No one likes to feel as though other people are staring at them. It can make you nervous and tense and very self conscious. Then it can then lead to extreme anxiety. This is what happens when you have a fear of being stared at or Scopophobia. Often a fear like this that is triggered in social situations is also known as a social phobia.

Whilst there is no one reason why people develop a phobia like there are ways to cope with it. One of the main ways to cope with this phobia is to engage in talking therapy. Talking therapy can help a sufferer to open up about their feelings and gain a sense of perspective on them. With time the phobia can then be reduced or even removed.

Another useful way to cope is to have hyphoanalysis, which is a type of analytical hypnosis. Through repeated sessions the sufferer can discover where their phobia came from. Then this trigger or episode in the person’s like will be discussed over several sessions. Over time the fear of being stared at will gradually fade until the sufferer can lead a normal life again.

Some people prefer a little more relaxed approach to their phobia. So instead they will try to arrange their days so they are not in many situations which cause them anxiety. Whilst this can be a helpful coping strategy it doesn’t always help with the root of the problem.

Whilst it may sometimes feel impossible to cope with a phobia there are plenty of practical ways to deal with it. With time and patience sufferers can learn to live successfully with phobias and lead a normal life. However the first step to coping is accepting you have a problem in the first place. Then coping strategies and even cures can be found.

Cure your fear of being stared at with this specially recorded hypnosis track.