My Sugar Addiction Was So Severe, I Asked a Celebrity Hypnotist to Cure Me

glamour.com:

. I crave dessert—and not just the beautifully plated cakes and tarts that come out of restaurant kitchens. I'm talking about a sleeve of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or a random piece of chocolate cake in the refrigerator aisle of Whole Foods.

And when I say crave, I mean fixate: A sugary treat would get stuck in my head, and I wouldn't be able to focus until I procured that treat.

This is more than just liking dessert. It is, I’ve learned, a sugar addiction.In fact, that the pleasure induced from intense sweetness can .

And like with other addictions, isn't as simple as just stopping. That certainly was the case for me. I consider myself to be an otherwise very healthy eater; I've never experienced any other forms of disordered eating and generally prioritize my physical and mental health.