Health One
Hypnosis Session
Ended a 20-Year Sugar Addiction
By Megan Moriarty, Certifi ed Hypnotherapist 30
“After years of eating sugar
fi rst thing in the morning
and constantly grabbing sweet
treats, your brain creates pathways that make those
unhealthy habits automatic.” -Megan Moriarty
I
magine struggling with extreme sugar addiction for over 20 years. Imagine waking up and imme-
diately craving candy, having to hide your sugary sweets from your spouse, and never being able to say no at a dessert table. You feel like you are stuck in a perpetual pattern you have no control over. Last fall, a new hypnotherapy client walked into
my office and immediately claimed herself to be a sugar addict. I had heard clients label themselves this before but she was the first one to truly fit the title. The scenario above was her reality. Sugar ruled her life. She was constantly either craving it or eating it. As you can probably guess, this left her overweight and constantly exhausted. She had tried diets, cleanses, calorie restriction, you name it, but nothing could free her from this addiction. By the time she came to see me, it was her
last resort. She barely believed in the power of hypnosis but felt that she could give it a chance. This is most people’s initial thoughts about trying hypnotherapy for the first time. They try it out of desperation and end up being pleasantly sur- prised by the rapid transformation that occurs through the power of hypnosis. At the beginning of our session, we took a deep
dive into her sugar addiction and the many ways that it was ruling her life. I could tell that this woman was ready for some change! She was over the sugar and wanted to win her battle against
this constant craving. I knew hypnosis was just the solution she needed to beat this addiction. Hypnosis is so powerful because it works with
the subconscious part of your mind. The sub- conscious part of your mind is where all of your habits and unconscious actions (things you do without having to think about it) are stored. Her sugar addiction was just a habit that needed to be transformed at a subconscious level. After years of eating sugar first thing in the morning and constantly grabbing the sweet treats at work, her brain created pathways that made those un- healthy habits automatic. She didn’t even have to think about it. She unconsciously made unhealthy decisions and then had to live with regret after the damage was already done. She would then go on to beat herself up which made it all the worse. Once I guided her into the state of hypnosis, I
gave her powerful suggestions that aligned with where she wanted to be. I repeatedly told her that she was free and that this addiction was a thing of the past. I had her imagine all of the sweets that she has ever eaten in one room. Once she had a clear picture of this I told her subconscious mind that enough was enough. She has had her fair share. She has not been cheated out of the sweets. I also had her imagine her dream body and ideal self and told her that this is the woman that she will be showing up as from now on. Once the hypnosis
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