Bird Phobia

[LaughingGirl]

Hi, Can anyone recommend anything I can do about my bird phobia, I have been to 2 different councilers, all they did was ask me questions, I ended up crying on some of the occoasion, and I don't cry that easy, one suggested I got a budgie, so I did, I'm o.k if they are in a cage, that does not bother me, the counciler ask my daughter to fetch the bird in the cage to the clinic, when we were alone she made a movement the bird panicked and started flying around the cage like mad, then she opened the cage door, I was terrified, I never went back to her again, I can touch a feather, no problem, I think it's the sudden movement and the fluttering, when I was a kid we always had budgies in our house in a cage, we also had chickens in the garden, but I can't remember any thing happening that has made me how I am, when I am going on holiday I worry, as one of our holidays in Greece, the birds were everywhere, ie around the pool on the beech and in the restaurant, everywhere I went. nothing seems to work, any recommendations.

[ChuckFickens]

stay away from birds would be the obvious one!!

if you want serious answers you'd be much better posting this question under the body and soul section... you are going to get lots of silly answers in chatterbank... this is the section to play about so to speak.

[Eve]

How about hypnotherapy?

[LaughingGirl]

troll patrol, you sound like a right PRICK, with no feeling,

[Sir Alec]

I agree with Jenna1978. Hypnotherapy may find the root of the problem. If you know what caused it in the 1st place, it may be easier for you to deal with, or at least control it. It's very difficult to avoid birds. You don't want to end up with agoraphobia.