How To Overcome Your Fear of Thunderstorms

Posted by writer on October 11th, 2008 at 07:59pm

We’ve all experienced thunderstorms in our lives. Some people find the loud noises and flashes of light exhilarating – they even chase storms – but quite a lot of other people are disturbed and worried, even scared, of thunderstorms.

If you’re in the second group and have a phobia about thunderstorms, here are some simple, effective tips to help you to reduce or even eliminate your fear:

1. Learn to relax

OK, I agree, this won’t be uppermost on your mind when there’s a storm closing in and as thunder rolls around the sky. But since these storms don’t last forever, use the time between them to learn to relax. Oddly, it takes effort to relax properly (probably because our hectic lives don’t give us much time). But once you’ve practiced a bit, you’ll find it easier to relax “on command”. If that’s not an option at the moment, put on your favorite track, close the blinds and turn the headphones up to distract yourself from the weather outside.

2. Acknowledge your fear

Eeek! This probably sounds difficult to do. But our fear usually isn’t rational, which means if you face up to it, there’s a very high chance that your fear turns around and runs away. If your fear takes the form of a nagging voice in your head, don’t forget that it’s not a real voice – you’re creating it. So begin to play with your fear instead of being scared by it. Change the voice so it sounds like a cartoon mouse. Spray paint it like a teenage graffiti artist would. Anything to make fun of the fear you’re creating. Sounds daft? Just suspend your disbelief and give it a go!

3. Seek out help

This could be as simple as talking to a trusted friend – speaking out loud about our phobias quite often makes the fear recede of its own accord. Or download a specialist hypnosis track to quell your fear of thunderstorms. These are very effective and inexpensive as well. Check out a hypnosis for thunderstorms track here for instant download.

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