As a certified hypnotist, I feel that I owe atleast part of my profession to Sai King and The Dark Tower... I'm just curious if anyone else here has any experience with hypnosis, either being the hypnotist or the hypnotized?
Hypnosis
As a certified hypnotist, I feel that I owe atleast part of my profession to Sai King and The Dark Tower... I'm just curious if anyone else here has any experience with hypnosis, either being the hypnotist or the hypnotized?
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
Are you a stage hypnotist or more hypnotherapy type stuff?
Currently I am putting together a confidence building program for salesmen, but I hope to do stage shows eventually.
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
That is so cool!
I've never been hypnotised, I think I'd be a little wary to be truthful. I've never seen a show live though, although last time I went to get a tattoo the guy that went in before me was a hypnotist and we were teasing the tattooist over whether he'd really paid him for the tatt
LOL! Yeh, unless said hypnotist just so happened to be Derren Brown I doubt he would have much luck getting away with not paying. Derren has some of the world's best misdirection skills, hands down.
Edit: heh, misread what you said.
As for being wary, a lot of people have some concerns. Putting these concerns to rest is something that has to be done before the hypnosis actually starts. The hypnotized doesn't actually give control to the hypnotist, all hypnosis is self hypnosis, so there isn't really anything to worry about.
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
I'm more worried about the delving into your subconcious aspect, than the "control" issue
Ah. Sometimes, what lies within can be as scary as the worst acid trip; but that isn't very often.
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
Well, I've done the latter and survived, so maybe I exorcised all my ghosts already
Bad trips can happen to anybody, all it really takes is the wrong place, people, music, etc. Abreactions to hypnosis are rare and only happy to a handfull of people. Unless you are schizophrenic or something similar, or have serious past trauma, you shouldn't have any negative effects with hypnosis. Even if you have had traumatic events happen, hypnosis can be therapeutic and a good hypnotist would be very careful not to cause an abreaction.
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
My bad trip was definately bad circumstances rather than underlying trauma
I'm sure you're right...I'm still nervous though
Heh, nothing really to be nervous about. It's not as if I can hypnotize you through your computer... Or is it?
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
People have tried to hypnotize me twice, but it didn't work.
I think I'm too much of a control freak.
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I would love to try to be hypnotized. I find it really interesting.
A guy I work with said he was hypnotized 5 years ago in order to stop smoking and he hasn't had a cigarette since.
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
I've been considering it to help me ditch the Devil Grass ( tobacco ), do you think it is effective?
"The Constitution shall never be construed....to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms" (Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87)
Originally Posted by Erin
Whoops, guess I should have read the whole thread.
Nevermind.
"The Constitution shall never be construed....to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms" (Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87)
Smoking cessation is actually one of the primary ways hypnosis is utilized.
Also, anybody can be hypnotized. Some people have a little harder time than others, but there are ways to get around resistance, nerves, etc.
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
Good.
Because it's expensive, and Jedi mind trick have never worked on me.
"The Constitution shall never be construed....to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms" (Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87)
Soooo....what exactly happens when you are hypnotized? I have no idea. I've actually never seen anyone hypnotized before. Is it like sleeping?
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
So, even though you can't hypnotize over the internet, (since all hypnosis is self hypnosis) can the techniques be taught over the internet?
Brice, it really depends on the trauma. I'm also not exactly sure which part of my statement you were referring to. If you have a serious anxiety/depression disorder and you use tobacco to displace that energy, it could cause problems to stop smoking abruptly. As for if it is possible to hypnotize someone with extreme trauma: as long as no issues relating to the trauma are not brought up, and there is no age regression used, it shouldn't be a problem(though it really depends on the person, ya know?)
Erin, the best way I can describe what it is like is your body is so completely relaxed it is as if you were physically asleep. You , usually, remain completely alert and lucid mentally, and can respond if something happens around you that needs a response (whether that be the hypnotist talking to you, or a disaster etc).
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
It is actually fairly easy to learn self hypnosis through various videos found on YouTube. Some of them suck, but a few are really great. I will look around and see if I can find a good one.
Flip-flop, hippety-hop, offa your rocker and over the top, life’s a fiction and the world’s a lie, so put on some Creedence and let’s get high.- The Great Sage and Eminent Junkie
Actually...I am getting VERY sleepy
and quoted too much. I only intended to quote the anybody can be hypnotized part.
"The Constitution shall never be construed....to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms" (Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87)
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