*child’s name has been changed

Our little client experienced strong fear to the point of panic, she was afraid of insects, spiders and snakes. With age the situation was getting worse, objects of fear became more and more, and summer walks and the desire to be in nature became less and less.

Animago coach identified Mia’s several phobias*, the development of which began with the fear of mosquitoes. It was formed when the girl was 3 years old, due to a strong reaction to the words of adults that “the mosquito will bite», «mosquitoes will bite».

The girl also experienced myoclonus (shuddering) during sleep, she talked in her sleep and had nightmares. One day she dreamed of tarantulas, Mia woke up and cried a lot that “everyone died.”

Phobias intensified every time your stress level increases in a girl’s life.

In class Animago coach and Mia worked on reducing anxiety and gradual exposure to insects and animals.

After a package of therapeutic sessions fear has decreased significantly. Mia began asking her parents to play documentaries about insects for her. And when she saw a big soft spider in the store, the girl was not scared as before, but said: “What a cute one!”

Phobias are a type of anxiety disorder, excessive fear of a certain object or situation, in which the child’s “freeze, fight or flight” response is activated and a feeling of danger arises that is incomparable with the real state of affairs.

Phobias respond well to psychocoaching; the sooner parents turn to us, the fewer trigger situations the child has and the faster relief comes. We teach children how to recognize this fear and how to cope with it on their own.

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