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Does It Seem Like You're Stuck In The Same Old Rut?

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Overcome Fears, and More

Stop Bad Habits, Gain Self-Control

  • Do you struggle with behaviors that you just can't seem to stop, and that seem to be taking over more and more of your daily life?
  • Do you feel guilty or ashamed about an unhealthy habit, causing you more stress and even more reliance on that habit for stress relief?
  • Are you having trouble letting go of a past relationship because you keep thinking about the other person?

Gain Self Confidence

  • Do you worry about not seeming intelligent, interesting or fun enough when talking to new people, so you don't even bother?
  • Do you find it hard to speak up and assert yourself, whether in business or personal situations?
  • Are you missing opportunities and always selling yourself short because of a lack of self-confidence?

Overcome Fear

  • Are you frightened by the thought of everyday things such as driving, bridges or flying? Do you go out of your way to avoid them?
  • Have you reached an unsatisfying plateau in your career because you avoid public speaking?
  • Does the thought of taking an exam cause you to feel sick? Have you had difficulty passing important tests because you get so stressed out that your mind goes blank?
  • Do you get nervous being the focus of attention?
  • Do you worry about blushing, making a public mistake, or being at a loss for words?

Does any of this sound familiar to you? I'm betting it does, because as a professional hypnotist I help people solve these frustrating problems every day.

Are You Missing Opportunities Because of Self-Doubt and Lack of Confidence?


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Do you worry that if you start up a conversation with someone, or speak up in a meeting, you might end up saying something weird, stupid, or even worse, boring? 

Are you reluctant to meet new people and build great relationships, because you just can't imagine that they would be interested in you?

Genuine self-confidence is one of the most attractive qualities a person can have. Let's face it: people who are insecure are a big turn-off in both business and personal relationships.  And people who overcompensate because of their insecurities are just obnoxious.  

Unfortunately, many people carry a poor self-image.  This can lead to a cycle of even more insecurity as a person's self-esteem and confidence is worn down by the reactions of people around them, which are just reflections of how they feel about themselves. 

You may unconsciously be projecting negative signals about yourself to everyone you meet, whether it's on a first date, a job interview, or a sales call.

Hypnosis is powerful because it makes positive changes directly to your subconscious mind, which is where all your habits and beliefs are stored.  This includes your emotions and beliefs about your self-image, which can influence how you present yourself to others.

In the past, you may have tried to talk yourself into having more confidence, or read books and attended seminars to pump yourself up. But in order to make real, long-lasting changes, you need to go beyond "tips and tricks".

Stop Selling Yourself Short!

Hypnosis breaks the pattern of self-defeating thoughts and behavior in your subconscious.  Working together, you and the hypnotist neutralize any negative emotional baggage that you may be carrying, and develop more productive perceptions and beliefs about yourself.

Since these changes are made at the subconscious level, they become a permanent part of your personality.  These positive changes become an automatic part of you, and this affects everything from how you present yourself to your daily outlook on life.

You gain a more positive attitude about your self-worth, without becoming arrogant, deluded or overconfident.  Imagine being able to take action without being paralyzed by self-doubt:

  • Break free of limiting beliefs about how successful you deserve to be
  • Gain the confidence to just have a conversation without worrying about what the other person is thinking of you
  • Gain the attitude that rejections are "no big deal".

It's common to think that a person just needs to find a way to increase their self-esteem and confidence, in order for them to do better. But this is kind of backwards, if you think about it. There are plenty of people who are full of self-esteem and yet are lacking in social skills.

Sometimes people ask if they can be hypnotized so that they have a fantastically charming personality and become irresistibly attractive. But stop and think: can you think of a quality that is less attractive than self-obsession? Imagine being introduced to someone whose main interest is showing how charismatic and intelligent they are. Someone who tries really hard to be "the most interesting person in the room."

Typically the problem is that people are already too self-absorbed... even those who feel that they lack confidence. Pumping up your ego won't get you very far.

Real confidence depends on continuous improvement and overcoming progressively more challenging situations. It does not magically happen through a pep-talk or by listening to a motivational speech.

So what needs to happen first is helping people to control and master irrational fears and worries which prevent them from developing and practicing social skills.

