Have you heard of weight loss hypnosis? Would you put yourself through the procedure? The ideal would be for everyone to lose weight through the traditional methods like healthy diet plans and exercising, but, unfortunately, for some people it just seems impossible. Well, believe it or not, they still have a chance through this revolutionary procedure.
Most people associate hypnosis with the stage shows in which people are made to bark like dogs, flip their “wings” like chicken or act like slaves, but it is actually a quite effective clinical tool, being legitimately used to treat allergies, anxiety, asthma, bed wetting, burns, colitis, depression, hemophilia, hypertension, learning disorders, pain, sexual dysfunction, ulcers and other afflictions, but especially obesity.
Several studies have been performed on people of both genders and from several age categories and the results were undeniably in favor of using hypnosis, proving that people subject to hypnosis lose 97% more weight during the treatment and the post-treatment efficiency is increased with 146%.
Weight loss hypnosis follows three directions:
- Imagination – subjects are encouraged to use their imagination to bring about the things they want. For example, an obese patient may be asked to imagine himself slim and toned. It will not be enough for the patient to look like that, but it will motivate him to fight for what he wants and forget about appetite and cravings.
- Suggestions – they seem to have a great impact on the patient’s mind when they are compatible with the patient’s ideas, and they become very effective in weight loss, but other objectives as well.
- Exploring the unconscious – it can be very effective to understand the patient’s motivations, fears or past experiences and discover the problems that prevent the patient from obtaining the desired results.
Of course, the excellent results obtained with hypnosis are often overshadowed by myths like humiliation, losing will, or temporary amnesia, but those are rumors based on insufficient information and on people’s tendency to associate hypnosis with stage acts.
As long as the patient is motivated and the hypnotherapist is well prepared, nothing can go wrong. Hypnosis does not involve the patient being completely under the control of the hypnotist and cannot be imposed on anyone. It is a method more and more people choose in order to facilitate accomplishing their goals. The hypnotist is just a guide.
Of course, hypnosis works differently from one person to another, depending on the motivation, but also on the susceptibility to the treatment.
Another important factor that influences the results is the hypnotherapist’s training not only in hypnosis, but also in general treatment considerations, not to mention that studies show that some therapists have higher capacity and natural talent than others.
All in all, weight loss hypnosis is definitely an alternative worth taking into account, especially for people suffering from obesity, which are highly motivated, but who have a lifestyle that does not leave much time and choices for exercising and dieting.