When you are feeling tired, drained and fraught, it is easy to grab for comfort foods for a fleeting boost. Unfortunately, many of us are always living with feelings of discomfort and aggravation that lead to general overeating. Stress related eating leads to weight gain, guilty feelings and poor self-esteem. Bad feelings feed the axiety animal and worsen the cycle of overeating. Unless you take action to control how you react to axiety, you are likely to suffer from obesity, diabetes, hypertension or a heart attack.
Many of us walk into the home after work to face a bustling household, when we really need a few minutes of peace. Instead of taking time out for ourselves, guilt makes us to believe we should put our families first and we grab for the junk food. Many people do not recognize that axiety is causing the afternoon craving.
Eating does work to relieve axiety temporarily. The chemicals and energy in food change your mood, but the change does not last long. Once the emotional benefit 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 too inconsistent to overcome this type of problem, resulting in more negative 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 brain is controlled and influenced by the hypnotizer. This is an erroneous view. A hypnotized state is actually a state of being completely conscious and alert, but the body is relaxed. It is used to aid people with many disorders like compulsive disorders.
What Happens in a Hypnotherapy Session?
In your first meeting, the hypnotist will have you either sit in a comfortable chair or have you lie down. He will then talk you down into a state of relaxation, often with the aid of relaxing music. He may ask you to focus 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 conscious and alert throughout the process and will retain total memory of the experience afterwards.
How it Works
Through repeated sessions, you will become more adept at acquiring 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 axiety 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, influencing you to make choices instead of instantly reacting to the problems you are presented with in life.
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