In other words, this simplistic model is not accurate:

More confidence/self-esteem (via pep-talks etc.) --> "People really really like me!" (hopefully) or "I can do it!" (hopefully) --> Artificial and fragile confidence, dependent on positive feedback

The real model is:

Control and mastery of fear --> Practice and development of skills --> Less self-absorption and less focusing on yourself in social interactions --> Continuously improving interactions --> True and genuine confidence

Visit my YouTube channel for further explanation of how hypnosis can help you become more confident and more skillful in many activities.



Another Example of a Common Confidence-Building
Strategy That Turns Out To Be Ineffective

This clip explains why trying to make yourself believe "I know I will succeed" is often inadequate, and is really the same error as believing "I know I will fail":


The Surprising Factor

After working with hundreds and hundreds of people on confidence-related issues, it's clear that a lot of suffering is caused not by lack of confidence or self-esteem, but instead it's because of an excessively high opinion of one's own judgements and beliefs.

Many difficulties that appear to be about "low confidence" are actually related to egocentric certainty about negative predictions and judgements, not by "doubt" or "self-sabotage".

I suspect this is why many people have been stuck and frustrated: because they think they need to get rid of self-doubt and increase self-belief, when in fact the problem is caused by being too quick to believe their own negative opinions and judgements. Of course, this is not always the case, but it is something worth considering.

Hypnosis can help people recognize that subconscious pattern and then break that illusion, so that you can break the habit of being biased against yourself.


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Overcome Fears and More...

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Irrational fears can be overcome with hypnosis because accidental hypnosis is often what caused the fear in the first place. A person got shocked or frightened in a situation where their subconscious mind was receptive to learning, and in that moment a powerful imprint of the fear or negative belief was installed. That situation may seem trivial or unimportant now to the conscious rational mind, but the impact of that event is still embedded. We use hypnosis to uninstall that imprint.


Here is an example of a client who overcame a paralyzing fear of spiders
(her husband related this story to me about a year after I saw her):



Hypnosis can help with practically any problem involving stress or emotional factors. But please note that this does not mean that hypnosis can "cure" or "treat" disorders, or that it should be used in all individual cases. What it does is remove subconscious factors that could be preventing natural functioning.

Here is a partial list of the types of fears and other issues I have personally helped people with:

fear of flying fear of driving fear of heights
fear of dogs fear of insects fear of public speaking
fear of auditions fear of sexual performance fear of certain foods
fear of blood fear of medical exams fear of test-taking
fear of elevators fear of failure fear of success
fear of leaving home fear of being alone fear of rejection
coffee habit marijuana habit habitual drinking after work
procrastination avoidance of cleaning artistic/creative block
recovery from business failure recovery from relationship recovery from loss of loved one
skin-picking nail-biting cheek-chewing
hair-pulling internet-checking constant worrying
trouble sleeping trouble waking up lucid dreaming
chronic pain control habitual coughing stuttering
assertiveness road rage dependence on others
negative outlook over-reactiveness guilt and shame
excessive sweating blushing eat more vegetables
portion control stop drinking soda stop eating sweets
exercise motivation dealing with difficult people approaching attractive people
sports performance academic focus finding lost objects
excessive shyness impulse control anger

...and much more


Click here to listen to clients describe their experiences

Note: if you have been formally diagnosed with a disorder or medical condition, I will need a written referral from your healthcare provider to assist you directly with that condition. Contact me for details regarding the referral procedure.

Hypnosis cannot, and should not, stand alone as the sole medical or psychological intervention for any disorder. Hypnosis should not be used instead of appropriate medical, dental, or psychological treatment, and any individual with a medical or psychological problem should first consult a qualified health care provider for diagnosis and professional advice.
                                                         - National Guild of Hypnotists


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Here are some audio clips with more information about specific issues:




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Stop Smoking

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  • Wouldn't you like to go through a whole day and not have to think about when you were going to get your next chance to smoke?
  • Wouldn't it be great to feel like you're in control, not the cigarettes?
  • Do you feel yourself slowing down and getting more tired and worn-out as you continue smoking?

If I could show you how you can become a non-smoker, no matter how long or how much you've smoked, without drugs, pills or patches, would you be interested in knowing more?

Here's something you probably didn't know:

According to the largest scientific study to compare the effectiveness of various smoking cessation methods:
hypnosis has the highest success rate of any approach
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The only exception was in situations where a person was undergoing serious cardiac or pulmonary problems that forced them to stop smoking for medical reasons.

In other words, the only thing that was more likely than hypnosis to get a person to stop smoking was an extended stay in the intensive care unit.

