I would recommend a PMR (Progressive Muscular Relaxation) exercise along with self-hypnosis and also a desensitization schedule, where during the relaxed PMR state, one exposes oneself gradually to the worst fears of their life thru imagination. Breathing deeply even though discomforted during the exercise, one gradually tends to get de-sensitized to these phobias and fears and is more upto facing them, when confronted.