The long slow road to overcoming bulimia.

After nearly three months of working with a hard core bulimic client, I have just had a session that has left we with such respect for this young woman. It's been log and slow progress, but now she's become happier, motivated, and has reduced the swing between bingeing and purging, and the pain of restricting.

When using hypnotherapy with most clients we see a rapid result and evidence of progress is obvious. In this case progress has been slow and painstaking, but in reviewing her condition she is now clearly moving easily toward resolution.

I've seen her go from desperation, through release of her fear, to a point where she embraces her creativity, and physicality. She's doing pottery, exercising (yes, I even got her into yoga) and she's now enjoying her job. She's got a great place to live now, and she's done all these things through her own determination. Now, she's less anxious and her bulimic nature is slipping into a controlled place.



In many cases the client/therapist relationship would have failed as progress was not immediately evident. I've often showed how hypnosis can work with bulimia clients swiftly and dramatically. However, there were no quick fixes for this young woman. Her courage and determination have paid off and even though we've not see the typical response to hypnotherapy, she is gradually but definitely moving toward mastering her bulimia.



It just goes to show that sometimes the result is not as quick as others, and we need to be prepared to play a long game. I cannot tell you how much I admire the strength of our clients that stick to their guns and see it through.

They are inspiring.