Medical
Station:
Channel 4 (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2025-01-21
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In the UK alone, an estimated 10 million people suffer with a phobia. From emetophobia (a chronic fear of vomit) to arachnophobia (a fear of spiders), musophobia (a fear of mice), ranidophobia (a fear of frogs) and even globophobia (a severe phobia of balloons). Often, deep-rooted in past experiences or traumas, these phobias can cause shame, stigma and even ridicule as people suffer in silence, sometimes with wide-ranging, negative impacts on their daily lives.Filmed on fixed-rig cameras, in each episode of The Fear Clinic, three British phobia sufferers check into the state-of-the-art clinic in Amsterdam, where a renowned Dutch scientist and her team of psychologists will treat their phobias.
There is no Next Episode of The Fear Clinic: Face Your Phobia planned.
S1E4 - Episode 4
Patients with extreme phobias check in for treatment at a unique clinic in Amsterdam. Zara has an intense fear of birds and is scared about passing her phobia down to her young son. Clinician Vivian takes Zara to a pigeon coop to help reach her maximum fear level. Gary's a gardener with a phobia of frogs and fears finding them lurking in the green. Lisa has emetophobia - a fear of people being sick. She revisits her tough past, bidding to free herself from her debilitating dread of vomit.
Air Date: 11 Feb 2025 14:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Episode 5
Jack has inherited an intense phobia of spiders from his mum. In order for treatment to be successful, clinician Emma needs to encourage Jack to confront a live spider. Dublin-born James has suffered from an intense fear of clowns since he was a young child, but after a life-changing few years which have shown James his true strength, this phobia feels like the only remaining thing in his life that he needs to combat. Mother-of-one Lynsey has had a phobia of fish ever since she choked on a fish bone as a child and worries about passing her phobia down to her son. Can the clinic help?
Air Date: 18 Feb 2025 14:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - Episode 6
This episode meets three people who are determined to manage their inherited phobias, or are dealing with phobias that they worry about passing on to their children. Ex-prison officer Paula is one tough cookie, but when it comes to spiders, she crumbles. Paula inherited her phobia from her mum and recalls being trapped in her bedroom for fear of a spider. Chloe has emetophobia - the phobia of people being sick - and talks about her sadness at not being able to care for her three young daughters. Chloe's eldest daughter is already starting to show signs of the same phobia, after seeing Chloe's reaction. Milly's had a phobia of frogs for as long as she remembers. She wants to be treated for her phobia before her two young children inherit it too. Can the clinic help Paula, Chloe and Milly?
Air Date: 25 Feb 2025 14:00 (CDT)