Picture this. A man with dark, sinister eyes and a long beard stands before his subject slowly waving a pocket watch back and forth, back and forth. Then in a heavy, indiscernible accent, he says, “You are getting very sleepy…”

If this is your idea of hypnosis, you’ve been watching far too many old movies or really bad TV shows. In reality, thousands of people have learned to use hypnosis and self hypnosis to end their struggle with and control their relationship with food.

Hypnosis, in reality, is one of the most effective tools for change. But read on to discover some of the biggest myths about hypnosis.

Some people can’t be hypnotized. The truth is there’s only one reason someone can’t be hypnotized. They are incapable of paying attention due to a very low IQ or brain damage. 
 
People lose control during hypnosis. In actuality, when people are hypnotized – either by a hypnotist or during self hypnosis – they are extremely relaxed and focused. Plus, whenever they want, they may simply get up and walk away. 

Hypnosis is bad… someone else controls your every move. In reality, hypnosis makes use of scientific principles and advanced communication patterns to teach people how to use their own subconscious minds to make beneficial life choices for their own lives.