Changing your life isn’t as impossible as you might think. Positive Changes Hypnosis can provide you with the keys to battling everything from weight gain and smoking to stress management and managing pain.
Julie, a client of Dr. Christopher Lewis, director of the Positive Changes Hypnosis Center of Lake Orion, found hypnosis to be the stepping stone to her recent 40-pound weight loss.
“I turned 40 in January and sunk into a deep depression,” Julie says. “My weight was at an all-time high and I looked and felt like an old lady. My energy level was near comatose, and any prospects of dating were over.
“I had tried every possible diet and exercise plan but none worked. I was also having motivation problems and could not conquer my food cravings (chocolate and ice cream specifically),” Julie says. “Food had become my one pleasure. Time to make a drastic change!”
Then Julie discovered Positive Changes Hypnosis.
“I went to Positive Changes Hypnosis Center and it changed my life,” she says. “I cannot find the words to express how grateful I am to have discovered this solution. The hypnosis took away my cravings forever and helped me start making food a LOW priority.
“It also reinforced the pleasure of exercise. I am running again and lifting heavy weights at the gym too,” Julie says. “The program involves a weekly nutrition class and uses the principles of the 40-30-30 weight loss program. This is less strict than Atkins and no food groups are cut out.
“The result—I got rid of over 50 ugly pounds and I lost four dress sizes!” says Julie. “I am now the same size I was in my Army days! I look and feel 15 years younger! Family and friends are amazed at my appearance. Men are noticing me again! Life is good.”
Dr. Lewis says through the process of hypnosis, clients’ subconscious minds are “re-programmed,” allowing them the ability to “absorb suggestions.”
“Ineffective, destructive behavior is replaced effortlessly by healthier behavior and people start to drop weight, stop smoking, or reduce stress and finally see the resolution of life-long battles,” says Dr. Lewis.
The first step in a client’s visit to Positive Changes Hypnosis is to sit down with Dr. Lewis for an evaluation of that person’s problems. Dr. Lewis says the number of sessions required depends on the individual.
“Most habits and routines consciously take a long period of time to become a habit,” he says. “Stopping smoking is the easiest, because you already have a track record as a non-smoker. You didn’t come into this world with a cigarette in your hand.”
No matter what reason a client is seeking the help of hypnosis for, Dr. Lewis says everyone must listen to reinforcement tapes after the sessions.
“You learn, change and grow through repetition,” he says. “We are actually providing an educational service.”
Positive Changes Hypnosis is located at 400 West Clarkston Road, Suite B. Hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Additional evening hours can be provided to accommodate some clients.
To schedule an appointment call (248) 693-8658.