Review From G. Richardson — Fear of Heights
EVERY SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, I WAS ALWAYS UNEASY IN HIGH PLACES. IT WAS JUST AN ANXIOUS FEELING THAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN A TALL BUILDING OR ON A LADDER. IT EVEN HAPPEN ONE TIME WHEN WE STOPPED AT A SCENIC OVERLOOK IN THE MOUNTAINS. IT NEVER REALLY BOTHERED ME MUCH, AND IT DIDN’T INTERFERE WITH MY LIFE. IT’S WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT I KNEW WAS THERE, SO I AVOIDED HIGH PLACES. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, I GOT A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY. IT WAS DURING THE WINTER AND I WAS WORKING INSIDE ALL OF THE TIME, BUT WHEN SPRING CAME, I STARTED TO WORK OUTSIDE. ONE DAY, MY BOSS TOLD ME TO HELP OUT ON THE ROOF OF A HOUSE WE WERE BUILDING. I JUST COULDN’T DO IT. I GOT TO THE TOP OF THE LADDER AND COULD NOT STEP ONTO THE ROOF. I PRETENDED TO BE SICK, AND THE BOSS SENT ME HOME. WHEN I WENT BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY, THE ROOF WAS FINISHED, BUT I KNEW THAT SOONER OR LATER I WOULD HAVE TO BE ON A ROOF AGAIN, AND I HAD ALREADY USED THE “SICK” EXCUSE ONCE. A FRIEND OF MINE HAD BEEN ABLE TO QUIT SMOKING BY SEEING A HYPNOTHERAPIST AT THE LOUISVILLE HYPNOSIS ACADEMY, SO I CALLED THEM. AFTER JUST A FEW TIMES BEING HYPNOTIZED, THE FEAR SIMPLY VANISHED. I’M NOW AM ABLE TO WORK ON ROOFS WITHOUT PANIC OR ANXIETY. I AM STILL NOT CERTAIN HOW HYPNOSIS WORKS; I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT, FOR ME, IT DID. G. RICHARDSON * Individual results will vary and specific outcomes are not guaranteed.
