Overcome Emotional Eating with Hypnosis & NLP

Emotional eating is one of those behaviours that can feel completely out of our control.

Deep down we know it doesn't make us feel better, we know we are going to feel annoyed at ourselves afterwards but for some reason we just can't stop!!

So why does it happen?

I am sure you are aware that you have an unconscious mind. But did you know that the unconscious mind makes up 90% of you!

The unconscious mind stores and organises our memories, it regulates our emotions, it preserves our body and it's highest priority is to keep us safe.

So when it comes to emotional eating, our conscious mind - the 10%, may be aware that the behaviour isn't helpful, it may want us to stop but it is only 10% of us.

If the 90%, the unconscious mind has decided that this behaviour is in fact helpful or safe it will do everything in its power to ensure we keep doing it.

So how does the unconscious mind come to believe that this type of behaviour is helpful or safe?

Well, interestingly enough, it usually begins in childhood. I know this sounds rather cliche but it true! Almost all of our core beliefs and behaviours are formed between the ages of 0-7

If during that period of time we felt upset, angry or sad and our mum or dad gave us something nice to eat to help us to feel better the unconscious mind will quickly learn that food equals happiness! That food, or certain foods make the pain go away and so the program gets installed.

For some people this program has been a problem for as long as they can remember. Other people may cruise though life maintaining a healthy weight, engaging in healthy behaviours only to discover that one day a "switch gets flicked" and they begin engaging in behaviours that feel out of their control.

So what causes the behaviours to start?

Negative emotions, begin exposed to prolonged periods of stress and traumatic events (e.g. a car accident, a relationship breakup, a surgery) can all lead to protective or safety behaviours.

These behaviours present themselves in many forms, for some people it's drinking too much alcohol, for others is smoking cigarettes, another example of protective behaviour might be binge eating certain foods, shutting people out of your life or engaging in compulsive spending sprees!

No matter how the protective behaviour presents itself, it can be resolved by getting to the root cause of the issue and clearing out the negative emotion.

NLP and hypnosis are able to provide your practitioner with a clear set of protocols and tools to communicate directly with the unconscious mind.

Together, you and your practitioner can begin to discover why your unconscious mind is leading you to engage in unwanted behaviours and you can begin to teach your unconscious mind new ways to help and to keep you safe that are in harmony with your conscious desires (e.g. achieving and maintaining a healthy weight)

NLP and hypnosis can help to create rapid changes in thoughts, feelings and behaviours and your practitioner may ask you to complete small tasks on a daily or weekly basis to ensure the positive change becomes a permanent improvement for life.

Throughout your sessions you will receive specific coaching to ensure you are empowered with strategies to overcome potential hurdles in the future and you will be equipped with the knowledge on how to make healthy choices an easy part of life.

If you would like to know more about hypnosis and NLP you can contact me anytime to book your complementary weight loss strategy session.

​To book contact Christina anytime on 0411 982 105 or via email [email protected]