Working with the root cause connected to the symptom of overeating will assist the subject in long-term weight control. A person or subject learns from the hypnotist how to access the subconscious and apply psychological techniques to achieve success. Pain is always an alarm or signal that something is wrong. You can turn off the alarm. Many professional athletes hypnotize themselves during strenuous and loud competitive events.
Hypnotism is an active, focussed state of mind.
A hypnotist presents ideas that can be accepted or rejected by the subject or hypnotee to achieve results. A person may achieve total muscle relaxation or be in a highly active physical state while concentrating in the hypnotic state of mind. The busier you are in your life, the more you are already using self-hypnosis. Problems and challenges are interrelated. You may work on many goals at the same time.