Bulimia - How The Escape Works - My Eating Disorder Treatment

If you have bulimia then this is the most important page. After you read it in full you will hopefully understand how it is possible for you to escape bulimia.

If you have bulimia please take the online assessment which gives an instant indication of how well suited my methods are likely to be both for you and your bulimia. It is completely anonymous so you can be completely honest.

Please note. Other than phobias (which I like to do for a bit of variety) you will not find information about other issues on this site because I specialise primarily in providing escape from Bulimia Nervosa. I chose to do this because I believe I can offer the most effective treatment available anywhere. On occasions I have also helped people with other eating disorders but this information relates primarily to bulimia.
Just to be clear, I define Bulimia Nervosa as the condition in which someone recurrently binge eats and then purges. The purging can take several forms, typically vomiting, fasting, the use of laxatives, enemas, diuretics, overexercising or other medications. As long as this describes your condition my methods you should take the online assessment before getting in touch.

When you read the sample testimonials on this page you will see that they have been chosen because they perfectly illustrate how profound the changes can be. As you may notice, in each case the individuals concerned had just one session and it was following their singel session that they were kind enough to write to me. If you do need help please ask. There is no point just dreaming about freedom and an escape from bulimia.

I am aware that specialist help is hard to find and because many of my clients need to travel considerable distances to see me it is impractical to offer short multiple sessions. This is why I combine what would be a couple of sessions into one longer session to give you a more practical solution. I can never absolutely guarantee success but I will only take you on as a client if my expectation is that I can help you escape bulimia. (I am happy to correspond by email to handle initial enquiries but I never book sessions solely on that basis because I like to speak to all clients before accepting them).

Sample Testimonials Testimonial:

"I came to you on the 4th June for a session and found it so successful. It is hard for me to remember my thought process' before I came to you because they were so atrocious. My whole attitude has changed sooo much I am still getting used to my new eating habits now. ...I know it has only been 2 weeks but I have never gone 2 weeks in the last 4 years without bingeing and purging.

Thankyou so much for your help, I am very grateful for everything you have done for me."

Note: Unsolicited testimonial from a young female client .
Issue: bulimia.
Name: Withheld for confidentiality.
Number of sessions: 1

Testimonial:

"I didn't think hypnotherapy would be for me, but after one session it really REALLY made a difference to the way I think about and react to food.

My thought processes have completely changed and I can't believe what a massive effect it has h ad on my life...

It's nothing like I expected, made a lot more sense, and I only wish I'd done it sooner."

Note: young female client .
Issue: bulimia.
Name: Withheld for confidentiality.
Number of sessions: 1

If someone doesn't have an eating disorder such as bulimia then for them food is just a part of everyday life, probably to be enjoyed but certainly not worried over. If they want to eat a bar of chocolate, they'll just do it and not stress about it afterwards.

If however, you find yourself obsessing over particular types of food, feeling terrible guilt, maybe even hiding or pretending about your eating pattern then you need to do something about it. If you have bulimia you know about it. Sometimes it's hard to admit it but when someone does it really is a major step forward because then you can then start looking for solutions. Eating disorders lead to particularly unhealthy diets and behaviors and the long term health implications are clearly obvious.

Why should you consider using hypnosis as an bulimia treatment? Well, aside from taking note of the example testimonials and the results achieved the answer is simple. You may realise that if you are not able to consciously fix the problem then there is another part of the mind at work and which is outside your conscious control.

It is that other part of the mind which is outside conscious control that perpetuates these types of problems. The rational conscious part of you wants to stop but there's also another part of that you doesn't. Aside from the actual behaviour itself, this inner conflict causes upset and unhappiness. With such internal conflict it's no wonder that people who find themselves in this unfortunate situation often feel trapped and very unhappy.

It's clear that if you habitually do something that you wish you didn't do then that behaviour has a cause and it must be coming from somewhere. In reality it's coming from the subconscious.

You could try will power but you probably have and it probably failed didn't it? There's a reason for that.

It's likely that you may have had counselling and got nowhere. In fact from what my clients tell me it seems that if anything, counselling for bulimia sometimes makes the problems worse.

