the buzz on hypnotherapy

I actually first heard about it from gossip magazines (not very trustworthy, i know) where the story claimed that a few celebrities were using it for healthy weight loss purposes. As a female, i became naturally drawn to the article.

Then i started researching a little bit on it and realized that the hypnotherapy trend is growing with time. I even found out that hypnotherapy is actually included in my health insurance. yeay! Apparently, there are plenty of clinics in Sydney that offer hypnotherapy and i was quite amazed when i read about its various functions.

It can allegedly help you in:
-weight loss/ weight maintanance
-insomnia
-anxiety
-stress
-quitting smoking
-study better (improve your concentration and motivation)
-eating disorders (bullimia, anorexia, binge eating)
-phobias
-healing

and the results are permanent too! There are countless testimonials on an array of websites . There's always the doubt that hypnotherapy sessions are rip-offs and you only feel the effects after A LOT of sessions. But i found one clinic which said it usually only takes 2-3 sessions to work. A patient can feel the differene in a single session.

It said that, however, patients should WANT and should come up with REAL reasons as to why, for example, you want to quit smoking. It can't be because your wife is nagging at you. It can be reasons such as you feel guilty when you smoke, you actually hate yourself for being dependent on it so much, an so on. The therapist will help you instill your reasons in you when you are in your subconcious state and motivation boost is therefore guaranteed.

It's also not that scary, because you will be awake throughout the whole session and half-alert, so the therapist cannot make you do something that is not out of your will, such as dance topless. I've heard stories where people who have been smoking a pack a day for 14 years suddenly quit, because they now feel 'cigarettes are disgusting.' And people will anorexia suddenly snap and become healthy, eating healty meals at a regular basis instead and working out.

Being the curious kid that i am, i've decided that i'm actually gonna try hypnotherapy. soon! =)

blogging snogging

public displays of affection are spontaneous, and undoubtedly sweet. but when too much is just too much and you become compelled to say "Get a room!"

I've personally witnessed quite a range of public snogging episodes all across the globe.

But nothing beats this one. It was in Singapore and being an Asian country, the durian fruit is quite a popular choice amongst all age groups. Now, we all know durian is partly banned in Australia and that's because it smells pungent and can become pretty repulsive to those who aren't used to it. But to durian lovers, the fruit's a slice of heaven due to its extremely smooth, creamy and sweet texture. So there was a couple enjoying fresh durian being sold at a roadside stall. They were visibly indulging the rich-tasting fruit when mid-way, they spontaneously decided to snog each others' faces off. Nothing unusual, you say. But the thing is, a normal person would actually brush their teeth after eating a durian because the strong aroma gets stuck in your mouth for a rather long time (think cigarettes, but worse). Just imagine having a thick, creamy, sweet thing all over your mouth with a super stench, being warmed by your saliva. So basically, they were mixing that in their mouths. How romantic..

Then there are those who reckon prolonged pash sessions in a parked car on GEORGE STREET with untinted windows are private. My friend and I were waiting for another person in front of a shop when we spotted the lovebirds. At the start, we thought it was perfectly normal and cool. 3 minutes went on, they were still pashing, rotating their heads to certain angles very frequently. We became quite amused and were happy to be an audience to their 'private' make-out session. So amused that we began playing guessing games. 'OH LOOK, she has a present on her lap! Maybe it's her birthday or their anniversary or something..' They were still snogging. 5 minutes later, we had ran out of assumptions and decided that it would be more fun if we just stayed and looked at them. We were quite amazed by the fact that they didn't pause in the least to, well, just pause. How very full-on. When our friend came, we informed her of the entertaining spectacle and walked away, while the passionate lovebirds were STILL snogging away...