Hypnosis shows up in the news more and more often these days. It has been shown effective for everything from childbirth and dental procedures, to smoking cessation and weight management. I am often asked if hypnosis can help you lose weight.
I clarify that using hypnosis for weight management is very different from using it for smoking cessation. You want someone to NEVER smoke again. You build in aversion to smoking. You help the person choose a replacement way of meeting the emotional needs that had been met in a way that was also detrimental.
You have to eat to live!
A US News article, “Can Hypnosis Help You Lose Weight?” offers the following answers to the question, How Does Hypnosis Work?
Despite lingering misperceptions, hypnosis actually looks and acts a lot more like mindfulness meditation or cognitive behavioral therapy than mind control or a magic show. Like meditation, it involves getting into a very relaxed, focused state; like CBT, it involves noticing and challenging negative thought patterns.
If you would like to learn more about hypnosis, visit SCS-Matters Subtle Communication/Hypnosis. While there, you can take the quiz.
This week, open your mind to ways your mind can help you meet your goals. Hypnosis is not something someone does for you or to you, it is the way you run your brain. As my colleague, John LaValle says, “Use your brain for a change.”
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Rev. Debra Basham
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