Joanna Malinowska
Professional Hypnotherapist
Sydney Hypnotherapy & Self Hypnosis Centre
Hypnotherapy to Stop Sugar Addiction in Sydney
I am an experienced hypnotherapist, and I can use different psychotherapy approaches and hypnosis together to help my clients overcome their sugar addiction in a few hypnotherapy sessions. And what is more important is that the whole process of change is enjoyable and empowering. No more struggles, and no need for 'magic weight loss pills' with undesired side effects."
This is an unexpectedly joyful surprise to all my clients who stop their sugar addiction with hypnosis.. They do not miss it, because when in hypnosis they use the power of their own mind to find and implement better ways to feel good. They simply do not need sweets anymore. And they are guided to connect with the body and let it make all the changes necessary to balance itself. Healthy eating and natural enthusiasm for exercise naturally follow.
What Is Sugar Addiction?
The sugar addiction is a relatively new term. It refers to an intense craving for sweets or high-sugar-content foods. It may be overwhelming, and it is similar to any other addiction. Sometimes it is considered to be even more difficult to overcome than other addictions, because your body needs some sugar and you cannot completely stop eating it, while you can stop drinking alcohol, smoking or taking recreational drugs.
What Drives Sugar Cravings, and How Hypnotherapy Helps
Why Sugar Feels So Addictive
When absorbed into your body, sugar triggers the release of dopamine in your brain. This neurotransmitter is responsible for feelings of pleasure and satisfaction, which makes you want more sugar to experience these positive feelings again.
It may be tricky with other therapies, but it can be very easily resolved with hypnosis. There are many ways to trigger your dopamine production, and also other hormones responsible for feelings of bliss and well-being, but most of them are addictive too. The best and least invasive is the state of hypnosis itself. And then we can use the hypnotic state to replace the sugar hikes with much better ways of making yourself feel good. You do not need any dangerous chemicals, medically approved or not, no hocus-pocus magical or "scientific" methods.
Metabolic Imbalance From Too Much Sugar
Excessive consumption of sugar overwhelms your system. Your body needs sugar in your blood, but too much or too low sugar level is dangerous. The body regulates your blood sugar with insulin and maintains the balance, so a big spike in your blood sugar promotes a big spike in the insulin level. Your blood sugar drops rapidly, you become hungry, and if you eat more sugar, you repeat the cycle, your body loses balance. It may lead to metabolic syndrome and obesity, resulting in conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease.
When you create such an imbalance in the body it is difficult to balance it back. Of course, if you stopped eating sweets and lost weight, your body would balance itself, but it would need a lot of effort and self-control, as it takes time with traditional approaches.
Some people turn to expensive "wonder pills" bought online to lose weight. These are unregulated, and the side effects can be dangerous: restlessness, anxiety, "brain fog", lack of energy, and sometimes serious physical problems. If you prefer to use any weight control medicine, don't buy it online, do it only under medical supervision.
And don't be surprised if your doctor refuses to prescribe such medicine. Cheer up if your doctor says you don't need it. And why would you risk your well-being and suffer other side effects for a temporary solution anyway? Because when you stop your pill, you are more than likely to slip again into the same boat, unless you change the way you eat and you start to exercise.
Of course, if you are already taking any medication prescribed by your doctor, please keep taking it and keep seeing your doctor. For people with diabetes or other medical conditions, it can be essential and even life-saving. Never stop any medication without discussing it with your doctor.
How Hypnotherapy Helps You Reconnect With Your Body
When you are in a hypnotic trance you are using the whole power of your mind, conscious and subconscious. The subconscious mind is the part of the mind which controls all of the body's functions. In hypnosis you are connected with the body and you can use the subconscious mind to stop metabolic imbalance.
We will make your body use energy from body fat (the body converts it to sugar first), the body will make you feel less hungry (only when it needs nutrients), body will make you crave nutritious food. As a result, you will feel energetic, you will enjoy movement and exercise
Emotional Reasons Behind Sugar Cravings
These are often the original reasons why people have the urge to eat sweets even if they are not hungry. The reasons can be different for everybody, and you can talk about that forever with a psychologist, because these reasons work on a subconscious level. They can usually come from very early childhood or some past trauma..
And this is exactly why it can be resolved easily with hypnosis, because hypnosis works on the subconscious level.
The Automatic Habit of Reaching for Sweets
This is not really an addiction, but if we do it for years, it becomes imprinted on a subconscious level, and it requires a lot of effort to break it in a normal way. Habits are difficult to overcome in a conscious way, but when you are in hypnosis it is very easy, as you are accessing your whole mind, conscious and subconscious.
How Many Sessions Will You Need?
My Standard Package of three one-hour hypnotherapy sessions is sufficient to overcome sugar addiction and to balance body metabolics. The standard program consists of the initial 30 minutes FREE consultation, followed by three one-hour sessions, total investment of $750.
Sometimes sugar addiction is only the tip of the iceberg and it is part of obesity or an eating disorder, accompanied by depression or anxiety, excessive weight is the result of depression, anxiety, strong body and food obsessions or even past trauma. When there is an overwhelming emotional disturbance, strong stress, anger and tension or very low self-confidence, apathy and helplessness you will need a few more sessions to deal with psychological problems too.
I can help you to completely resolve emotional issues caused by all past experiences, including the most traumatic past events, and you will need only a few more sessions for that. It is also possible to learn to deal differently with current situations, even the most difficult and overwhelming, so you will not need to turn to food for comfort and emotional release.
This will be a life-changing experience which you probably cannot even imagine now, because it is difficult to imagine the peaceful, content, blissful state of mind when you are in a deep dark emotional hole.
The extended program can be bought separately per session or in three-session blocks. There are also longer hypnotherapy sessions available, as it may be more beneficial to resolve deep trauma or a complex emotional disorder in one longer session. The longer sessions are also more cost effective. (you can check my fees here)