Weight Loss Using Hypnosis

Weight loss using hypnosis depends on three factors to be even remotely successful. These factors are a belief it can work, a desire for change and the expectancy that change will happen. Anyone is capable of being hypnotized if they are willing to be open to suggestion.

Often people are worried about being put into a hypnotic state. They may worry about being left in a hypnotic state if the hypnotist may leave for some reason. However, people do not remain in a hypnotic trance for extended periods of time. With or without help of a hypnotist, individuals gradually, or suddenly wake up to a conscious state.

There are negative behaviors that we do that we wish we did not do. Like wise there are positive behaviors we do not do that we wish we did do. Our desires to do or not do a particular behavior or group of behaviors is made at a conscious thought level. Many of our behaviors are created and motivated at a subconscious level. The subconscious level is significantly more alert in the hypnotic trance than in a conscious state.

To understand hypnosis it is helpful to recognize four different levels of brain activity. When an individual is completely conscious they are at a Beta level. Two more relaxed states are used in hypnosis and they are called Theta and Alpha levels. Finally when an individual is in a deep sleep, a state of unconsciousness, it is called the Delta level of brain activity. Alpha brain activity can be described as day dreaming and Theta activity occurs in a dream state.

The subconscious mind operates most effectively in Alpha and Theta states of brain activity. The subconscious mind recognizes behavior patterns as they are repeated. As behavior patterns are repeated the subconscious mind stores and reinforces those behaviors. It is important to note that the subconscious mind does not distinguish habits as good or bad.

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