Food represents different things to different people and disordered eating habits reflect the negative association when used as a coping method. Healthy weight management with hypnotherapy in Brighton at the Conway Practice provides support to lose weight with a holistic approach by exploring all the underlying issues.* If you have followed diet plans in the past and failed to achieve and maintain your target weight, you may well have found that this has resulted in a constant cycle of food restriction and immediately afterwards, periods of dysfunctional eating. This frequently leads to feelings of guilt and low self-esteem which can also mean there is even greater weight-gain in the long term when food is continually used as a form of comfort.
Therapeutic intervention with hypnosis will help you to recognise the difference between your physical nutritional needs and emotional hunger cues which trigger the subconscious hand-to-mouth habit.* If early influences have led you to believe you should finish everything on your plate even when you are full, intuitive eating will enable you to tune into your subconscious cues and to appreciate when your body is satisfied. During the hypnotherapy sessions with Jonathan Conway, the origin of any controlling behaviour related to your eating habits will be addressed and new coping methods established.*
Mindless or compulsive eating is prompted without any conscious awareness of how much you are consuming during periods of stress or when the mind is distracted with other activities, such as scrolling through your phone or watching a movie. You may also find yourself snacking compulsively during social gatherings in order to cope with anxiety or boredom while socialising, to avoid interacting with others.
The association with food and comfort in many cases can be traced back to the security of childhood with a non-conscious recollection of food given as a reward or a soothing remedy. By introducing positive coping strategies and calming methods during hypnotherapy, the emotional reliance on food can be replaced with a healthy eating routine to achieve your weight-loss goal.*
Hypnotherapy sessions with Jonathan can take place during face-to-face appointments at The Conway Practice in Brighton or remotely by Skype, Zoom or telephone if this is more convenient.
To make an appointment call today on 07956 855 027