There are a depressingly large number of people with bulimia who have had conventional treatment, often for years with little success. To me this simply indicates that those methods do not work. When correctly used, hypnosis offers a much faster and more reliable route to success.
Very few people understand exactly what processes create bulimia but fortunately once they are understood those very same processes can be utilised to remove it. This is the key to the methods I use.

Almost everyone with an eating disorder realises that if you consciously knew the cause of the problem you could fix it yourself. The fact that you haven't fixed it means that you haven't a clue really why you eat the way you do. Or perhaps you have some idea but feel helpless to prevent it. Those symptoms exist only because there is a part of you that is perpetuating them. Bulimia originates within the subconscious and that's the part of you that hypnosis (when understood and used properly) can change for the better.

If you have had counselling or CBT and got nowhere then please be reassured and realise it's no reflection on you or your problem. Counselling type treatments are highly unlikely to work because the cause of the problem is below the level of consciousness and those techniques fail to address this.

Testimonial:

"After a month in hospital in Bangkok and another month as an outpatient with the NHS your approach was like a breath of fresh air! I had no idea what to expect and had not really been well enough to do any kind of reading or research into hypnotherapy. Thus I came with a healthy dose of scepticism and ignorance. Perhaps it wasn't a bad thing to have very few pre-conceived ideas. Having never met a hynotherapist before I was surprised at how 'normal' and down to earth you were. You were able to put me at ease which isn't an easy thing to do with someone living with high anxiety levels much of the time. As a result of years of anorexia and depression I was feeling pretty hopeless. Knowing that you had worked with bulimia with great success I was willing to give it a go even though my situation was a little different.

Thank you for taking the time to explain what hynotherapy is (and isn't) and for having incredible patience in dealing with my many questions, fears and numerous worries. I was fascinated to learn how often we enter the hypnotic state in everyday life and how normal it all is. At best I thought that you would be able to help with some of the anxiety and restlessness I experience but I gained so much more than that during our appointment. Whilst our 3 hour session didn't flick a magic switch to bring about instant cure it did give me 3 very useful experiences/tools/images to help during recovery (which is, ultimately, my own responsibility!) You helped me to recognise and even, at times, to silence or at least turn down the volume of that 'inner critic'- the negative thoughts which are a huge part of any eating disorder. You helped me to build up a humerous picture of what gaining weight would be like and helped me to see that side of recovery in a positive way, helping me to give myself permission to eat and be a little heavier whilst still being healthy. Finally you helped me to visualise a person that had hurt me and talk back to that person instead of being the victim. This has been a huge step to being able to let go of past trauma and forgive. What was so refreshing throughout was that you helped me to do these things and didn't try to do anything FOR me. When facing the past you didn't even need to know what I was visualising. Therefore the session was a lot less anxiety-provoking than a session with a psychiatrist or psychologist.

I hope that makes sense. It is hard to put into words."

Note: Testimonial from a female client.
Issue: Anorexia.
Name: Withheld for confidentiality.
Number of sessions: 1

I don't believe eating disorders are a medical problem at all. Bulimia and other eating disorders are a behavioural problem which usually (but not always) have an emotional cause. Here is the good news. No behaviour is fixed. You change all the time in one way or another. We are all capable of change and I believe that ALL such problems have the potential to be resolved.

Hypnosis works because it operates at the level of the subconscious where these problem behaviours are rooted. Absolutely no other methodology can claim to do this. I utilise a host of powerful hypnotherapy and NLP techniques which can change problem eating behaviours such as bulimia. As long as the correct techniques are used at the correct time, bulimia can be successfully treated. The key to success is in knowing which techniques to use for which person. This is why a tiny few therapists consistently succeed with bulimia where most consistently fail. If you have bulimia you can be sure of this:- it MUST have a cause and freedom from bulimia may be yours because EVERYONE can change. Remember, people change all the time.

I use a combination of methods. In searching for the best ways to effectively treat bulimia I have found the therapy for which you will see a couple of sample testimonials at the top of this page to be the most effective of all.

FAQ

What are the benefits?

Reliable and effective.
My method and techniques can correct bulimia very quickly and very fully so you can:
Enjoy a richer and more fulfilling life.
Enjoy better health.
Feel good about yourself.
Be happier.
Be more attractive to others.
Enjoy socialising more.
Reach your full potential.

