When you are feeling tired, run down and tense, it is easy to reach for comfort foods for a fleeting boost. Unfortunately, many of us are often living with feelings of discomfort and aggravation that lead to frequent overeating. Stress related eating leads to weight gain, guilty feelings and poor self-esteem. Negative feelings feed the stress beast and worsen the cycle of overeating. Unless you act to control how you react to stress, 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 moments of rest. Instead of taking time out for ourselves, guilt tempts us to believe we should put our families first and we reach for the junk food. Many people do not recognize that stress is causing the afternoon craving.
Eating does help to relieve stress temporarily. The chemicals and energy in food change your mood, but the respite does not last long. Once the emotional boost 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 insufficient to overcome this type of disorder, 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 consciousness is controlled and influenced by the hypnotizer. This is an erroneous view. A hypnotized state is only a state of being completely conscious and alert, but the body is relaxed. It is used to aid people with many issues like controlling birthing pain.
What Happens in a Hypnotherapy Session?
In your first appointment, the hypnotist will have you either rest 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 guide you through a series of mental exercises that will assist you to become deeply relaxed. You will be fully conscious and alert throughout the process and will retain full 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 help 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 stress when it arises.
Not Just for Overeating
Stress related eating hypnotherapy has other benefits as well. Because you learn to control your feelings, you will have a greater sense of self and gain confidence. Your new self-esteem will help you in other areas of life as well, showing you how to make choices instead of instantly reacting to the stressors you are presented with in life.
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