Use Hypnosis for Overeating to Overcome Disordered Eating

Disordered eating attitudes and body dissatisfaction are common in Hong Kong. While Chinese adolescent females are at the highest risk, anyone can struggle with disordered eating or overeating. The risk of disordered eating is higher in those who are impulsive, dissatisfied with their bodies, and tend to have perfectionist tendencies.

A history of adverse life experiences can also affect a tendency to develop unhealthy attitudes towards food. While disordered eating is associated with eating disorders, the terms are not synonymous.

Disordered eating patterns ultimately stem from an unhealthy relationship with food. If you are struggling with overeating or other disordered eating habits, hypnotherapy for eating disorders can help.

Healthy vs. Unhealthy Food Relationships

What does it mean to have a good relationship with food? Eating is essential for life, but many people struggle with food choices. They may have a negative attitude about food or use food to deal with negative emotions or situations, much like others may use drugs or other substances. Hypnotherapy for overeating can help you untangle the unhealthy habits you have developed surrounding food and develop a more positive relationship.

Signs that you may have a negative relationship with food include:

• Guilt about eating
• Labeling certain foods as “good” or “bad”
• Restricting or avoiding entire food groups
• Creating rules for foods or eating habits
• Using apps or calorie counters to manage your food intake
• Ignoring your body’s cues
• Feeling uncomfortable eating in social settings
• Binging or restricting food
• Feeling guilt, shame, or stress surrounding food

Our relationship with food develops early in life. Our caregivers feed us when we are hungry and nurture us when we are not. However, food in human society serves a greater purpose than mere fuel. Humans use mealtimes as a time to gather, socialize, communicate, and share traditions. We share, celebrate, and appreciate the time together.

With hypnosis to stop eating too much, you can appreciate food not just as fuel but for all its roles in your life. You can eat the foods you enjoy without guilt, and you respect your body’s natural hunger cues. No foods are “bad” or “good,” and you enjoy all foods in moderation. You choose foods that make you feel strong and healthy without focusing excessively on calories, and you do not define yourself or your body by your food choices.

Hypnotherapy for Eating Disorders to Overcome Unhealthy Food Habits

Your unhealthy food habits do not need to define you. Whether you stress eat or turn to food for comfort, you are using food as a coping mechanism. This can lead to negative repercussions for your physical and emotional health, including overeating, weight gain, and a negative self-image. Willpower alone is not enough to overcome unhealthy food habits because they are deeply embedded in your subconscious mind. To transform your relationship with food, you need hypnosis to stop eating. Hypnotherapy for eating disorders can tap directly into your subconscious where these habits reside.

Your subconscious contains vast amounts of information, much like a database for your mind. It gives your brain a framework from which to operate and saves you time and energy when making decisions. That is why when you sit down to do homework, you unthinkingly reach for a snack. When you walk into a dark hallway, you switch on the light. Your subconscious mind takes over the job of thinking to streamline your life. When it comes to unhealthy food habits, these automatic habits might actually be making your life harder.

Hypnotherapy for overeating helps by accessing the subconscious mind. When you use hypnosis for overeating, you can speak directly to the subconscious mind, gently encouraging it to release those unhealthy habits and teaching it new ways to think and support you. For example, instead of reaching for high-calorie treats when you feel stressed, you will instead want to go for an energizing jog or call a friend.

Renewed Edge Hypnotherapy & Counselling Centre, your Wellness Partner

A powerful tool for combating stress, anxiety, depression, and other struggles, hypnosis to stop eating can help you combat food addiction, overeating, compulsive eating, stress eating, and disordered eating, too. With hypnosis for overeating on your side, you can become more mindful when you eat, develop a more positive attitude, and overcome negative mindsets. You can even lose extra weight with a different sets of tools under slimming hypnosis.

Visit Renewed Edge today to learn more about hypnotherapy for overeating or to schedule a consultation with our certified hypnotherapist.