytime soon) but the fear and associated symptoms are no longer present.

The remedy worked on an energy level throughout my body to bring everything back into balance, physically, mentally and emotionally. It follows the principle in Homeopathy that ‘like cures like’ meaning that something that brings on symptoms in a healthy person can be used homeopathically to treat illnesses or fears, with similar symptoms.

Now I’m not saying this is the right remedy for everyone who has a fear of snakes. There are plenty of other Homeopathic remedy options to choose from. However, this particular remedy was a really close fit to the unique way that I was experiencing this fear on a physical, emotional, and mental level.

I dabbled a little in Homeopathy (for first aid-type ailments) from this point, under the guidance of my mum. It wasn’t until many years later when I started suffering from a chronic illness that I fully explored all that it had to offer…

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