Why see me?

I specialise in bulimia.
My methods are sufficiently reliable that I am prepared to prove their effectiveness.
I only see clients that I am confident I can help. (Much of this decision depends upon your desire for change and general attitude. If I agree to work with you, my expectation is that I will be able to completely correct the bulimia.)

What is the price?

Despite my expertise, bulimia correction by my method is very competetively priced.
I no longer quote the exact price on the website because occasionally I adjust it depending upon a persons circumstances or due to the exact nature of the condition.
I will say this though...
Some people phone me and straightaway ask "How much does it cost?". Just what is the priority here? The sad reality is that those people are unlikely to be successful because they simply haven't reached a point at which they are genuinely ready for change. I also know that those bulimics will probably pick someone "dirt cheap" from their local phonebook and also that they will almost certainly get absolutely nowhere. As a result of such misplaced priorities they will most likely find themselves condemned to a miserable life with bulimia because they are unwilling to invest in a better and more enjoyable life.
Just what is a better life worth? I have to wonder... If they were seeing a surgeon would they make their choice based solely on price and convenience? Sure you might have to travel a few miles to see me but the cost of working with me is much less than you might have imagined and definitely far less than the cost of having bulimia.

How does it work?

Releasing someone from bulimia requires an understanding of some fairly simple principles although the actual implementation requires that things be worked in a specific order. My approach to creating an escape from bulimia and the basis of my bulimia treatment is very different from that offered elsewhere but I can briefly explain the basics of how it works.

Firstly remember that you can't catch bulimia. Bulimia is emotional and behavioural in nature.
At one time you were not bulimic. Then "something" happened and you possibly don't really know what it was, but sometime later you started exhibiting bulimic behaviours. As this transition occured certain internal processes took place. It was those processes (part of your ability to adapt and change) which allowed you to become bulimic in the first place. Now once you realise this, a solution becomes possible even obvious. Those exact same mechanisms allow the transition to be reversed so that your bulimia can be completely and totally removed. The key to success is in knowing what those mechanisms are and just how to do this. That is what I have discovered/developed, and this is why my method works.

This is my essential approach and it seems to work beautifully. A huge benefit of working in this way is that it makes change feel easy and natural as well as being powerfully effective.

How long does it take?

As you can see I do my work in just one (longish) session to correct bulimia.
You may have seen other hypnotherapists offering many sessions of hypnosis or hypnoanalysis but this is generally needless. What's the difference and why do I get good results so much more quickly?
Well, as with most things in life, when choosing a hypnotherapist you generally get what you pay for but here are some of the crucial differences.
1) I specialise in bulimia.
2) My clients get hypnosis not just "relaxotherapy".
3) My clients get bespoke therapy to suit their particular and exact needs.
By contrast perhaps 80% of hypnotherapists use a scripted approach which is unlikely ever to produce good results for their clients. Bulimics who are not serious about being helped might just as well waste their money on a "hypnotic" CD.
4) I deliberately use techniques known to produce the most rapid and effective results for the majority of clients as opposed to more long winded and inefficient ones.
5) I regularly combine NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) techniques with hypnosis since this speeds therapy substantially and renders better results.
6) I make extensive use of many techniques pioneered by the legendary hypnotherapist Dave Elman. His techniques were light years ahead of his time but sadly very few people seem to fully understand them or how to use them.
7) I use additional techniques which were developed specifically to remove many of the beliefs which typically underpin bulimia. Those particular techniques promote rapid and easy change and are not generally known.

Summary

With all these factors combined I believe I am able to offer the best hypnotherapy available anywhere for bulimia.

I know that it's natural for people to have doubts that real problems can be fairly quickly and reliably be corrected especially when other methods are so unpredictable. This is the reason why I chose to remove a severe phobia on local radio in just 22 minutes on a live broadcast and recently another phobia for a filmed documentary. I can do this only because I know I use very reliable methods.
That's not to say I can offer a cast iron guarantee to any would be client because I can't and no truly professional therapist would but if you want to be rid of your bulimia you should contact me.