Has anyone tried hypnotism

Good idea but I would guess it all depends on if you are susceptible to hypnosis as not everyone is. The only way to find out is to try!

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In your case hypnotism may not be necessary,
You could try self hypnosis, yet the only magic you need is "Motivation"
I have not met anyone that has claimed hypnotism has worked regarding diet control.
If you do go down this road please make sure you use a professional hypnotherapist and please keep us up to date on the results.

I downloaded Paul mckennas audiobook last year... I think it's called "I will make you thin". I listened to it religiously for nights on end. Was really into the idea that it would work.
The only pounds I lost were the £8 I paid to buy it.


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luceeloo said:

I downloaded Paul mckennas audiobook last year... I think it's called "I will make you thin". I listened to it religiously for nights on end. Was really into the idea that it would work.
The only pounds I lost were the £8 I paid to buy it.

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I bought a copy of this book off Amazon last year and actually thought it was a good read, it offered easy to understand examples of why people mostly overeat and offers several techniques that can be employed to change how we feel about ourselves and our relationship with food.

The book comes with a CD with relaxation techniques which I never bothered listening to TBH and I only paid a couple of quid for a 2nd hand copy but even at the asking price I think it would have been worthwhile, its not a magic bullet and it doesnt offer instant results but it does contain some very interesting information and techniques that I have found very useful.

Will it make you thin?

It might, but its probably doubtful or I wouldnt have found a second hand copy on Amazon would I?, To work it would require the reader to follow the techniques to the letter and keep following them to the letter just like every other diet plan or idea. Better to see it as one more useful resource to draw information from, another tool in your tool box, no one technique is going to do everything for everybody, for the best results IMHO we need to select bits of knowledge from as wide a reference base as is possible and I look on this book as being just one more useful piece of the jigsaw.

Would I pay for hypnotherapy? Probably not but I wouldnt rule it out if I thought I could get something from it, I am lucky in that I have found a way that works well for me for weight loss, weight maintenance and bg level control and am happy with the lifestyle I have developed but it didnt come overnight and it didnt all come from the same source, rather I took what I felt were the best bits from a whole range of books, ideas and recommendations and thats what I would recommend for others. There are always lots of ways to do anything the trick is to find the way that works best for you.

primmers said:

I think the problem is just the realisation that I will never be able to join in the ordinary social interactions that centre around food on the same basis as my family and colleagues and it's making me sad and resentful. My job involves a weekly team meeting, someone always brings in a home made cake, everyone but me has a slice and chatters away about how lovely it is. I feel left out. I can't ask them not to do it because what they're doing is so normal and isn't harming them -not as though there's such a thing as passive carb ingestion.
I am a diabetic, will always be a diabetic and need to face up to the fact that I won't be able to do normal things like have a piece of cake at a team meeting. I just thought hypnotism might make me not want the cake and therefore reduce the sense of exclusion and isolation...

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You could join in the team meeting nosh. Take some cream and berries and offer it to others to add to their cake. Then have a big portion yourself. That's what I have at family birthday teas now.

Last week I was a family do and there was a big carby buffet. My mum got me a punnet of M&S Greek salad to eat instead and it was delicious and low carb.

My personal experience of hypnotherapy:
smoking cessation - successful
anxiety - made it worse

Am I missing something here? Being a diabetic doesn't mean you have to do without, you just have to make sure it's controlled. Why can't you have some cake and bolus however much is in it?

As for hypnotherapy. A good professional hypnotherapist or NLP Practitioner would be able to help you. I've saw it work on people who have phobias with snakes, spiders, enclosed spaces and just sitting in public spaces. But like anything you have to do your homework before making a choice.

Paul McKenna's book is good but the person reading it does not know how to use it properly. Things like tone of voice, pauses, change of volume and use of language are fundamental in things like hypnosis and NLP having the desired effect. They are very complex things that have to be done in the correct environment.

Good luck!


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The last paragraph of Jordano's reply is important.
Tone of voice, expression and body language are vitally important and may be obstacles to benefiting fully from, say, hypnosis from a book.

But the difficulties between written words and speech are everywhere and not always taken account of when using internet communication such as this Forum.

For instance, the OP here is marked as being Type 2 and therefore won't be able to compensate via bolus.
Many disputes arise here because people join discussions without fully reading what's gone before.

Sometimes a thread from a year or so ago is revived and people reply as if it were new, causing confusion.

Unfortunately it takes time to fully take in what's being said (written!). Time which, in our haste to offer support and help, we don't always have.
Jane.

Paul McKenna's books usually come with a CD so you can hear the tone of his voice, pauses etc They are not personalised obviously, but better than just reading a book.

Jordano1 said:

Am I missing something here? Being a diabetic doesn't mean you have to do without, you just have to make sure it's controlled. Why can't you have some cake and bolus however much is in it?

As for hypnotherapy. A good professional hypnotherapist or NLP Practitioner would be able to help you. I've saw it work on people who have phobias with snakes, spiders, enclosed spaces and just sitting in public spaces. But like anything you have to do your homework before making a choice.

Paul McKenna's book is good but the person reading it does not know how to use it properly. Things like tone of voice, pauses, change of volume and use of language are fundamental in things like hypnosis and NLP having the desired effect. They are very complex things that have to be done in the correct environment.

Good luck!


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Jordano1,
You may indeed be "mising something here" Primmers is a type 2, not on insulin (as I recall) and therefore can't just "bolus however much is in it" to someone in this position diet may be the main/only method of control as they don't have the "luxury" of using insulin. (I know insulin is not a luxury but if you don't use it it cannot be a control method.

I had hypnotherapy to get through a major fear of having an injection in my eye. It worked. I felt like I was observing the experience rather than being in it. I gave up smoking almost a month ago. Have had several failed attempts over the years. This time I used a hypnosis app that was recommended which doesn't specifically target smoking but deals with self-limiting thoughts and beliefs rooted in the past. I used nicotine patches for a few days and have genuinely not wanted to smoke at all. There is work to be done yourself. It isn't a magic potion, but for me it was a success. As stated in a previous post, a lot depends on how suggestive to hypnosis you are.

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primmers said:

I think the problem is just the realisation that I will never be able to join in the ordinary social interactions that centre around food on the same basis as my family and colleagues and it's making me sad and resentful. My job involves a weekly team meeting, someone always brings in a home made cake, everyone but me has a slice and chatters away about how lovely it is. I feel left out. I can't ask them not to do it because what they're doing is so normal and isn't harming them -not as though there's such a thing as passive carb ingestion.
I am a diabetic, will always be a diabetic and need to face up to the fact that I won't be able to do normal things like have a piece of cake at a team meeting. I just thought hypnotism might make me not want the cake and therefore reduce the sense of exclusion and isolation...

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This is different, You show a lack of confidence. (you do not need to have a alcoholic drink,a cigarette or eat cake to be involved in any team). It is time for you to be the team leader and ignore stupid chatters. As AvacadoSevenfold says take in some cream and berries, even with slices of avocado.
Take a good look at yourself and you will see a winner.
Now look into my eyes your are now the best
blimey it worked.

Sorry did not notice type 2 not type 1. New to this site.


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Jordano1 said:

Sorry did not notice type 2 not type 1. New to this site.


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Sorry, did the same to you, didn't realise you were carer of D. Was being hassled when I read things!

Lol, no problem


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