professional hypnotism

Help with Smoking, Weight. Stress, Anorexia, Fears, Fibro, Grief, IBS, Migraines, and more.         

Addiction Therapy     

There are many types of addiction, from drugs, to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia, to nail-biting, teeth grinding, and  sugar addiction in all its many forms. There are many ways to help the addict's mind finally to overcome its problems. One thing is always the same with hypnotism: you must  truly desire to get rid of the addiction for hypnosis to work. That's because "all hypnosis is self-hypnosis." Your true intention is the starting point. Hypnotism is not a magic bullet that can stop an addiction in its tracks. A hypnotist can never rescue unwilling addicts from themselves just by using hypnosis. As an addict you must always be deeply involved and willing to change. So, sending your spouse or teenager along to “get fixed” by the hypnotist just will not work.

Smoking 

Take smoking addiction: it’s a heavy-duty addiction, which is encouraged by people’s social habits and the tobacco industry’s aggressive advertising. To be successful in giving up the habit you must first have made a definite decision to quit smoking, and you have already reduced your intake of nicotine. When you approach the hypnotist, you have a true desire to quit smoking, backed up by positive action.  The hypnotist will help you move from the desire stage to the commitment stage. You will get help in re-programming your habits and responses, and will be sent away with a clear program to follow in the difficult first days  after quitting smoking.

Obesity 

Clients suffering obesity come for hypnotism to get help in shedding  those stubborn  pounds that won't go away. That can be fairly easy to fix, providing the client is willing to put in the hard work needed to conquer obesity. Much harder is the task  for those people seeking weight-loss, who are very many pounds heavier than nature intended. They often eat quite modestly and have been dieting more than half their life without success!  Moving up and down, and up and down on the scales, with  a weight-loss of just a few pounds that swiftly go back on, has  been a very frustrating experience. People with these and other eating disorders may often suffer from   a lack of self-esteem and also receive nasty criticism from people who do not feel sympathetic.  See also Eating Problems

Anorexia and Bulimia 

Anorexics and bulimics can benefit significantly from hypnosis, but the stress of suffering from anorexia or bulimia is powerful so the process may take time.  Persuading the subconscious that it’s safe to eat normally is not the point. Hypnotism  helps clients discover the deep reason why they are having so much trouble: what experiences, embedded in their  subconscious minds, may have turned them off normal eating and on to anorexia or bulimia. Such issues are complex in origin and may go back a very long way. When the fundamental  problem has been  resolved, the stress fades and the eating disorder usually goes away for ever on its own.  See also Eating Problems

Drug Addiction

Drug addiction is hard work for client and hypnotist alike, and usually takes a long time to resolve, but hypnosis can help. Some hypnotists are specially trained to help substance abusers. Like  the challenge of eating or smoking habits, addiction to narcotics  is partly habitual. But it is more. The  chemistry of the brain is seriously altered as people seek ever-increasing highs to satisfy their craving. Success comes for those who truly want to give up and who stay the course of specialized clinical hypnotism. 

Bad Habits 

Addiction comes in other forms: nail biting, teeth grinding, pulling out hair, and habitual lateness to work or school, are examples. Wherever there is personal stress caused by our own activity or by outside forces, resulting in our functioning badly, hypnotism can usually help.  Nothing we provide is "one-size-fits-all," and this therapy is never a cure-all. Professional hypnotists should know when to refer you to medical specialists for their assistance, but we invite you to check us out first to see what help with your problem.

Certified Chicago master hypnotist Peter Watson Jenkins works with clients wishing to benefit from therapy for non-substance abuse addictions, including anorexia nervosa, and bulimia.  If he cannot help you personally,  he will seek someone who can.  

 *  Email Peter: chicagohypnotist@yahoo.com

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