The Fear Clinic sounds ominously Orwellian. But the reality is a smart but homely Amsterdam office space predominantly staffed by benevolent and relaxed physicians. The clinic uses a system that’s based on the latest neuroscientific research and which claims an 83 per cent success rate in curing phobias in just two days.
Nick has musophobia, a fear of mice (Photo: Wonderhood Studios/Channel 4)
The first of 20 people featured in the series is Ollie, who is suffering from globophobia, or fear of balloons. It has become more acute since Ollie had two young children and an endless stream of balloon-filled children’s parties – my parental heart goes out to him.
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Read MoreAfter his beta blocker and a night’s sleep, Ollie returns seemingly cured. “The end of one life and the start of another,” as he puts it.
But the treatment doesn’t work as well for Nina, who is scared of being a passenger in a vehicle – a relatable phobia to me, having recently been giving my teenage daughter driving lessons. Luckily, Nina is strapped into the back seat of the car before she decides to flee rather than confront her fear.
Nina in confrontation (Photo: Wonderhood Studios/Channel 4)I also would like a deeper delve into the neuroscience, but The Fear Clinic plainly doesn’t have any ambitions to stray into Hannah Fry territory. It is more about lives changed for the better – and the startling array of phobias out there.
‘The Fear Clinic: Face Your Phobia’ continues next Tuesday at 9pm on Channel 4
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