Quote From: danniemarie620I struggled with anorexia and bulimia for about 9 years. I'm 24 now and have been in recovery for over a year. I tried too many therapists to count and was desperate for help. Nothing worked and I was completely out of control. My eating disorder was ruining my relationships with friends, family, my boyfriend, and was putting my job on the line. I finally tried hypnotherapy as a last resort because I knew my next option was inpatient care. I walked into the hypnosis feeling more out of control than ever, and walked out feeling better than ever. I know it sounds ridiculous to many people that hypnosis could work, but it worked for me...probably because I REALLY wanted it to. For the first time since I was young, I am happy with my weight, I eat what I want to eat without going into a depression, and am healthy. For anybody that really wants to change, I would definitely recommend finding a good hypnotherapist.
. . . I was just thinking in the last couple of days that maybe, just maybe hypnotherapy might work. It's those times during the day when I don't know what to do with myself other than binge and purge that are the problem. I don't know if hypnosis could put a different message or compulsion in my head for those times.
The only thing is, though I know this probably isn't the same thing at all, when I was younger, at those slumber parties when you play those hypnotizing games, I was the only one they never worked on. I've always thought because of that I have a very strong, unbreakable tie to reality. My mind isn't easily subverted. So I'm not sure I can be hypnotized.
Or maybe I just want a quick fix. But even for the quick fix, I've got a quicker excuse!
