Sometimes people eat sweets to sate more than simply a craving, indicating that the problem is more complicated than just a demanding sweet tooth. Subconsciously, we need sweets when we are experiencing emotional or psychological issues, such as a poor day at work, issues with a romantic partner, stress about money, etc. The first step in managing these urges is to recognise them for what they are and comprehend their causes.
We have learned from our customers that the attitudes, behaviours, and habits that appear to result in cravings can be traced back to the formative years of their youth through the analysis of feedback and careful observation. Primary caregivers, friends, peers, and family members all appear to have an impact on this conditioning effect; nevertheless, primary caregivers are typically the biggest contributors.
The explanations we’ve accumulated from our client situations, which explain how this early start conditioning happens and how it might have a long-lasting impact, are included in the list below. kindly review
“Until you finish everything on your plate, you won’t get any sweets!”
This was a frequent kind of punishment used by parents, grandparents, and even babysitters in many of the homes of our clients. Although this method was meant to impose discipline, it had the opposite effect because it made sweets a special prize in the eyes of a vulnerable child and demanded that they stuff themselves to obtain it.
The long-term conditioning effect of this strategy is the development of a habit. Because of this tendency, kids will now keep eating even after they are satisfied. They are compelled to complete the meal with something sweet by nature once the meal is through. Sometimes, even though they are no longer hungry because it is just a habit.
Some of our clients recall receiving treats frequently as rewards for outstanding grades, good behaviour, athletic accomplishments, or other noteworthy accomplishments when they were young. Giving them merely a method of justification in the long run.
Long-term Conditioning Effect: As an adult, the tendency to naturally crave sweets after achieving success or excelling in some other way was the outcome of this conditioning.
Unfortunately, in the situations of some of our clients, their parents were significant perpetrators of negative conditioning when they gave them candy to calm them down. In this case, while they were sobbing, depressed, or having a tantrum, sweets were given to them to calm them down.
Long-term Training Effect: In most cases, this conditioning led to our clients immediately reaching for sweets to numb unpleasant emotions or negative feelings rather than confronting them.
In one instance, a client with weight problems had experienced a difficult upbringing. By spending time with her and frequently taking her out for fish and chips, her grandmother had tried to lessen her misery. This customer naturally thought of these as wonderful memories that were extremely meaningful to her and that also happened to be related to… eating.
Effect of Long-Term Conditioning: As a direct result of these bad events, whenever this client felt any unpleasant feelings, including anger, grief, disappointment, or fear, she would always turn to eating fish and chips to find comfort, unconsciously reliving a happy memory to soothe the pain. When the conditioning response was explained to this client, she now realised why she had these desires. Previously, she had no idea why she had them. This is frequently the initial step toward recovery, as was previously mentioned.
Some of our clients report that they have little self-control when it comes to eating sweets because they were either forbidden to do so or, if they did, they received reprimands.
Long-term Conditioning Effect: As a result, whenever sweets are put in front of them, they feel compelled to eat as much as they can because of a natural want to do so.
Last but not least, having sweets as a child was just something that happened to one of our clients. The “problem component,” which we were able to identify as this client’s own mother, was what she described as her “sugar addiction.” It became clear that not only did her mother frequently eat sweets herself, but that she also planned most of their outings around getting them.
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Long-term Conditioning Effect: As a result, the client’s everyday adult routine included thinking about sweets. She also acknowledged that she thought about sweets while she was at work, shopping, driving home, out with friends, etc.; in other words, her thoughts were continuously focused on sweets and how she could get them. Naturally, her health and general quality of life were suffering as a result of this. Fortunately, the problem has been addressed following just one hypnotherapy session and a take-home hypnotherapy CD.
As previously stated, there are numerous causes for this emotional affinity to sweets, so feel free to share your experiences with us. We’d love to hear from you and be of assistance. The entire purpose of this post is to make readers aware that their attraction to sweets can be the result of an unconscious psychological or habitual behavioural response.