This study, published by the University of Iowa, analyzed the results of over 600 previous scientific studies involving more than 70,000 people.  But don't take my word for it: the link to this study is here (Adobe PDF document). 

Hypnosis was more than twice as effective as nicotine replacement (gums, patches, etc.)

A reasonable question people could wonder about: then why isn't hypnosis even more popular and well-known as a method of smoking cessation?

Here's the thing: the pharmaceutical industry, which spends $30 billion a year on marketing, is unable to commoditize hypnosis and mass manufacture it. Since it cannot be bottled up and distributed through store shelves, hypnosis can be easily disregarded, especially when there are billions of dollars being spent advertising pills, patches and gums.

WARNING!

If the main reason you want to quit is:

* Someone in your life is nagging you
* Your doctor says you need to

...AND you still like the idea of being cool and rebellious by smoking, or think of cigarettes as "your friend" ---

Sorry, you probably aren't ready to quit!
YOU MIGHT AS WELL READ NO FURTHER!


Hypnosis can help you easily stop unwanted, unconscious habits,
but it cannot stop you from doing what you choose to do.

If you think about it, this is a good safety mechanism!

If you are no longer a 12-year-old and yet still believe that smoking makes you more mature, glamorous or tough-looking, I doubt that I can help you.

If you are hoping that a hypnotist will "make you" want to stop smoking, that is not a good sign. Any adult who expects someone else to make them take care of themselves has bigger problems than just a smoking habit.

And if you think of cigarettes as "your friend", well... have you ever known someone who was stuck in an abusive relationship? Whatever you do or say to show them how they are being abused and taken advantage of, they always find an excuse: "You just don't understand, we've been together for so long and have such good times together, he/she really isn't so bad... etc."

As long as you think of cigarettes as "your friend", then your chance of quitting is about the same as you convincing someone else to walk away from an abusive relationship. Not bloody likely --- often, it just has to get to the point where they are severely injured or their kids are hurt before they walk away (but sometimes not even then!).

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Finally, if you are hoping that hypnosis will make you think that cigarettes taste and smell awful --- you are in denial. You see, cigarettes actually do taste and smell dirty and trashy... but smokers have become desensitized to that. It's like those people who live in filthy houses with dozens of cats or dogs in the house --- they have become so used to the smell that it's "normal" to them (or maybe they think just a little bit of Febreze makes it all better).

Effective hypnosis is about helping people experience reality, not about adding an illusion on top of an existing delusion.

Isn't it Time You Grew Up?

So the question is: are you ready to face reality? Try this: for the next few days, every time you go past an office building or bar, take an honest look at the kinds of folks huddling outside on their smoke breaks.

It's like a crowd of rock stars and "Sex and the City" characters come to life, isn't it? They look really "edgy", don't they?



He's a trained killer who drops millions at the baccarat tables of Monte Carlo.
He has never had a coughing fit or felt out of breath because of smoking.
You're not him.

If you can't stand the idea of cigarettes having control over part of your life, then I am ready to help you become mentally tougher. But if you just half-heartedly want to give it a try, then give some thought as to whether or not you really want to spend the rest of your life as a smoker, before getting in touch with me.

I'm not here to convince anyone to stop smoking if it's something they choose to do. This is a free country; I believe people should have a right to treat themselves however they choose, as long as they accept responsibility for the consequences of their choices.

As a Darwinist (in the evil, non-scientific sense), I believe it is the natural order of things that people who consciously choose to engage in stupid, disease-causing behavior will suffer, and they will make their families suffer. That's their choice.

I used to smoke too, so I know how it feels when well-meaning people try to convince smokers that they "should" stop by nagging them or trying to use scare tactics. It's bad enough having an unhealthy habit, and it's only made worse when people try to make you feel bad about it!

For this reason, please DO NOT setup or arrange an appointment for a loved one or friend, in the hopes that this will somehow "get them" to change. Trying to get someone else to change will tend to backfire and make the other person dig themselves deeper into their habit.

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The Biggest Misunderstanding
about Hypnotic Smoking Cessation

Here is what it's NOT about:

   * It's not about hypnotizing you and telling you that cigarettes taste and smell bad

   * It's not about hypnotizing you and pleading with you to care about your health, or "think about your children"

   * It's not about hypnotizing you and telling you that smoking is for idiots, losers and low-lifes

   * It's not about hypnotizing you and trying to scare you ("imagine having lung cancer")

You already know smoking is bad, you've heard these things before, or at the least have thought them to yourself. You probably already feel like an idiot for smoking, so you don't need to hear that kind of message during hypnosis.

