| Hypnosis is a word that describes a state of mind | | | | Biotechnology Information of the National |
| that allows new ideas, beliefs, and behaviors to be | | | | Institutes of Health as of December, 2004 there |
| accepted into a willing participant's mind without | | | | are more than 5,000 clinical research studies |
| critical or judgmental scrutiny. This lessens the | | | | having to do with hypnosis and its benefits |
| likelihood of rejection. So someone coming to see | | | | currently being conducted worldwide. Included in |
| me, or any experienced and well trained | | | | those studies is a study published in the |
| hypnotist, with a desire to lose weight will be | | | | International Journal of Obesity and Related |
| guided into this special experience where prior | | | | Metabolic Disorders in March of 1998 that |
| agreed upon suggestions will be presented for | | | | concluded that "the use of hypnotherapy, as an |
| acceptance. During this time changes in | | | | adjunct to dietary advice in producing weight loss, |
| perceptions will occur. Using emotions to trigger | | | | has produced a statistically significant result in |
| positive responses to the behaviors that produce | | | | favour of hypnotherapy." |
| weight loss will be installed. So that when the client | | | | What Should I Look For In A Hypnotist Assisted |
| eats the right kind of food in the right proportions | | | | Weight Loss Program? |
| they will feel powerful positive feelings. An | | | | Each hypnotist approaches their clients, and their |
| effective hypnotist will also use emotions to | | | | client's problems in their own unique way. The |
| trigger negative responses to the behaviors that | | | | more successful hypnotists require their clients to |
| have been keeping them fat or contributing to | | | | commit to making the changes and commit to a |
| their unhealthy problems. So that when they look | | | | series of sessions. It is quite clear that the best |
| at foods they want to avoid they will feel | | | | weight loss programs are designed around a |
| powerful negative feelings that keep them from | | | | support system, and an experienced and well |
| wanting to indulge in those unhealthy foods and/or | | | | trained hypnotist will view their work in the same |
| behaviors. | | | | way. The series of sessions act as a support |
| Study Results Show Hypnosis Is Effective | | | | system for weight loss clients as they build the |
| There have been many studies that have proven | | | | new behaviors and responses into their lifestyle. |
| that hypnosis is effective when used to help | | | | Habits-The Key To Your Success |
| people lose weight. One of those studies was | | | | You probably already know that habits are what |
| made by a couple of doctors who used hypnosis | | | | make our lives easier. Habits help us to do |
| successfully and did a review of other weight loss | | | | repetitive tasks without thinking, so we can focus |
| studies involving hypnosis. Their work can be | | | | on what really needs our attention during our |
| found in Chapter 11, Hypnosis in the Treatment of | | | | normal day to day existence. With any change in |
| Nutritional and Dietary Problems. Clinical Hypnosis: | | | | lifestyle we are looking to develop habits that |
| Principles and Applications by Harold B. Crasilneck, | | | | make it easy for us to maintain and continue this |
| Ph.D. and James A. Hall., M.D. | | | | lifestyle. So as we develop the habits of a healthy |
| According to the National Center for | | | | and fit person they become who we are. |