Saturday, March 8, 2014

Why Self Hypnosis For Weight Loss Delivers Desired Results

By Jaclyn Hurley


Ordinarily, people consult hypnotherapists that are skilled in the art of creating trance states in clients for purposes of behavioural change. Inducing such mental states for therapeutic goals involves helping clients achieve a meditative mood of utter tranquillity, so that subconscious reprogramming - stimulated by specific suggestions from the hypnotherapist - can happen easily, and effectively. Self hypnosis for weight loss, or other behavioural change goals, uses the same principles, but without the aid of another person.

Clients generally consult a hypnotherapist to help with changing a negative behaviour or attitude - like smoking, gambling, or chronic anxiety - and to learn a new one. Under hypnotic induction, such efforts toward behavioural change amounts to reprogramming the deeper subconscious mind. Inducing, and working with, the latter mental state is key, since this is where the root of the problem, as well as the solution, resides.

Newcomers to hypnotic induction will be better off consulting the right professional first, to not only experience what it is like, but also to learn the proper techniques. One will also get ample opportunity in the presence of an experienced professional to practice and rehearse mastering the technique for purposes of self induction. It is the only way to make sure the wished-for goals can be achieved, and to avoid disappointment, and wasting time.

In an hypnotic state, the mind becomes more susceptible to new suggestions and ideas. It is then easier to reprogram the deeper, subconscious mind, and to rid it of negative, self-defeating, limiting beliefs and thoughts. In such a mental mode, one has the opportunity to imaginatively rehearse and visualize oneself as already having achieved the future, wished-for, eventual results.

When it comes to losing extra fat through self-initiated hypnotherapy, the first step would be to make a list of the problem behavioural patterns and beliefs that contribute to being overweight. These might include overeating, consuming unhealthy foods, or impulsive eating, or even feelings of anxiety when under stress. For the process to work, it is important to have a clear idea of what the problematic, target beliefs and behaviours are, and what the alternative, wanted ones are, before going into a hypnotic state.

It might be that the mind needs reprogramming by getting rid of problematic beliefs about food and the self. This could include troublesome beliefs like 'eating is good for stress release, ' or 'I will always be fat, no matter what I do.' Moreover, replacing old, negative actions with positive new ones could entail choosing to avoid junk food, eating slowly, getting into an exercise routine, or taking up meditation to help with anxiety and stress.

Sceptical folks with no, or little, knowledge about hypnotic states tend to think it involves merely generating fantasies with the desired goal in mind. On the contrary, the process works because it engages the imagination in a specific, focused, powerful manner. It is especially useful when all other avenues to rid the body of excess fat failed to prove successful.

Successful hypnotherapy, even when self-initiated, have worked for individuals that have practised it often enough. People that have managed to achieve the hoped-for body size and shape through regular sessions are evidence of its effectiveness. It may not work for everyone, but it has, and continues to, deliver the desired outcomes for many people.




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