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Are you scared of elevators?

17 October 2011

If you are scared of getting on elevators, then you should know there is a wide array of treatments and therapies that can help you deal with this issue. For starters, since the fright of escalators can come from both claustrophobia and the fear of heights, one way you can overcome your terror of lifts is with NLP therapy. The Neuro Linguistic Programming is among the best therapy methods, as it can help you understand how you developed the fear and why you are actually scared of entering an elevator.  In a nutshell, it will teach you how you build your reality and how you can remodel it so that it does not include the fear of escalators anymore.

Similar to fear of snakes or other animals, another therapy method that can aid you surpass your horror of lifts is by the gradual exposure approach. More exactly, you can try to overcome your fear by slowly getting into contact with the object of your fear. One way you can do that is by using a computer simulation of entering an elevator in a tall building. Rest assured that you will be going through the entire process with the help of a specialized therapist and after a certain number of sessions in a safe environment you will be ready to ride in a real escalator.