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The Thin Book : Hypnotherapy Trance Scripts for Weight Management (Book and Audio CD)

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There are a lot of things to love about The Thin Book.

The first is that it is, literally, a thin book. It is 108 pages of double spaced type. Personally, I believe most books, and most certainly those in the mental health field, are much too long. The Thin Book sets a great example of what is possible.

Another reason to love The Thin Book is the simplicity of its organization. It is a terrific book, and that, it seems, was Brickman's intention. He has given us fourteen chapters, each of which is a well-developed trance script addressing the subconscious meaning of a specific weight loss challenge. Some of these scripts, such as "Compulsive Eating as a Defense Against Anxiety," "Craving Fruit and Vegetables," or "Late Evening Eating," I might expect to see in a book for weight management.

To my delight, Brickman goes beyond the expected by offering scripts on, "Being Overweight as an Expression of Passivity and Hostility," "Slowing Down the Act of Eating," "Exercising," "Feeling Deprived After a Successful Effort," and "Lacking Resolve when Eating Away From Home."
The book is also unique in that the only writing Brickman presents other than the well-constructed and structured scripts is a 3-page preface. Here he describes himself as a "specialist in weight management." He states, "The scripts use positive suggestions or positive hypnosis in the form of metaphors, analogies, empathy and confrontation that contradict the effects of the unconscious mind." This description offers an accurate portrayal of his work, but understates the sensitivity and richness of his work.

The Thin Book is accompanied by an audiotape, read by Brickman, containing three of his trance scripts: "The Resistant Part of Me," "Saying 'No' to Important Others," and, "Compulsive Eating as a Defense Against Feelings." Hearing Brickman's perfectly soothing voice is as satisfying as a double-layered chocolate cake, and is quite helpful as a teaching tool.

I highly recommend Brickman's The Thin Book to any professional that works with weight issues as well as to any one interested in reading and hearing well done hypnotic scripts.

If you're like me overweight, feeling frustrated stuck and fed up-THERE IS HOPE. It's called THE THIN BOOK. It is a true jewel. I found it to be so inspiring, while providing me with original suggestions to help me monitor and modulate the way I eat. Best of all, it has worked for me. It also worked for my husband, who was forty five pounds over-weight- even though it took two weeks to convince him to try reading the book. The THIN BOOK isn't about dieting. It's about helping you re-program that voice in your inner-mind that says 'yes" to foods it should be more often saying 'no' too, This book re-programs your unconscious mind so that you start craving salads, fruit, water etc. Unbelieveably but it actually works. I doubted it at first. You probably do too. But I'm glad I let myself move past my doubt into action. Every so often, I reread passages from the book to get a tune-up when I feel that rebellious perhaps teenager in me trying to talk me into my old binging eating habits. If you haven't guessed by now, I love this book. It's also written by a writer whose message is clear, creative and artfully persuasive.

This I would have to say is a must read book for all of you out there who are denying one simple fact: Food isn't the culprit. How much you learn to use self-control and the self-esteem derived from it will govern the direction of your path. I got tired of going backwards all the time. This book has pointed me in the right direction. It points out that we should respect, celebrate food. WE should treat food as we would a good friend who we can count on. Well, I made friends with this book and I respect the author, Hal Brickman for writing a weight-management book that I have not seen the like of before. Instead of being preachy it's down-to-earth and uses words that people can understand. It uses ideas that make sense and are hard to forget, even though there is a little devil in me that sometimes says "go back." Go back and get that instant plesure from eating all I want when I want. But, I'm clearer about the consequences now. The book has taught me to slow down and think, breathe, imagine, plan, hesitate. That's all it takes to my amazement. Buying time. I see that now. By delaying that lunge to the wrong foods, I move closer to who I really am and how I really should look and care for my self. Wow! I'm so grateful.

After having read this ground-breaking book, I am developing healthy eating habits as a way of life. No structured program I've been on in the past twenty years (and I have been on more than many) has done for me what this book has.

THE THIN BOOK is also one of the most brilliantly written prose I have read in ages. It is colorful, powerful, highly informative and though extremely serious, a joy to read.

In addition, I know of no other book on hypnosis that is soley devoted to weight-management. It is a classic book, already, because it's one I will return to and reinforce and sustain the progress I've made.

The book is full of vivid imagery that irresistably lingers in my mind. It manages to offset my urge to overeat.

My eating choices have become wiser, more balanced. The book has taught me to slow down my eating (I used to eat on the run or sit down and inhale my food) which has led to a new founded respect and appreciation for the the eating experience.

Eating has now become something I look forward to, as I'm gaining confidence in my self-control. I'm also developing respect and appreciation for the foods I eat. I no longer take them for granted. I love to look at the contrasting colors, nuances of taste, variety of textures and aromas.

The book is comprised of the most effective trances this acclaimed clinician has used in his several decades of specializing in weight-management.

I'm so excited about the book that I have ordered many copies as gifts to friends and family. This book is the best present I can give to someone I care about.

Thank you, Hal Brickman, you have made my life more fulfilling.

When my girlfriend, Jenna became concerned about her increasing weight, we took a look in the local B&N store for weight managment books. To our disliking all were literally too promising, from "lose 10 pounds in 10 days" to "you could look like ::Celebrity Picture:: in 30 days!!!", and with prices of $40, we didn't feel the motivation to buy any of them. We decided to take another approach, and did a Yahoo! search and
came across this book by Hal Brickman. It was reasonably priced and looked promising. Upon recieving it, Jenna was instantly indulged in it. Two months after recieving it, she has lost a total of 25 pounds and has never been happier.
In conclusion, I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a healthier lifestyle.

Hal Brickman is to be commended for an easily digestible book, which transforms complex clinical issues around weight management into simple-to-follow steps. The steps identified encourage creative customization to meet specific individual needs, and would be equally beneficial to either the general public or practicing clinicians. This book makes an important contribution to maintaining/renewing one's wellbeing!

This book has taught me how to balance how to eat. It is more about life-management than weight management. I feel THE THIN BOOK has helped me believe in myself-that I could create discipline in eating and for once in my life sustain it. I'm not sure how this book accomplished that because I'm a pretty stubborn man. But twenty three pounds lighter and a new bounce to my step it certainly has done for me what no diet, book or program has ever done. I never thought a book could change my life and my mind-set to such a great degree. I feel so proud. This is the lightest I've been in fifteen years. If I had a pipeline to the powers that be, I'd get this book into every book store possible so that those without computers can find it. It's just that- a find!

Over the years, I have tried all kinds of diets. Nothing ever seemed to work until now. I found that in "The Thin Book", the hypnotic suggestions for weight loss are a great way to retrain my brain. The trance scripts have been helpful and it's such easy reading. Although I always knew I was very compulsive when it came to food, this book has helped me to focus in on the root of my problem. IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE! I feel more alive and much healthier. It's hard to believe that a book can have such an influence on my behavior and growth. I'm so glad that I found this book and recommend it to others because I want to share my discovery.

The Thin Book is the first weight control book I EVER READ THAT MADE SENSE TO ME. The approach is spelled out so clearly and concisely that it was almost too good to be true. But my pants are all looser now and that's living proof that following the book's teachings were so helpful. I'm so excited with my progress.

I can't sing any more praise for a weight-management anything than THE THIN BOOK. I re-read this book twice, and I never re-read books. This book goes right to your gut. It goes to your brain. And it saves your heart.