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Self-Hypnosis For Appetite Suppression Explained |
Written by Alan B. Densky, CH
Friday, 06 April 2007
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Scientific research at Tufts-New England Medical Center has provided irrefutable evidence that all of the popular diets are effective if you can stick to them. Atkins - low carb; The Zone - low glycemic index; Ornish - low fat; Weight Watchers - low calorie. But researchers have also proven that almost no one can stick to any diet because of his or her appetite. So to be successful with a diet, hypnosis for appetite control can be very effective. The Dictionary defines "Appetite" as: "The desire for gratification of some want, craving, or passion." So "appetite" is eating and drinking for relaxation and pleasure. It's a mistake to confuse hunger with appetite. Hunger is defined as "The body's call for nourishment." In other words, when the body needs energy, that's when you feel genuine hunger. By that description, it is impossible for anyone to actually be hungry if they are overweight. However, it is possible for you to have feelings that you interpret as "hunger." And the stomach contracting in expectation of being fed causes those feelings. When you were a tot and you got cranky, your mother would put a pacifier into your mouth to distract you from that upset. You would get distracted, become calm and often fall asleep. That sequence was repeated thousands of times so that your unconscious mind was programmed: When something goes into your mouth, you get relaxation and pleasure from it. Now that you are mature, if you feel upset, you crave something in your mouth for relaxation and pleasure - food! People Also Get Cravings and Urges Because Of Conditioning. When you connect consuming food with any other behavior, the other action will trigger cravings for food and a strong compulsion to eat. This is called a conditioned response. For example: If you eat when you watch TV, you will get an urge to eat every time you sit down and watch TV. What About Compulsive Overeaters Who Eat Because Of Emotional Reasons? A compulsion is defined as an "irresistible impulse." One of the presuppositions of NLP is: All behaviors are driven by a positive intention. In other words, our unconscious mind will only motivate us into behaviors that benefit or protect us in some way. In NLP terms, we say that being fat is a behavior when it provides a positive outcome or intention. I'm willing to bet that you're wondering what the positive outcomes of being fat are. The list of possible positive outcomes is as long as the list of people who have an appetite that is out of control. But I'll give you a classic example: A person gets their heart broken in a relationship. So to protect the self from getting the heart broken again, the unconscious motivates the self to become fat to keep the self out of relationships and prevent another broken heart. A big secret to eliminating your appetite is called an NLP six-step reframe. With an NLP six-step weight loss reframe, we respect the fact that the unconscious is pushing us to consume food for relaxation and pleasure. And if we are eating compulsively because being fat is protecting us, we respect that also. In an NLP reframe we negotiate with our unconscious. In the case of eating for relaxation and pleasure, we ask our subconscious mind to assume the responsibility for making us substitute alternate behaviors. The new behaviors must be as effective and available at providing the same relaxation and pleasure. But they must also be more acceptable to us on a conscious level. When the subconscious is motivating us into alternate behaviors that provide the relaxation and pleasure that we require - we lose our appetite on this score. If you are an emotional overeater we do an additional reframe. We ask your subconscious to accept the responsibility for finding and substituting new behaviors in place of being fat. These new behaviors must be as effective and available at providing the same benefits. But they must be activities that are more consciously acceptable to you. When your unconscious mind is motivating you into alternate behaviors that provide the same benefits that you require, you lose the urges to overeat. As far as feeling cravings because of conditioning (conditioned responses), we utilize various hypnotic and NLP techniques that erase those conditioned responses. That breaks the connection between the behaviors, and eliminates the cravings and urges. Once your appetite has been eliminated and all compulsions to overeat have been overcome, you can stick to any diet of your choosing indefinitely so that it becomes a permanent lifestyle change. Compulsive eating and appetite suppression is a very complex topic. I can only touch on the surface of it in this article. You can locate several additional articles on this topic in the hypnosis article library located on my website. Article Source: http://www.ArticleBlast.com |
About The Author:
Alan B. Densky, CH opened his practice since 1978. He specializes in the use of NLP & Ericksonian hypnosis for weight loss, and Video appetite control hypnosis. He also provides a broad range of NLP & hypnosis CD's & DVD's for a broad range of other topics and can be reached through his Neuro-VISION Video Hypnosis website.
Alan B. Densky, CH opened his practice since 1978. He specializes in the use of NLP & Ericksonian hypnosis for weight loss, and Video appetite control hypnosis. He also provides a broad range of NLP & hypnosis CD's & DVD's for a broad range of other topics and can be reached through his Neuro-VISION Video Hypnosis website.| Comments On This Article: |
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