Those kinds of messages, by themselves, aren't going to help most people (although a few people are responsive to that kind of "aversive" approach).


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As mentioned elsewhere on this site, hypnosis can cause non-voluntary changes in perception and behavior --- so, technically speaking, it is not necessarily the case that someone truly needs to be self-motivated in order to change. However, trying to change people who do not really want to change would lead to less reliable and consistent results, and in any case, I do not see the point in spending valuable time on such pursuits.


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Some people who consider hypnosis are concerned that they might be too control-oriented to get hypnotized. This is almost never a problem, IF the hypnotist is doing their job correctly. A hypnotist should be able to make use of that trait, in order to help achieve the client’s objective.


Clients are often amazed to discover that, in many cases, they do not experience the commonly feared "withdrawals" or "cravings". For example, in addition to the client in the audio clip above, I just worked with another long-time smoker (38 years of smoking two packs a day) who reported that he was stunned by the fact that there were no withdrawals or cravings after our first session.

Through hypnosis, we help people experience the reality that withdrawals and cravings are just illusions in their mind. For people who are stuck in an illusion, it sounds hard to believe, but we use hypnosis to shift people's reality so that the illusion has no more power over them.

Are you ready to take control and leave this useless habit behind?

But first, it is important that you honestly self-assess whether or not smoking is being used as a crutch because of another underlying problem in your life. Do not pretend that things are fine because that will cause us both to waste time heading in the wrong direction. That is like attempting to take away a crutch while a leg is still broken; such attempts to quit will (and should) encounter very strong internal resistance, even if the conscious desire is to stop smoking. The unconscious mind can sense if a crutch is necessary for stability and security, even if that crutch is poisonous and dangerous itself.

Here is a set of guidelines as examples to help you self-assess. If you started smoking because...

  • you thought it would help you fit in and be accepted by the other kids, AND IF YOU STILL feel "left out" and not accepted...
  • or, you were in a very unstable environment and smoking provided a means of escape and control, AND IF YOU STILL feel overwhelmed by life and feel like your life is out of control...
  • or, it made you feel like a "grown-up" or a "rebel", AND IF YOU STILL have a need to feel that way, and still think that you need to look like a sophisticated lady or a tough guy by smoking...

...then it is strongly recommended that we address the underlying issue first. Please consider this carefully and honestly.

For people who just smoke because it's a habit that's stuck around past their childhood, then we can tackle that habit directly. In these cases, our goal is to have you stop after the first session, but I strongly recommend a minimum of two sessions (it is the same price anyway, since the fees are not based per-session). Very few smoking cessation clients need to come in three or more times.

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PS. Unfortunately, based on past experience, I must request that smokers who visit the office please take the time to shower, brush your teeth, and wear clean clothing on the day of your visit. The office is a small space and this process requires working together in close quarters. Also, any clients who show up at the office intoxicated will be immediately dismissed.

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Still hesitant about using hypnosis to help you stop smoking? Thinking that "it's too expensive" (while ignoring the money you already spend on cigarettes)? While I know that hypnosis can be very effective for many people, I also understand that some visitors to this site could benefit from learning about other options.

So here is a link to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Tobacco Control Project (SEPA TCP), a regional coalition of nearly 60 organizations providing free tobacco control services in the area: http://www.sepatobaccofree.org/.

I had the pleasure of meeting representatives of SEPA TCP at the recent launch of the Body Worlds "I Quit" program at the Franklin Institute (see my blog for details about that event). Check out their programs if you aren't moving forward with a hypnotic-based solution.

The important thing is: don't wait to stop smoking. Do something about it now.


Be sure to check out the Frequently Asked Questions page
for details about the smoking cessation program


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Diets and Exercise Not Working?


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You've probably tried a lot of different diets.  Maybe you've signed up for expensive gym memberships but just couldn't force yourself to work out enough to make a difference.  The problem is that conscious willpower usually fades before good eating habits and regular exercise can become part of your normal routine. 

Hypnosis works by making positive changes directly to your subconscious mind, which is what controls your automatic habits.  It also influences your emotions and beliefs about your self-image, which can be factors in how you treat yourself and your body in regards to food. 

