On Tuesday, 4 May 2021 at 13:21:59 UTC+1, Paul wrote:
R D S wrote:
There's a recognised phobia of wind, I don't think i'm at that level,
i'm not curled up in the foetal position but I am in my office in the
loft at work and the gusts are making me tense up.

Didn't sleep very well last night with gusts hammering the house.
I've lived there 20+ years and it's a windy spot but in all that time
the only issues we've had are a couple of lost slates (and several
flattened green cheap greenhouses).
It doesn't help that I was out at 5.30am recently collecting the
contents of our recycling bin from the street in a gale/****ing down rain.

I get particularly stressed with open windows and have to have them all
shut, especially so if we are away from home. I dare myself to leave
them open to (hopefully) demonstrate that they aren't going going to be
torn off but I panic and buckle.

Just wondering how common this is, is anyone else bothered in this way?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancraophobia

"With the use of hypnotherapy, the subconscious mind of a person
can be reached, potentially eliminating those fears."

Is that a good idea though, surely such a fear is a good thing.

Plenty of people have died because they didn't fear something like standing onn a the top of a tall building taking a selfie.


(8) http://www.peterfieldhypnotherapy.co...of-drafts.html

You don't have to treat it with meds.

provided it's a logical response to a possible danger then where's the problem.


Paul