When I was 3 or 4 years old I fell from the top of a slide in a playground. Soon afterwards I developed a squint!  But I also became afraid of heights – not in an aeroplane or a hot air balloon – but when I was standing next to a steep drop; in a tall building I would stay away from the windows or outside,  up a monument or castle, I would press against a wall and keep away from the edge. My breathing became spasmodic, my palms were clammy and I would feel extremely panicky.

This went on for years, I’m 77 years old now, and I was able to keep away from situations which I knew would start the attacks. But lately I’ve become very keen on walking and I live in a village which is surrounded by countryside, very hilly with valleys and streams. When walking I found that if there were places at the edge of a steep drop I couldn’t go on and had to turn around and go back.  So, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to walk across the country I would have to stick to the roads!

Then I heard about Jo and how she focused on the future and could help me overcome the phobia which I’d had for so long.  During my 1st meeting I felt straight away that Jo was sympathetic and would be able to help me, she explained to me how the brain works and why I have this fear ‘template’ in my primitive brain.  We worked together to break the fear template in my 2nd visit and then created a new template in session 3.  Jo put me into a trance at the end of each meeting and I felt invigorated and refreshed afterwards.

After the last session, the ball was in my court,  I decided to go for a walk along a path that I had previously turned back from. My breathing remained calm and my palms were dry, I came to the place where I usually had to turn back, but I went on, there was a drop to my left and a locked gate was across the track, there was a place to squeeze past the gate and it was by the steep drop – but I did it, I was so pleased, thank you Jo!

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Chris - April 2023