Has any here tried Hypnotherapy

[jazzeaw]

Has any here tried Hypnotherapy for maybe weight loss? If so did it work - what did you think of it.

Thanks

 

[Keitht]

Not personally, but my father tried it for smoking (stopping that is). It made absolutely no difference to him.

 

[ricoba]

I was in a group once run by a psychologist that used hypnotherapy for weight loss. The Doc was a nice guy, but I can't say that the hypnotherapy did any good. It was kind of pricey and the results were pretty limited. Hope that helps.

 

[Luanne]

What I've heard is that you don't want to do anything to lose weight that you're not willing to do for the rest of your life. So.................

 

[ausman]

Yes, I did. Both my wife and I used it to stop smoking.

Was successful although at times we each had to use the reinforcment tape supplied as part of the treatment.

Apparently many behaviours can be modified. If I still played golf, I'd use it to improve my swing.

Seems I'm the only positive responder so far.

 

[Hawaiibarb]

I tried it for weight loss and it did help, but I agree that reinforcement is necessary. I would find myself refusing foods that I love (high calorie, of course) and it was all due to the ideas planted while I was hypnotized. I have the tapes, and use them for reinforcement. On the other hand, I think with the wrong therapist, it could be just a waste of time.

 

[vlariano]

I used it to stop smoking 13 years ago and it worked. I had to play a tape every night for a month as I was going to sleep, but the subconscious message worked for me.

I also used it with a hypnotherapist 20 years ago to "cure" my allergies and had amazing success. I was almost nonfunctional with all of the allergy medications that I was taking and to this day I only have mild reactions at times to certain cats. The treatment was over several months going 2 or 3 times a week. He would hypnotize me and I would answer questions going back in my life to try & see when they started and how they were reinforced by outside stimuli, or my own internal voice telling me I was allergic to grass, dogs, cats, food, etc. The only thing that it hasn't worked for that I tried is food. That seems to be a toughie for most people.

 

[Patri]

A friend tried it for weight loss with no results. Of should I say, the result was no weight loss.