Hypnoband

[rowanwitch]

This has come up before but a couple of weeks ago nearly I had this form of hypnotherapy and so far it seems to be working. I can't eat big meals any more...I've tried but was sick..

I know consciously I haven't had a gastric band but my unconscious is obviously of a different opinion.... its tied in with body image and work on personal relationships with food but I know one or two on here were curious a while back so I thought I'd share

[China Doll]

Was the groupon with particular people in your area or was it for some sort of company with branches everywhere?

[mrs.chappie]

In my case it was specific to the East Yorkshire area (just a one-man-band...pun intended).

:o)

[rowanwitch]

Mine was a local offer with a single hypnotherapst I googled hypnoband therapists to start and ended up with a groupon one

[rowanwitch]

Hypnotherapy is generally quite reasinable Hypnoband on the groupon offer was £99 for the two session programme top ups will be £60 if needed
Most of the special Hypnoband practitioners are charging between £250 and £600

The best ones are apparently the ones with the enhanced experience with sound effects and smell generators to reinforce the idea that you have been through a real operation these will ask you to be nil by mouth before the procedure and ask you to follow the real gastric band diet etc mine didn't but I can understand why the more expensive ones would be more effective,,,, more reinforcement

[mrs.chappie]

Blimey Rowan, you paid a lot more than me. I paid sixty four quid for four one-hour sessions. There were no 'special effects'.....just very soothing chat.

[islasmum]

rowanwitch, and other AB'ers - do you consider that your consultation with the hypnotist was crucial to the treatment (?), or do you think that it would be as effective just with a self-hypnosos CD? I would very much like to try it, but can't really afford to visit a hypnotist at present.

[mrs.chappie]

I bought a CD but I'm afraid that didn't work for me either. The hypnotherapist said that there's a percentage of people that will not respond, and I'm one of 'em.

[mrs.chappie]

Actually, he didn't give me the CD. He emailed it to me as an attachment and I have it on the computer. I'd be happy to forward it to you if I am allowed (I guess you would have to post a throw-away address for me).

[rowanwitch]

I think the whole process was important to me... but some people have good results from self hypnosis or normal hypnotherapy so worth a try can't hurt might help as they say also worth googling 'mindful eating' to support the process