TSHP020 – What Are You Afraid Of?

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What’s Coming This Episode?

Rational or otherwise, fear is something that affects us all in one form or another. For Ed it’s spiders (how predictable). Sean? He has a fear of drowning that stems, he thinks, from the day he was born. True story. Many phobias are completely natural. A fear of heights keeps from harm, as does a healthy respect for certain creepy crawlies.

There are a few techniques that we can use to overcome our phobias and Sean and Ed will tell you how. Be gone, nasty snakes!

Sean’s still feeling the effects of a full blown case of man flu at the start of the episode. Poor chap. This episode was, again, recorded at the offices of Rethink Mental Illness, a wonderful national UK charity based in London.

Fear explained. Enjoy the show!

Show Notes and Links

Christopher Hitchens had a go at waterboarding. Yikes (warning – this isn’t really for the fainthearted)
101 Strange and Interesting Phobias
Flooding is a form of behavior therapy based on the principles of respondent conditioning…
Explanation of the rewind technique for treating trauma and phobias
Here is where Sean did his Vipassana meditation course
Mindfield – Counselling Courses, Psychotherapy & Anger Management Training

Resource of the Week

Sean invites you to check out The Rewind Technique for Post Traumatic Stress
Ed, with a completely straight face, recommended Batman. Yep, The Dark Knight Trilogy is a must see. A modern classic which deals with this week’s themes. Watch!

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