Lose weight through hypnosis!

To lose weight, you must learn to change their eating habits. And hypnosis may help you change behavior! Dr. Jean-Marc Benhaiem, hypnotherapist physician and head of training in medical hypnosis, reveals the secrets of a method which seems very effective. When the pendulum tilted the balance in the right direction ...

How hypnosis can practically do lose weight?

Dr Benhaiem: Through hypnosis, we can change behavior and the relationship with that person s diet. For example, if it considers the sweets as a reward, it can not do without it without feeling like a punishment. In order to lose weight, it will change this perception. Similarly, if a person is too sad vegetables, alcohol gay, or think we should eat a lot to show that we have health, you must change these attitudes.

 How do you practice during your meetings to change those bad habits?

Lose weight - HypnoseDr Benhaiem: First, several interviews to identify the patient s position in respect of hypnosis: In general, in two sessions, we can determine if it is sensitive to this approach. Because if everyone can benefit from hypnosis, some are not ready to change. For example, they do not have enough support around them, or think about their lifestyle too much. Then we start therapy in groups of 2 to 4 people, where everyone is involved and can discuss their problems. The hypnosis sessions begin next, then I repeat what was said during the suggestion.

What is the success rate of this method?

Dr Benhaiem: Change the feeding behavior is difficult. Especially when there is work to undermine permanent, he comes from advertising, parents, friends ... because we must fight against the pressure of society and family! Faced with these pressures, some resist cracking and others. Overall, 20% of people lose weight in a stable, 20% are influenced by their environment and operate more or less their habitues food. Others fail to change their behavior. But by comparison, this undermining is less important for tobacco, and is thus easier to stop smoking than to lose weight! On packets of sweets and cakes should indicate "risk of obesity and high cholesterol!

Besides the food, do you work on self-image?

Dr Benhaiem: We have patients obese, anorexic, bulimic ... so we often work on self-image. What I tell them is that they do not need to love their fat under the skin but they should love their bodies, and they should not punish him. They are asked to have an affection for their physical appearance, even if it means to expel the excess fat. Because we can not really change their behavior only if we first reconcile with itself.

You spoke of anorexia and bulimia. Hypnosis is effective against these eating disorders?

Dr Benhaiem: Anorexia and bulimia are disorders more difficult to treat because they involve issues of profound self-image, relationships with parents ... If the trouble and very recent, we can intervene with hypnosis . If the problem is settled for many years, and it threatens the life, comprehensive care, with possibly a hospital is essential.

In addition to weight problems, who is medical hypnosis?

Dr Benhaiem: Medical Hypnosis can handle many problems. Addiction to food, tobacco or alcohol. We can address chronic pain, migraine ... We also have depression, phobias ... We also treat children and even students who lack self-confidence before an exam. But every therapist has its policies and preferences, according to its formation.