When you are feeling run down, tired and tense, it is easy to reach for comfort foods for a fleeting boost. Unfortunately, many of us are often living with emotions of discomfort and agitation that lead to common overeating. Stress related eating leads to weight gain, guilty feelings and poor self-esteem. Doubting feelings feed the nervousness beast and worsen the cycle of overeating. Unless you take action to control how you react to nervousness, you are likely to suffer from obesity, diabetes, hypertension or a heart attack.
Many of us walk into the living room after work to face a bustling household, when we really need a few minutes of peace. Instead of taking time out for ourselves, guilt tempts us to believe we should put our families first and we reach for the chips. Many people do not recognize that nervousness is causing the afternoon craving.
Eating does work to relieve nervousness temporarily. The chemicals and energy in food affect your mood, but the relief does not last long. Once the emotional help fades, we feel guilty for eating foods we know are bad for us.
Recognizing the Problem
Once you recognize that you have problems with emotional eating, you will begin looking for stress related eating management techniques. Willpower is the first solution many people try. Unfortunately, willpower is not enough to overcome this type of problem, resulting in more axious feelings and overeating. You can learn to control this disorder through stress related eating hypnotherapy.
What is Hypnotherapy?
Many people think of hypnotism as a deep sleep state where your mind is controlled and influenced by the hypnotizer. This is an incorrect view. A hypnotized state is actually a state of being completely awake and alert, but the body is relaxed. It is used to help people with many issues like compulsive disorders.
What Happens in a Hypnotherapy Session?
In your first session, the hypnotist will have you either rest in a comfortable chair or have you lie down. He will then help you into a state of relaxation, often with the aid of melodic music. He may ask you to concentrate on a focal point. The hypnotist will lead you through a series of mental exercises that will aid you to become deeply relaxed. You will be fully awake and alert throughout the process and will retain complete memory of the experience afterwards.
How it Works
Through more sessions, you will become more adept at finding the state of complete relaxation. Over time, the therapist will guide you to the realization that your mind can control how you feel. You will learn that you have a choice of how you respond to nervousness when it arises.
Not Just for Overeating
Stress related eating hypnotherapy has other benefits as well. Because you learn to control your emotions, you will have a greater sense of self and gain confidence. Your new emotional strength will help you in other areas of life as well, showing you how to make up your own mind instead of instantly reacting to the problems you are presented with in life.
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