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! =)