US News and World Report, October 2010:
Top fitness professionals identified six smart ways to spend your money: #1. Behavior changing programs. Programs designed to help you adopt a new exercise mindset—such as audio tapes, hypnotherapy or motivational classes—can be a great way to break those ingrained sedentary habits.

"These types of programs can help with [any] behavioral issues that prevent you from engaging in a healthy lifestyle," says Marta Montenegro, a professor of exercise physiology at Florida International University in Miami. Many use techniques such as visualization, positive suggestion, repetition and reinforcement to change patterns of thinking—so you're more likely to hit the gym after work instead of the couch.

Even better, we have the ability to go beyond the typical visualization approaches. Those are often little more than exercises in listening to a pep-talk while you relax with your eyes closed! In many cases that is insufficient to bring about real, lasting changes.

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Something alarming is happening across the country...
watch this shocking animated image:

Did you know that 1 in 3 American adults are now pre-diabetic? This is a 39% increase in just the past 2 years. If they do not change their food habits and get into better shape, most people who are pre-diabetic will develop full-blown diabetes within 10 years. This is according to a January 2011 Bloomberg news article and the Centers for Disease Control.

Have you ever considered what that really means? It is not just about "I want to be slender and fit and look good"... it means that for a huge portion of the population, a critically important hormonal system is slowly being destroyed by careless eating habits. This can happen even in people who do not seem obese or heavy!

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To make matters worse, many people have picked up a habit of connecting emotions like boredom, insecurity or sadness with food, so that eating becomes more than just a way of satisfying true physical hunger.  This can lead to a cycle of even more insecurity as a person's self-esteem and confidence is worn down by feeling out of control. And so people reinforce their failures by telling themselves: "I feel awful, if only I had more willpower and weren't such a weak person..."

Willpower is temporary and unreliable. Any approach that primarily depends on conscious willpower over the long-term is a weak strategy. A history of failure is generally not the sign of a weak person or lack of character, it's just the result of poor strategy.  When a person changes their attitude about themselves and their relationship with food, healthy eating stops being a big struggle or a chore.

I can help you do this.  The focus is not on depriving yourself so that you lose "X" number of pounds in record time, just to gain it back later. It is not about a specific "diet" or program, it is about a fundamental shift in how you approach the process of feeding yourself, and taking control of what you choose to eat, instead of mindlessly sucking down what is promoted and fed to you, both physically and mentally.


Yes, most of us were fed this kind of stuff growing up.
We didn't have a choice back then.

Here is an email (used here with kind permission) from a client who had tried all sorts of diets before, until their doctor recommended looking into hypnosis:

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During hypnosis, we modify subconscious thought patterns to change how you relate to food and eating.  Then you will be able to treat your body with respect, so that you don't overdo either dieting or consumption. Positive change will follow. Good eating habits will become a natural part of your personality.

Unhealthy, sugary snacks and processed foods will become less appealing to you. You will spend less time thinking about the next opportunity to have a donut or piece of chocolate cake. 

Working together, we can help you develop the mental strength to assert your authority over the inner 5-year-old within all of us (the one who whines and throws a tantrum if she doesn't get what she wants RIGHT NOW... the one who only wants to do something if she likes to do it).

NOTE: this depends on your conscious mind being determined to grow up and act like the adult. If you are hoping that a hypnotist will "make you" take care of yourself, that isn't a good sign. Any adult who expects someone else to convince them to take care of themselves has more fundamental problems than food.

People who are satisfied with being self-indulgent and immature, but who hope that hypnosis will make their problem go away without any sacrifice on their part ("I want my cookie!"), will remain self-indulgent and continue to experience the unsurprising results of such spoiled behavior...

You have already been hypnotized into subconsciously believing
FOOD = FOLKS = FUN

Hypnosis can help you WAKE UP from that unhealthy trance.

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Here are a couple more examples of how the public has already been subconsciously influenced into GETTING FATTER and HUNGRIER and MORE DEPENDENT on manufactured food products:

  • What do football players and other professional athletes drink? Sports drinks, of course (at least according to endorsement deals and product placement on the sidelines). Therefore, if you want to be big and strong and healthy, maybe even rich and popular, you should drink what they do. No wonder that fat children and fat adults are the people who buy those drinks --- it is subconsciously supposed to help them get into shape, even while they play XBOX or sit in their cubicle all day. And as they get fatter from drinking those sugary sweet drinks, they get hungrier and thirstier and think they just need to drink more of it in order to get into shape, just like the NFL players do!

