Weight loss and hypnosis: is it possible?
Weight loss through hypnosis continues to be a subject of heated debate, primarily on whether mind really matters in shedding off those unwanted fat.
Using an “induction” procedure, the hypnotic state is created by a health expert who suggests that you experience changes in how you think, feel and behave. Through induction, a hypnotist sets the dieter's mind to be calm and relaxed.
Hypnotic inductions are said to vary, but most include suggestions to focus on pleasant experiences and the causes of being overweight. With this pleasant feeling, a hypnotist can help obese people adopt to new healthier eating patterns and hopefully retain them. A hypnotist would claim that reprogramming a person's subconscious mind could be made to reverse the behavior that resulted in overweight.
For instance, under hypnosis, an obese can be made to believe that eating chocolate has adverse effects on the body. Feeling relaxed under hypnosis, a dieter could easily be convinced, a task which could be otherwise difficult in a regular state of mind.
Linking negative response with bad habit
The hypnotist might suggest to your subconscious mind that overeating will increase fatigue.
If this link is created, you may feel uncomfortable every time you think that much has been eaten during a specific period.
Another way is for the hypnotist to strengthen your resolve to avoid overeating and find other options for you.
However, while some people are said to very open to hypnotic suggestions, others may not display the same responsiveness.
Obesity is the cue
Critics, however, view that the increasing concerns on the incidence of obesity gave many opportunists the chance to capitalize on the miseries of others. Hypnosis has been presented by quacks as one of the more marketable methods offered to those scrounging for easy solutions.
The idea that hypnosis can be used to assist in weight loss continue to be peddled by proponents through various media channels.
A word of caution
While internet advertisers claim that hypnosis cannot harm you because no drugs are involved, some health experts still urge the need to be careful.They see hypnosis as dangerous if both the hypnotist and the subject are not fully aware of its consequences.
They advise you to be wary on the pronouncements made by supposed hypnotists, particularly on claims that hypnosis can alter the mental processes. This is because some people are simply not capable of reaching the hypnotic state as do others.
Furthermore, scientific studies linking hypnosis to weight loss have not been conclusive yet.
Some experts say hypnosis should be an integrated program of the weight reduction program. One session of hypnosis will probably have very little effect on one's weight. Other experts even require eight weeks of consultation.
When combined with a behavioral weight management program, hypnosis has been shown to be an effective treatment for low to moderate amounts of weight loss. But the hypnotic program should be suited to each individual.
People who claim hypnosis is easy, simple, and quick are those trying to sell people on their program.
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