Ah, so you may be wondering how the therapy went. It was kind of what I was expecting and was mostly general. The basic premise of this is to get over my compulsion to eat for pleasure. It is the physical compulsion that is the root of the problem. So I go in to her office and not only does she do CBT but she does hypnosis and guided imagery. So for the CBT part she has me try to accomplish some healthy goals for the week - 30 minutes earlier to bed, 30 minutes earlier to wake up, 30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week, watch my calorie intake, and to replace my recreational eating with other recreations. Find some things that are fun to do and do them. Apparently I have been living a moderately depressed state, thus me losing my passion for most things I used to find fun. Those are good goals and I know I can accomplish them. Everyone has the capability to start over their lifestyle so this advice is nothing new, but when a professional gives it, it means more. Time to get pumped up.

The second part was the hypnosis with guided imagery. It wasn't like the last time I did hypnosis where everything was specific like - you will start liking vegatables. This was more like you are relaxed and in a happy place, you see a little kid who wants to play with you. You see a big tree. Stuff like that. I really didn't get the point till after she explained that I will be visiting these places as we progress and the kid and the tree represent me. After I looked up guided imagery on the net I found out that is what is used on people to block pain and trauma. Like those crazy people who can use it to give birth without screaming, or to actually go into surgery without anethesia. See:

http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/tc/guided-imagery-topic-overview

So I think this will work as long as I am with it. If I go into it negative or unbelieving then it won't work. So I say why not again and go for it. It worked the first time and this lady is a Christian counselor as well so I have a little better opinion of her morals. After it was over she didn't do the whole hypnosis thing of counting up and making you feel refreshed. It was more of a open your eyes kind of thing. Then I felt like Peter Gibbons in Office Space. All relaxed and all. If anything at all is accomplished it will be that every Wednesday upon leaving I will be feeling relaxed and more in control. Let's see if this helps me lose wieght. If it does then I will recommend it to everyone.