by
Dave Sabat
on Fri 11 May 2007 12:07 BST |
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BLACK EYED PEAS singer Fergie turned to a hypnotherapist to get her life back on track after becoming addicted to crystal meth. The singer, real name Stacy Ferguson, decided to seek help after spiralling out of control.
She explains, "I started going a little nuts and hit rock bottom. I called my mom and told her I had been doing crystal meth for a year and I moved back into my old bedroom as a 25-year-old. I had collection agencies after me - I had spent all my money."
The singer decided to seek treatment and found hypnotherapy helped her recover from her addiction. She adds, "I had to learn self-love and I learned it through hypnotherapy. It's not some fruity thing - it's not like you're going to a psychic or something. We just talk. Sometimes she puts a box of tissues right in front of me, and I let it all out. She's amazing."
The first time I went was hilarious. I told the doctor I didn't want to do any of that hypnosis s**t; I just wanted regular therapy.
The next time I went in I was biting my nails, so I told her I'd been biting my nails and wanted to try hypnotherapy. I went into the chair, and it was amazing. It completely worked."
Most people who are unaware of what hypnotherapy really is, and isn't, are dubious and perhaps nervous before their first session but, just like Fergie, virtually everyone enjoys the experience and, most importantly, sees the results. As Fergie says, hypnotherapy helped her kick her drug habit.
Be happy,
Dave.
