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Hypnosis, because of spooky movies, the very word conjures up the image of a beady-eyed hypnotist swinging an old watch and droning, "You are getting sleepy."

Use any Internet search engine and you will find millions of pages devoted to the topic. Unfortunately, many websites that sell recorded self-hypnosis programs make wild, unsubstantiated claims. I've been in the business since 1978. So I think that I'm more than equipped to set the record straight on weight loss hypnosis.

First of all, hypnotism is a tool, just like a scalpel is a tool. Just as all of the various surgeons have diversified skill levels in the use of a scalpel, different hypnotherapists have varying skill levels in the use of hypnotism. And to complicate the matter, there are many different forms and types of hypnotism.

Listen to a few of the ridiculous claims about weight loss hypnosis that I've read on the Internet, along with the truth of the matter:

"Hypnotism will speed up your metabolism." The truth is that hypnotism won't directly speed up your metabolism. But it can be very useful at helping to re-program your subconscious mind with increased motivation to exercise. And exercise can greatly speed up your metabolism. Similarly, hypnotism to speed up the metabolism for quick weight loss can be effected by programming the subconscious mind to motivate the intake of increased amounts of protein, because that intake will step up the metabolism.

"Hypnotism will make you lose some weight." This is false. But hypnotism can be used to help clean out your appetite, so that you eat less. And eating less can help you to lose some weight. The average person's appetite and cravings for food and compulsion to eat are triggered by two unconscious programs:

A. When you combine eating with any other behavior, the other behavior will trigger cravings for food and a strong desire to eat. This is called a conditioned response. For example, if you eat as you watch TV, you will automatically get an urge to eat each time you sit down to watch TV.

B. When you feel tense, you feel a strong urge to put something into your mouth for relaxation and pleasure. This is because of programming that you received as an infant. When you got difficult, your mother put a bottle in your mouth. You got distracted, relaxed, and probably fell asleep. Now when you get cranky (anxious or tense), you feel compelled to put something into your mouth for relaxation and pleasure.

C. There is a third unconscious program that is present for some people. It's called emotional eating. Emotional eating takes place when someone is motivated to make him or herself fat, because by being fat they will protect themselves in some way. For example, if someone gets their heart broken in a relationship, their subconscious mind might motivate them into a behavior that would prevent them from getting their heart broken again. Example: They are motivated to gain weight to keep them out of another relationship, because that will eliminate the possibility of another broken heart.

So just how can weight loss self-hypnosis get rid of the above mentioned problems? Click here to read the conclusion of this weight loss hypnosis article.

I have written several articles on this complex topic that available on my website. These articles outline some powerful and effective ways to use hypnotherapy for compulsive eating.

Alan B. Densky, CH is the developer of the Neuro-VISION Weight Loss Video Hypnosis Technology, which was granted a US Patent. He also offers NLP and Ericksonian Hypnosis CDs for appetite suppression. Visit the Neuro-VISION Weight Loss Hypnosis website and download a FREE Hypnotic Power Relaxation Program, or subscribe to one or more of the world-class hypnosis newsletters.