http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Guy+Baglow Self Help Guy Baglow Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=152871&ca=Self+Help It’s a surprise to most people – including those that suffer from it – that driving phobia is one of the most common phobias. This is because it’s a hidden phobia: sufferers are embarrassed by it so they go to great lengths to accommodate and conceal their fear. And they think they are alone. But th... Self Help Guy Baglow Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=152873&ca=Self+Help Here's how phobias work. There are two parts to your mind - one that thinks, and one that feels. The thinking part is the conscious, rational mind that you are using now as you read this. The feeling part is the unconscious, emotional mind. It takes care of automatic tasks like regulating the heart,... Advice Guy Baglow Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=152874&ca=Advice Phobias are surprisingly easy to acquire and surprisingly easy to lose. And whilst they may seem strange or bizarre, they are quite common and easily explained. WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE A PHOBIA Most people with a phobia are normal, happy, intelligent and well-balanced. They have just got this pho... Self Help Guy Baglow Wed, 23 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=152875&ca=Self+Help A man with a spider phobia walks into a room. His phobia means that he can’t even look at a picture of something that looks like a spider without having a panic attack. So he unconsciously scans the room for spiders as he sits down in a comfortable chair opposite a therapist. Twenty minutes later he... Self Help Guy Baglow Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=87677&ca=Self+Help In a much quoted survey of the things people fear most, public speaking came out as the number one fear. Death came third. So what is fear of public speaking and why does it generate so much fear in so many? What is fear of public speaking? Fear of public speaking is an intense and irrational fear o...