Businesspeople use this technique, as do actors and actresses. Think of athletes who prepare for the Olympics by visualizing winning, or tightrope walkers who are able to conquer fear to cross canyons. If that sounds like bull to you, just take a moment to reflect on all the mind-blowing feats human beings are capable of. It’s all about harnessing the power of the mind. According to hypnotherapists, you can lose weight if you trust yourself enough. That means you can do away with the crash diets and appetite-suppressing pills. For one, hypnotherapy posits that you already have everything you need to lose weight. So why is hypnosis still considered a last-ditch, you-gotta-be-desperate-to-try-it measure? Because public perception of hypnosis is based on quacky stage hypnosis as opposed to a mind-over-body approach in the same vein as individual or group counseling.įor most people, experiencing it is believing it.īut you don’t have to be in a state of hypnosis to apply the principles of hypnotherapy-which may surprise you-to your weight loss strategy.
But on the whole, hypnosis is like a weight-loss enhancer, helping you to lose more weight and keep it off longer. You still have to put in the work of getting regular exercise and following a balanced diet. One of the keys to success is in seeing hypnosis as part of a comprehensive approach to weight loss. Indeed, hundreds of highly reputed American psychotherapists now offer hypnotherapy. While the scientific community isn’t yet behind weight-loss hypnosis due to a lack of reliable research on this particular technique, it’s safe to say that it can’t hurt your weight loss efforts. Hypnosis allows you to open yourself up to suggestions and zero in on behavioral changes-including those that can help you to lose weight. Hypnosis is a state of inner focus and concentration, wherein a hypnotherapist helps the patient achieve a trance-like state using repetition and guided imagery. And how can it possibly work for everyone? Maybe it seems like a waste of time or money. Though you may have witnessed the results yourself, you remain a skeptic. You probably have a friend who swears by hypnotherapy-whether to quit smoking, get better sleep, or lose weight.