Hello there is a hypnosis seminar coming in about a week to my home town. Has anyone ever tried Hypnosis? If so how did it work for you.. Just curious. thanks sharthejoy

I tried it many years ago for smoking and it didn't work. I understand it works great for some, not at all for others. If it's free or not much money give it a shot...it certainly is safe!

I tried it and it didn't work for me.

Thanks cindy and muffles.. I may give it a shot , I may not.. thanks for your replys. sharthejoy

I am not sure what the hypnotist does when hypnotizing a subject, but in the case of eating I would expect the success to be linked to what the hypnotist believed as far as diet. That is, if they thought that fat makes you fat, which we KNOW is wrong, and put their emphasis on that part of eating - failure would be expected. Now if they can somehow make you look at a loaf of bread and think "POISON ! " then it might work.

Good point Larry!! If you do go, ask that he be specific to YOUR plan!!

ahhhhhhhhh great thinking there. I was also told that i have a FEAR of losing weight.. I laugh at that one. I Want to lose FAT off my body.. I have NO FEAR of that.. anyway thanks for the replys.. sharthejoy

LOL Yea....well, if the "healthy" diet doesn't allow you to loose weight there HAS to be a reason, right?

Now that you have found the healthful way of eating you should do fine.

Yes .. i have to give it time to see .. thanks

I have not gone to the local hypnotist in my area but I have heard encouraging reports from people who have used hypnosis for help dieting. It would be nice if the hypnotist just said, 'Eat less' or 'Lose weight' and you did that without thinking about how you were doing it. AND you lost weight.
What the local hypnotist does is ask you about your 'trigger foods' and then he suggests things that make the idea of those foods repugnant to you.
Now, what would make me fail with something like this is: I would simply find new 'trigger foods'!
So, the understanding you have with the hypnotist about your diet is crucial. I would like to focus my energies on keeping track of my foods (I use Fitday) and I find it almost impossible to do that! So a hypnotist could be helpful there.
Or if he made 'sugar' equate to something dreadfully harmful. It would make it even easier to avoid it.
Hypnotism by itself is a valid treatment for many things (phobias, for example) but it is not magic!

Curious - has anyone has SUCCESS with hypnosis for ANYTHING? (smoking, diets, hobias, etc.)

I'd love to hear a success story!

Thank you mathmaniac and tom for the replys.. seminar is coming up on this thursday.. scratching temple as to weather or not i am heading that way.. lol.. sharthejoy

My aunt tried it and she lost 50lbs but gained it right back once she stopped seeing a hypnotist.

I meant phobias, not hobias, by the way!

Very intresting .. This is a one time seminar, but, if you need to go back at any time it is free after that.. For life.. But, since it is a one time thing i assume they move on to another town and state. so how would you be able to go to them again unless you go to another state.. Well it is tomorrow. and i have still not made up my mind yet.. that fear thing overriding i guess.. anyway thanks for all your replys.. sharthejoy