Blog# 11: Popular Uses of Hypnosis
Hypnosis may be best known as an
excellent way to help people lose weight and stop smoking. Just as
important for success is a deep commitment to a goal and to oneself. When
people ask to set up an appointment to stop smoking, I say something like
this: hypnosis will not make you stop smoking, nor will it make you
want to stop smoking. When you have decided to stop smoking, and you
actually stop smoking, it will help you reduce stress and increase
your mental discipline and focus. In this way, it will make it easier for
you to stay free from cigarettes. After I say this, half decide they are not ready. Of
those who receive help from me and follow through with up to three sessions,
approximately 50 per cent are successful for several years or more. The
few that relapse usually find it easier to quit smoking the second time around.
Similarly, people must be committed to
the goal of weight loss. Success will require planning, discipline, and
hard work. When people ask about hypnosis for this, I say: hypnosis
will not cause you to lose weight, nor will it make you want to do so. It
will help you discipline yourself and manage stress arising from lifestyle
changes you maintain in order to succeed. About half decide to wait. Of those
who come for help, about 50 per cent release excess weight and then maintain
their desired weight for several years or more. In order to succeed over
the long term, people usually need to incorporate a food diary, regular
exercise, and calorie restriction into their daily lives.
Here are some questions which can help
determine the level of commitment to overcoming a cigarette habit: do I want to stop smoking
primarily because others are asking me to do so? Do I love my
cigarettes? Am I panicked without them? Am I deeply concerned about
protecting my health? Am I starting to find nicotine stains and odor
unpleasant?
Asking questions like these may help determine
the level of commitment to the release of excess weight: do I want to lose weight
primarily because of what others may think of me? Do I enjoy eating more
than I would enjoy feeling lighter and more energetic? Am I deeply
concerned about improving my health? Do I find my excess fat and the
discomforts that accompany it increasingly unpleasant?
Of course, hypnosis can be used to help
achieve and maintain many other goals as well, such as a strengthened immune
system, enhanced creativity, confidence in public speaking, recalling past
experiences more clearly, and much more.
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