The Amazing Powers of Self Hypnosis
Copyright © Steve G. Jones, Clinical
Hypnotherapist
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I want to share
a success story about hypnosis for weight loss. There are so many, but this one
stands out in my mind and touches my heart. I was working in the summer of 2004
with a young lady named Jen. She was 19 at the time and was scheduled to undergo
gastric bypass surgery. This surgery is very drastic and involved stapling the
stomach so that the person can no longer eat large meals. She also already had
liposuction but regained all of her weight. Her father had died and all her
mother wanted was for Jen to be happy.
As they both sat in my office in
tears, Jen told me that this was her last attempt to lose weight before killing
herself. After her mom left the room, we began the hypnosis session. While in a
trance, Jen remembered being abused by her father. It was traumatic for her to
recall this, but helpful at the same time. Jen also revealed that she had "built
up a protective layer" with the excess weight. She explained while under
hypnosis that the weight repelled men and kept her "safe."
After Jen was
out of hypnosis, I invited her mom back into the office. The three of us
discussed this unfortunate event. Her mom said that she had suspected that it
happened, but never had proof until now. Jen returned the next week and we began
working on re-building her self-esteem using hypnosis. This is very easy to do
with hypnosis since the messages go directly to the subconscious mind. If you
want to do this yourself, just make a tape with positive suggestions that you
play in bed each night as you go to sleep.
In the four weeks that
followed, I was able to reframe the way she felt about eating right, exercising,
and taking care of herself in general. After only six sessions, I told Jen that
I had done all the work we needed to do.
Last week, Jen sent me an
e-mail with a picture. You see, I had programmed her to continue to eat right,
exercise, and take care of herself. Well, the picture she sent looked like a
model! Jen had gone from 325 lbs. to 115 lbs! The e-mail was even more
inspirational. Here’s what she wrote:
Dear Steve,
It has been a
year since our last session. The pounds have been consistently dropping. I eat
differently and don’t even try to. I exercise three times a week and love it.
Most importantly, my view of life is completely different now. I went from being
overweight and suicidal to being thin, sexy, beautiful and totally confident. My
mom is happier than ever and so is my husband. That’s right! I am married. He’s
6’4", an architect, and wants kids. I feel like I’m living the life of my
dreams. Hypnosis is amazing. You taught me that I could do ANYTHING that I
BELIEVE I can do. You are right. Feel free to share this letter with others. I
want the world to know about the power of hypnosis and the power of the human
mind!
With much love and respect,
Jen
In my line of work
I get to see this happen often. Jen is one of the many people who decided to
make a powerful change in her life. Hypnosis helped, but the change was really
due to her commitment to herself. I hope that the sharing of Jen’s journey will
inspire you to create whatever powerful change you desire in your life. There
are no obstacles, except the ones YOU create in your mind. Remove those
obstacles, and you will easily live the life of YOUR
dreams.
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Steve
G. Jones is a board certified Clinical Hypnotherapist. He is a member of the
National Guild of Hypnotists, American Board of Hypnotherapy, president of the
American Alliance of Hypnotists, on the board of directors of the Los Angeles
chapter of the American Lung Association, and director of the California state
registered Steve G. Jones School of Hypnotherapy. Learn more about his products
by visiting: For more information please click HERE.
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