Overcoming Medical Phobias: How to Conquer Fear of Blood, Needles, Doctors, and Dentists

by Martin M. Antony, Mark Watling MD

Overcome Your Fear of Doctors, Blood, Needles, and More-You Can Do It! Does even the thought of a visit to the doctor's office start your heart racing? You're not alone. Some 30 million of us have a significant fear of doctors, dentists, medical procedures, blood, needles, and so forth. These fears might already have inconvenienced you, but if you're avoiding necessary medical attention, you could be putting yourself in great physical danger. But you don't have to live with these fears anymore. This book can help you overcome your medical phobia, maybe in less time that you ever thought possible. Start by learning about your fears, where they might come from, what factors influence them, and how you can best prepare to overcome them. Then you'll gradually and safely confront your specific fears. The book also includes information about avoiding relapse so you can maintain your progress, as well as steps for helping someone you care about who suffers from a medical phobia.

176 pages, Paperback

First published March 3, 2006

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I have a strong medical and dental phobia I’ve been working through and I thought this book was well written to help that crowd in a calm and comforting way. I’m currently working my way through the exercises in the book (you are supposed to read the whole book through without doing the exercises and then go back and do them) and I thought the book had a great way about how to go through the process with advice for any situation to come up. I am doing these exercises with an actual therapist but I would feel comfortable working through this book on my own as well.

[some 1 · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's quite effective if you really follow the exposing routine the book encourages. so don't expect your phobia will relief by itself after you finished reading. you must challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone and it will be annoying for sure.

[Hannah Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here's to hoping it works!

Broke the process down and went step by step.