  • If something is "enriched" or "fortified" with vitamins and minerals, it must be even better for you, right? Well, maybe... or maybe the food had to be enriched and fortified because the manufacturing and distribution process destroyed the original nutritional content, and without that artificial substitution, many people would die from malnutrition if they ate that product (which is actually what happened when industrial food processes were first developed). But calling it "enriched" and "fortified" sounds pretty good to your subconscious, right?




Please note: hypnosis can make it easier to make "healthier choices", but in order to achieve the true goal (typically, weight loss), it is important to educate yourself and explore what works for you as an individual, since everyone is different.

Then you must clearly define what you are willing to change and... scary word here... SACRIFICE (oh my gosh... no, not that!!).

By the way, have you ever noticed how many diet books and programs promise things like "You can eat whatever you like and still lose weight!"... then 20 pages later, or after you sign up for the program, you're told: "In order to succeed, you must avoid sugary sweetened drinks and processed refined foods made from white flour such as crackers, chips, white bread, etc."

Hello??? Why not be upfront about it?


Here's the really scary part: IF an unhealthy eating habit is currently being used to avoid having to deal with loneliness or sadness or boredom, it's important to recognize that giving up an unhealthy habit will not automatically make those situations and unpleasant feelings go away.

It's great to be willing and able to give up unhealthy behaviors... but that by itself will not make a person's life more satisfying or fulfilling.

Getting rid of the unhealthy habit is often quite easy, but sometimes the hard part is when a person realizes that the unpleasant situation that they've been avoiding is still there.


It's usually safe to assume that people are "ready" to lose weight and look good,
even if it means giving up unhealthy junk.

However, not everybody is "ready" to develop healthy ways of confronting and dealing with loneliness, sadness, boredom, anger, stress, etc.

In a case like that, it's natural and human that people would rather continue to struggle with the "easy problem" in their life ("I just eat too many cookies"), rather than dealing with the tougher problem.

I bring this to your attention so that you can thoughtfully consider, if you're really honest with yourself, whether or not this scenario applies to you in your current life situation. It very well may not... often, an unhealthy habit is just a residual pattern that's left over from earlier times.

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Check out this short video clip about
Dr. David Kessler's book The End of Overeating



Dr. Kessler, a former FDA commissioner and dean of Yale School of Medicine, reveals how the food industry uses science in order to manipulate and "hijack our brains" with food that is deliberately designed to cause cravings and hunger and therefore increase dependency on their products.

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Anyone with an eating disorder or medical condition should seek assistance from a state-licensed medical or psychological professional.  Hypnosis should not be used as a stand-alone treatment for medical or psychological disorders.

If you have been formally diagnosed with a disorder or medical condition, I will need a written referral from your healthcare provider to assist you directly with that condition. Contact me for details regarding the referral procedure.

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UPDATE: For many people, office kitchens are a particularly challenging environment. Most people have at least some degree of control over the food environment at home, but office kitchens are a place where well-meaning co-workers will leave cakes, donuts and other snacks in order to express their desire to "share".

(If I were in a cynical mood I would suggest this might be because unhealthy misery loves unhealthy company)

Since this is such a common pitfall, I've created this anonymous Open Letter that you can post somewhere in your office kitchen. I hope it helps bring about a positive change in your organization!

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Steve is wonderful, a kind and caring individual. I felt totally comfortable with him. I can not believe the difference hypnosis has made. I asked to be "re-programmed" so I would not crave soda and sweets constantly, and that is exactly what I got. I have made a real positive change in my life with Steve's help, and would not hesitate to recommend him to others. - Marsha S.

I recently had the pleasure of helping HughE Dillon (PhillyChitChat.com and Philadelphia Magazine) overcome a lifelong sweet-tooth. He was kind enough to post an unsolicited tweet about his experience:

HughE tweeted that about two months after our first meeting... making it through Halloween and Thanksgiving and many holiday parties noticing a real difference. Thanks for the plug HughE!

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PS. I recommend that before you get started on making significant changes to your dietary habits or physical activity, that you first get checked out by your doctor and get laboratory work done (one of those Quest Diagnostics reports).

Reason: if you're serious about getting healthier, you will want a baseline you can measure progress against, using numbers which are more significant than just a number on a scale. At the very least you will want to track the changes in the circumference of your waist, because that can be a more reliable indicator of fitness than a person's weight.

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