Hypnotism

Busman747 · 27-12-2006, 22:50

I was watching this you tube video which has been hanging around my desktop for some weeks

.......and wondered if any accyweb members have been hypnotised and if so, what are your experiences?

Personally, I could never allow myself to be hypnotised as I hate being "not in control." For this reason, I will allow myself to get tipsy, but never too drunk that I am unaware of what I am doing.

Tell us about YOUR experiences with hypnotism

ps: This thread is NOT about the validity of the hypnotist on the film

cashman · 27-12-2006, 22:56

i,m with you on this busman,i would never allow myself to be hypnotised, though for slightly differant reasons, i think and have read that it can be dangerous in some circumstances so on that basis alone- sod it.

WillowTheWhisp · 27-12-2006, 23:02

I've never been hypnotised unless you count the "guided meditation" which was part of a relaxation course I went on once. I never found out what happened as we closed our eyes and wandered through a garden - I always fell asleep! Maybe I was too relaxed.

shillelagh · 27-12-2006, 23:11

Im not allowed to be hypnotised.

cherokee · 27-12-2006, 23:20

omg.... would hate to be hypnotised ...thought about it once to stop smoking but bottled it hehe suppose its the losing control of your self thing but the that happens when we over indulge in the beer

but seriously i dont think i would like to be hypnotised

garinda · 27-12-2006, 23:44

I was sent to a hypnotherapist when I was ten.

I had this morbid terror of dogs, and would rather walk over dark fields, rather than past the farm across the road, where there was a snappy little dog. It really became a big problem, and was stopping me from doing normal children's activities.

My parents took me to a hypnotherapist, who I think is still practicing in Blackburn. After two sessions I was 'cured', and now adore dogs. I don't remember much about it except I had to imagine a fluffy puppy in a box somewhere I felt safe, which in my imagination was the Church Hall.

God, I was a challenging kid.

WillowTheWhisp · 27-12-2006, 23:47

Those medical hypnotherapy sessions aren't like stage hypnotism. You don't totally lose control and you are aware of what's going on. The stage hypnotism I don't think I would like either.

garinda · 27-12-2006, 23:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Those medical hypnotherapy sessions aren't like stage hypnotism. You don't totally lose control and you are aware of what's going on. The stage hypnotism I don't think I would like either.

Agreed. He didn't get me to bark, or cock my leg. Well not that I remember!

I think people that go and get up, and be hypnotised on stage, are extroverts who enjoy the limelight, and are highly susceptible to being controlled into making fools of themselves.

Ianto.W. · 28-12-2006, 00:20

You said if you don't want to be hypnotised you can't be, what if someone tried to do it and you didn't know, could they?

WillowTheWhisp · 28-12-2006, 00:22

How do we know we haven't been? Perhaps at this very moment we are all doing someone's bidding.

garinda · 28-12-2006, 00:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ianto.W.

You said if you don't want to be hypnotised you can't be, what if someone tried to do it and you didn't know, could they?

I think you have to be open to it.

People just clicking their fingers and putting people under is rubbish.

Now look into my eyes, just my eyes.

Now give me all your money.