can hypnotherapy help anorexia?
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No, I don't believe it can.\n\nAnorexia is a very deeply-seeded disease that needs to be professionally evaluated and treated in order to be fully cured.
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There is something very wrong, with you if you WANT to become anorexic....anorexia is a very serious disease in which you can die from. Once anorexic it will take over your entire life, and you will lose yourself within this disease. I think you wanting to be skinny is the least of your worries you have major issues with your self-esteem to deal with first. I currently have a friend right now suffering from this disease and I KNOW for a fact that she would'nt wish this illness on anyone in the world, not even her own worst enemy. I am sure you have many people in your life who love and care for you and would not want to see this illness take over your life. Anorexia is a serious, serious, condition, I pray that you will not think such things anymore! Remember that you are beautiful just the way you are and if you are truly not happy with the way you look, then I suggest you cut back on calories and work out at a normal routine.
1021763
I am a recovering bulimic and anorexic. I suffered with these disorders for 5 years and have been free of them for 2 years. Thank God! There is help! I now eat to live, not live to eat and I have a healthy relationship with food now. I personally had to go to an inpatient treatment facility because I could not stop on my own. I tried so many times to do it by myself. I'm including the link to that treatment center incase you want to check it out.\n\nhttp://www.remudaranch.com/index.asp?flash=yes
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Have him come over to your house. Before you do this google picture and all these articles on anorexia and all the problems that is can cause including the long term effect--DEATH! After you do this have him come over and have a serious talk with him and say that you are worried about him.  Show him all the research and talk with him.\n\nIf this doesn't work, then you need to tell someone because he is hurting him self.  Maybe like a school couslner, mom/ dad, girlfriend of his, anyone that will have a bigger influence on him them you.\n\nI know this must be hard. But remember you can only help so much. He has to want to change to.  Good Luck
860050
Yes.  Anorexia is a mental illness, not a physical one.  However the symptoms show itself physically in the weight loss of the patient.  The true horror lies in the hell the patients put themselves through.  You never lose the fat cells except through liposuction, so at anytime someone starts eating, the fat cells are free to expand and multiply again.
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While eating healthy is the best way to lose weight, acupuncture does help with reducing the appetite and stress/anxiety related to over eating.  I'm a Licensed Acupuncturist and recently did advanced training in China.  In the hospital I studied, they treated many patients for weight loss with good success, and most of the patients had treatments at least three times a week.
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Yes it is.  I read some working out is a great way to lessen ones appetite.  Good Luck
1026457
Each of these models of hypnosis gives rise to a set of techniques the therapist may employ in the treatment process. The method will to some extent depend on the patient’s susceptibility and the nature of the treatment planned.\n\nIn the treatment of psychological conditions, the hypnotherapist uses the hypnotic state to relax the patient in order to employ a technique in psychotherapy which could be analytical, cognitive, or behavioural. Thus hypnotherapy is a useful adjunct in the treatment of most of the non-psychotic mental disorders, particularly the anxiety disorders, phobias, and certain addictive behaviours. In these disorders it is the experience of arousal, or anxiety, that serves as a cue for an unwanted behaviour that is aimed at reducing the unpleasant feeling of anxiety. Hypnosis by addressing the anxiety directly can alleviate the need to perform the problem behaviour, for example smoking. In addition, suggestions are made to the effect that the patient will no longer exhibit the problem behaviour.\n\nIn the treatment of psychosomatic disorders (physical disorders that are caused or aggravated by thoughts, emotions, or behaviour) hypnotherapy has been shown to have some effect. In the skin condition eczema it can be suggested to the sufferer that rather than experiencing an itch, the patient is in fact experiencing pleasant cool water flowing over the affected area. If the subject can learn to achieve this state through self-hypnosis, then at times of itchiness the subject can apply the technique and reduce further skin damage from scratching, and itching.\n\nThere are claims that hypnotherapy can work in the modulation of pain, such as that experienced in dental treatment; however, not everyone can respond to it; also the depth of hypnosis in itself does not always correlate with being pain-free. For this reason the technique is restricted to managing fear and anxiety in patients.
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I DO IT AS OFTEN AS YOU , AND FOR A FEW YEARS MORE. IF IT HELPED YOU TO LOOSE WEIGHT I WOULD WEIGH ABOUT THREE POUNDS BY NOW!!! SEE A DOCTOR, YOU MAY HAVE ANOREXIA. IF YOU FEEL HORNY, THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT TURN YOU OFF.... GOOD LUCK AND BEST WISHES TO YOU. AND DONT LET THE FIRST ANSWER SCARE YOU ITS ALL RUBBISH AND THE PERSON IS A FREAK.
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i have been in treatment for an eating disorder. feel free to email me your questions at ktstebs@yahoo.com
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yes it is bad to be anorexic. once you start, it can be very hard to stop. you don't want to be all skin and bones...it's not a good thing. please don't do that to yourself.
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I was anorexic and yea i got skinny but its not worth it. your stomach will growl but you will just have to get over it if you want to become anorexic. but if you ever want to stop it is hard and i can go without eating all day which i don't like and if you stop completely then you will gain weight faster than if you lost it the healthy way. I know doing it the healthy way is to much work but it is alot better for you.
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Please stop yourself before you make any serious, life-altering decisions. Once you develop an eating disorder, it is likely that you will struggle with it the rest of your life. I am on the road to recovering from anorexia. Believe me, it is not as glamorous as you may think. I am 5'5 and at my worst I was 76 pounds. It is an absolutely horrible thing to endure. Please, e-mail me if you need someone to talk to. sophiebear2002@yahoo.com
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definitely hypnotherapy works in your case. it will completely eradicate the traumatic experience you had as a child.
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Learn to forgive yourself.\n\nLearn to love yourself.\n\nSeek self-esteem.\n\nLearn to release control. "Go with the flow" also works. Works better, in fact.\n\nPerfection is a (questionable) goal, NOT a requirement.\n\nUse your intelligence and your high standards to HELP yourself.\n\nNO, anorexia is NOT "hot." It is suicide, for no good reason at all.
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i've heard hypnotherapy works
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I am a psych major and am currently in a class "addictions and compulsive behaviors" at my college. we actually covered eating disorders last week and i've also been bulemic. what is sounds like is that you're VERY close to becoming or being anorexic. You're scared to eat regular foods that contain the protiens and vitamins your body needs to operate, and it seems like it's getting in the way of your regular lifestyle. What I would think about to help yourself get thru this mental block of healthy eating is that if you keep going the pace you are, anorexia is what you'll get, if not death in the long run. Anorexia is a lifestyle if you adapt to it too quickly and dependantly. It's very hard for people who have the same types of problems as you to go from eating vegatables, fruits, nuts and water to full, healthy meals. Just remember, there is plenty of help out there for you, and plenty of ways to be skinny/in shape/fit without starving yourself and on a constant regimen of exercise, I swear! \n\nIts okay to not eat the 'bad foods', just remember your body needs the 'good foods'! And working out isn't bad, just when you go overboard. Most trainers will tell you that you shouldn't work out everyday and that it's most healthy to give your body and in-between day to help your muscles get adjusted to their new strength/flexibility. \n\nI hope I helped!! :)