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I also want to mention that there is a way to do this without hypnosis, and that would be through a 12-Step programme itself. I'm not saying that is for you, just writing this for anyone who is reading and looking for help. While a programme like OA continues to be effective through a lifetime of working on the steps, it is free and therefore offers an alternative to the cost of hypnotherapy. In terms of OA, I recommend meetings that use the Big Book since the original method of working the steps is the way that most people have truly recovered. Hypnotherapy is a shortcut but it is not the only way.

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Thank you for sharing about your experiences with meditation and hypnosis, chup. I'm sorry to hear that you've had a hard time with this but I believe there will be a solution for you. To answer your question, hypnosis for weight loss works for most people unless there is an underlying medical condition or if a secondary gain is not being addressed. As you know from having worked with more than one hypnotherapist, there are different techniques depending on the methodology that a therapist utilises. The techniques that are chosen and the way they are administered depends on client intake, including triggers, secondary gain, and suggestibility. Secondary gain is not always relevant but in some cases a behaviour continues because we get benefits from them, or unconsciously perceive them as necessary for survival. It is also important that a therapist checks to make sure you are in an unconscious state prior to giving hypnosis so the suggestions will be locked into your unconscious mind and therefore will become automatic and more lasting. If there is not sufficient testing to make sure the critical mind has been bypassed, it is possible that a client is still in a conscious state which means suggestions for new behaviours could be resisted and will only last as long as an affirmation or meditation. It's not on you as the client to do the work. All you need is to truly want to change and most of the time when someone gets a hypnosis session they are ready for change. There are many techniques for weight loss, including automated replacement therapy and more. I've developed a combination over the years which includes Ericksonian and Kappasinian approaches in addition to techniques I learned from studying other therapists such as Richard Bandler and Paul McKenna. Another technique I've integrated into weight loss sessions is an adaptation of what I've learned from years of studying various 12-Step programmes, including OA. 12-Step tools address spiritual recovery from behaviours and further reinforces a more lasting form of internal support. Please let me know if you have any follow-up questions and I'd be happy to help.

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