Help Anxious Clients Move Past Their Fear of Humiliation with This Hypnosis Script

Fear of embarrassment, or katagelophobia, is a phenomenon that stems from excessive self-consciousness in social situations. People who experience katagelophobia live with a deeply held belief that other people are watching and judging them harshly. This can lead to an inability to function effectively at work, socially, and romantically.

The Overcome Fear of Humiliation Hypnosis Script from The Script Collection was put together to aid clients in reframing their understanding of social situations, so that normal everyday situations no longer produce anxiety.

An extended pre-talk opens the script by explaining the social and etymological roots of humiliation. Early people lived and died by social acceptance to tribes, which gave them access to protection and access to shared resources. This is why so many stories of humiliations, from the tragedies of fallen kings to the comeuppances of pompous asses, have been a staple of stories since time immemorial. The high stakes of a reputation have long been a part of human history.

However, the client is assured, the innate human desire to avoid humiliation can become over-amplified. Luckily, like any fear, an acute fear of humiliation can be dialed back to a level that is commensurate with today's social climate.

The client is reassured that most people are not as judgemental or acutely interested in others' foibles as they may think. They are reminded that they no longer live in the Stone Age, and that modern humiliations do not often leave much of an impression on friends and co-workers, who usually are too preoccupied with their own lives to give any passing judgments a second thought.

The client is asked to accept the idea of taking themselves lightly. If they allow themselves to accept humiliation as a mild, often humorous happenstance, they will find it easier to relax and enjoy life more.

The induction portion of the script begins by asking the client to relax and recall a time in their past when they felt the fear of humiliation. They are encouraged to become mindful of feelings that they experience as they relive that experience.

As the trancework begins, the client is guided to picture a tree growing "unselfconsciously" in the forest, where it sends roots into the soils and extends its branches to the sky. Within the tree, the client imagines a deep peace. They are led to notice how it exists on its own, without considering other trees around it.

The full script continues.

Add the Overcome Fear of Humiliation Hypnosis Script to your script library today.

Overcome Fear of Humiliation is also available as an MP3 download.