[Rob]

Originally Posted by Niall

I've got a phobia of them. Wasps included. :/



Well yeah but do they treat phobias?

Doubtful...

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Rob

Doubtful...

Thats what I thought.

[Rob]

Just had to stay in the bathroom for now!

[BB_Eye]

Originally Posted by Rob

They are avaliable through the NHS? I always thought you have to pay privately

In the NHS, you will always have to see a GP first and they are not legally obligated to let you see a consultant (this is also the case with physical ailments), but if your ask for more help and your problem is serious enough (ie mental illness, chronic depression or suicide risk), they might refer you to your local foundation trust who normally employ a psychiatrist. The downside to this is that there is a waiting list.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

In the NHS, you will always have to see a GP first and they are not legally obligated to let you see a consultant (this is also the case with physical ailments), but if your ask for more help, they might refer you to your local foundation trust who normally employ a psychiatrist. The downside to this is that there is a waiting list.

Fair enough, fingers crossed i'll never need it!

[Niall]

Originally Posted by Rob

Just had to stay in the bathroom for now!

I just dashed through the house and now I'm in my bedroom. Idk if the bee/wasp is still there.

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Niall

I just dashed through the house and now I'm in my bedroom. Idk if the bee/wasp is still there.

Living dangerously

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Princess

I remember when my life was all ****ty my uni kept offering me counselling

When Take That broke up?

[BB_Eye]

Originally Posted by Niall

I've got a phobia of them. Wasps included. :/



Well yeah but do they treat phobias?

Only if they're a severe impairment to your daily life I would have thought. You'd probably have to go private for wasp phobias.

[InOne]

Originally Posted by Patrick

When Take That broke up?

Nah, she was like 4 then lol

[Niall]

Originally Posted by BB_Eye

Only if they're a severe impairment to your daily life I would have thought. You'd probably have to go private for wasp phobias.

You see if it was on the NHS I would get this sorted.

[Princess]

Originally Posted by Patrick

When Take That broke up?

When my uncle and grandad died and my mum went into hospital actually.

[Patrick]

Originally Posted by Princess

When my uncle and grandad died and my mum went into hospital actually.

-Jumps into the hole that I have just dug-

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by Princess

When my uncle and grandad died and my mum went into hospital actually.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Niall

I can't. The sound of the buzzing alone terrifies me. I can't handle it. I just have to let someone else deal with it or wait for the disgusting little thing to leave. They're my biggest fear ever.

Having one in the same room as me is unbearable.

Have you ever been stung by a bee? (They can only sting you once, you realise). If you havent, why are you scared of them?

Is it simply a self generated hysteria caused by misinformation from peers, over developed attention seeking or a genuine deep seated phobia based on a real experience? Only you know the answer to that.

Have you tried a clinical hypnotherapist, 3-4 sessions at about 30 quid a session will probably make the fear disappear.

Or you could try self help:

Feel the fear grow a pair and kill the twat.

[Smithy]

Yeah, If I needed to talk to someone I'd sooner it was someone I didn't know, idk why but it just feels easier

[LaLaLand]

I better be, I'm awaiting an appointment date which is due anytime soon.

I've had like semi-counselling/self help sessions which is somewhat similar where you talk through certain things but they didn't really help me so this is the next step (and hopefully the last).

[Kerry]

Can't really see how they are different to seeing any medical specialist tbh. For cancer, for broken bones, for strains and aches... whats the difference just because they specialise in the mind? None

[Pyramid*]

Originally Posted by ~Kerry~

Can't really see how they are different to seeing any medical specialist tbh. For cancer, for broken bones, for strains and aches... whats the difference just because they specialise in the mind? None

There isn't.

However, the problem is that like everything in life, there are good ones and bad ones. There are of course a lot of good ones, with people who benefit greatly and help many and do their profession proud.

The bad ones can really make things worse, a lot worse and when they do so, that's a lot harder to sort than a badly set broken bone. Of course, much depends on the type of person being counselled.