Eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia go beyond problems with food. They touch on control, self-image and emotional processing. Those who struggle with this often experience a constant inner struggle. Hypnotherapy offers a targeted way to tackle this struggle at its core.
Why hypnotherapy for anorexia and bulimia?
Hypnotherapy focuses on the subconscious – the place where beliefs, habits and patterns arise and remain. This is where eating disorders often originate.
Revising a distorted self-image
People with anorexia or bulimia often have a negative and unrealistic image of their body. During hypnosis, work is done on letting go of these beliefs and building a more realistic and friendly self-image.
Learning to regulate emotions
Eating disorders are often a way to deal with difficult emotions. Hypnotherapy helps to recognize and process these emotions in a different way, without grasping for control over food or compensatory behavior.
Breaking automatic patterns
Ingrained patterns such as excessive dieting, vomiting or binge eating usually occur outside of conscious thought. In hypnosis it is possible to change these automatic responses and activate new, healthier behavior.
Experience inner peace
During a session, deep relaxation occurs. This gives space for recovery, focus and insight. This peace also helps to reduce the inner turmoil that often precedes eating disorders.
Regaining control
Many people feel powerless against their eating disorder. Hypnotherapy helps to gradually regain control over behavior, thoughts and feelings. Not through willpower, but through change from within.
What does a hypnotherapy session look like?
At Youdith Hypnotherapy in The Hague you start with an extensive conversation. What is going on, what are you struggling with, what do you want to change? Based on that, a session follows in which you enter a deep state of relaxation. In this state, your brain is more receptive to new beliefs that do help.
Each session is tailored to your situation. There is room for your pace and your story. No standard solution, but guidance that fits who you are and what you need.
Ready for a different approach?
Hypnotherapy is not a quick fix, but an effective method to work deeply on recovery. If you have been struggling with eating disorders for a long time, or if previous treatments have not brought what you hoped, now may be the time to try something else.
At Youdith Hypnotherapy we help you to restore the connection with yourself. You don't have to do it alone.
Contact us for a no-obligation conversation or plan an intake. Together we will explore what is possible.
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