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Self Hypnosis Diet

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Self Hypnosis Diet

Any diet is only as effective as the willingness of the person dieting to stick with the diet's requirements. Eating, in general, is such a complex combination of nutrition, pleasure, and other psychological factors, that the motivation to adopt and practice a particular eating regime may prove extremely difficult.  Often, the person is torn between conflicting motivations, simultaneously needing certain foods and eating habits for a sense of well-being, and yet acutely aware of the harm this form of eating can do to her self-esteem, health, career, and social life. All in all, succesful dieting may need the extra help provided by one of the most effective mental tools available, hypnosis.

The self hypnosis diet is based on two types of ideas, suggested to the dieter during the hypnosis. Firstly, once the person has carefully researched the diet to be followed, the specific diet requirements may be formed into suggestions and included in the self hypnosis. These ideas are crafted to reflect the precise needs of the diet, even mentioning certain foods and other particulars. A second type of self hypnosis diet idea to be suggested is motivational. Motivational ideas may consist of the most powerful reasons for the person to remain on the diet, to make the diet a success. These also may be worded precisely to suit the thinking of the person.

Naturally, all of this is predicated on the use of a custom self hypnosis that is created for the special use of the that particular individual. Self hypnosis is usually thought of as a person listening to an audio tape, mp3, or other mass-produced media, intended to induce a willingness to absorb suggestions centered around a specific topic such as weight loss, stop smoking, etc. Unfortunately, this kind of self hypnosis is generally prepared by someone who has never met the person being hypnotized, often presenting unwanted, even unpleasant imagery and suggestions. For example, if you sunburn easily, the last thing you want to hear about is a slow walk on a sunny beach. In this case, the "self" in self hypnosis simply means that you listen to it by yourself!

A true self hypnosis would necessarily be designed and created by the person who will ultimately use and benefit from it. Unlike the mass-produced self hypnosis, this self hypnosis is made for the exact purpose the person wishes, including the precise words and phrases that mean the most to that particular person. The true self hypnosis is thus crafted by the person to suit his or her own needs. The benefits derived could only be accomplished with such a personal, one-of-a-kind self hypnosis. In this case the "self" in self hypnosis really does mean that you are hypnotized by yourself!

RichardA. Blumenthal, MS, NCC
Inventor of
HypnoSoft Self Hypnosis Software
Creator of
Rational Suggestion Hypnotherapy