It is used in the same manner as positive affirmations to make you more self-confident and in control of your food choices. A hypnotist can be expensive but CD’s are also sold that claim the same effectiveness and are much more convenient.
The basis behind hypnosis in the war against obesity is to open up the mind of the client so it is more receptive to suggestions. The suggestions are made to a person when they are in an altered state of consciousness. The scientific community also believes that people are able to achieve weight loss through hypnosis.
Weight loss hypnosis is based on two basic tenets:
*To help clients understand that permanent weight loss is based on a change in eating habits. They stress that with a change you should feel less deprived than if you are strictly “dieting”.
*To think of food less. When people are dieting they can obsess on their potential weight loss and their next meal. If, instead, people are concentrating on one simple change to their nutritional habits, one change at a time, they are more likely to make the change and less likely to feel deprived.
Hypnosis has been shown to have success with people who have a willingness to open their minds and relinquish control to practitioners. Although most people can be hypnotized if they wish, not all people want this experience. (1)
And, it is important to note that hypnosis will not be able to make a person do something they would not ordinarily morally and ethically consider. For instance, a person who would not ordinarily commit murder or embezzlement would not be able to be made to under hypnosis. However, since weight loss and eating habit changes are the goals, hypnosis is often the added boost that helps the program to be successful.
With the necessary nutritional changes and added exercise you are well on your way to weight loss!
References:
(1) Mayo Clinic: Is Weight-Loss Hypnosis Effective?
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/weight-loss-hypnosis/AN01617
(2) Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology: Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy: a meta-analysis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=7751482
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination: Hypnosis as an adjunct to cognitive-behavioural psychotherapy: a meta-analysis
http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/CRDWeb/ShowRecord.asp?ID=11996004303
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