Of course I’m scared it’s a six foot mouse!

Of course I’m scared, it’s a six foot mouse!

These were the words of someone I knew suffering from Musophobia, the fear of mice.

Now the mouse in question was not a real mouse , l think we all would have a reasonable expectation to be scared if it was. Like something that has escaped from a laboratory experiment that has gone terribly wrong.

No, this was a teacher dressed up as the dormouse in their child’s school production of :Alice in Wonderland.

Nonetheless the fear still existed as did the symptoms such as sweating, trembling, rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, and nausea.

The production was fast approaching and they were desperate to attend and not to miss their child’s performance.

So we got down to work, using the powers of hypnotic imagination and concentration in a relaxed state. Utilising powerful suggestion and imagery to address the underlying fears and anxieties associated with mice ( of any shape or size).

I have to admit it was touch and go as the deadline grew closer but before the curtain was raised they occupied their seat to be part of a performance of a lifetime ( and the show wasn’t too bad either, although the dormouse did seem to sleep through most of the show…)

You see you don’t have to succumb to your fears and phobias and miss out on the pleasures in life.

There is always a choice, a choice to live your life on your terms and seize the opportunities that fear can rob you from.