Positive Body Image
We are under the influence of false advertising all the time. Television, posters, and magazines constantly present beautiful people to us, and this has an effect on the way we feel when we look at ourselves in the mirror.
According to the Social Issues Research Centre, 80% of women are dissatisfied with their bodies. This can lead to anxiety and depression.
Society likes quick fixes. Bariatric surgery may seem to offer a quick fix to those who are obese. Dr Max Pemberton, writing in the Daily Mail, shows that he is dubious about the quick fix of a gastric band. He points out that it may not deal with underlying emotional and psychological problems. If they are using food as an emotional crutch and overeat as a way of dulling their pain – then surgery will not help. 20% of those that have arranged surgery for them have gone back to overeating.
Hypnotherapy may provide an answer. It can help with body dysmorphic disorder and provide a hypnotic gastric band, whilst dealing with inner pain.
Effective Hypnosis can’t wave a magic wand, but it can help you to get to the place you want to be.
Matthew Hall,Master in Clinical Hypnosis
