What is an eating disorder?
An eating disorder is characterised by irregular eating habits and severe concern over body image. The signs and symptoms can be varied:
• Switching between periods of overeating and fasting
• Constant weight fluctuations
• Continued fixation with food, recipes, or cooking; the individual may cook intricate meals for others but refrain from partaking
• Depression or lethargic stage
• Avoidance of social functions, family, and friends. May become isolated and withdrawn
• Engaging in ritualistic eating patterns, such as eating alone, hiding food and/or cutting food into tiny pieces.
The most common forms of eating disorders affect both males and females. They include Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder. Eating disorders can develop at any stage of life but are more prominent during the teen years or young adulthood. Statistics show that the issue is growing among males.
Anorexia can have damaging health effects which spans multi-organ failure, heart difficulties, brain damage, and infertility. The risk of death is highest in individuals with this disease.
Eating disorders are very serious mental health issues impacting many in Hong Kong. These eating disorders can have a variety of factors. Hypnosis can influence the psychological factors that bring about these disorders. Hypnotherapy for eating disorders can help develop coping skills, as well as a more effective communication style.
Hypnosis for overeating?
Do You Eat When You Feel Bad?
If you are reading this page you are one step ahead from most people who would focus on hypnosis for weight loss and ignore the fact that they are using food to feel good. In fact they are using food as a way to distract themselves from an emotion they dislike. Slimming hypnosis is much more than a way to let go of excess weight; it can become, for many, a great way to let go of some baggage.
How can hypnotherapy for overeating be more effective?
Hypnosis deals with the underlying emotions that are fuelling the urge to eat. Once we remove the old and useless internal programming (such as lack of self-esteem), the perspective can shift The result of hypnotherapy for overeating is a more peaceful state of mind when it does not even occur to you to eat too much. You can feel more grounded and normally satiated.
Hypnosis for undereating
An anorexic person will see herself overweight and will limit her food intake, even though she is clearly underweight. Typical reasons for anorexia are negative body image and poor self-esteem. Hypnosis for eating disorders can provide great relief and bring a fresh perspective on what caused the insecurity.
Our hypnosis for eating disorders bespoke program
We go to the root of the problem and help you come to grips with the emotions that were responsible for the eating disorders. Whether you eat too much or too little, hypnotherapy for eating disorders can help you find more balance in your life. Whether you are looking to use hypnosis to stop eating too much or to start eating healthily, we can help. Contact us now.
This program should not be construed as a replacement for a medical treatment. You should consult a medical professional.