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Dreamless -> RE: Hypnosis (5/18/2013 2:30:04 AM)
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Have you ever read a book and been so into it you could really feel for the characters, you could almost see what was happening, and you definitely couldn't put it down?
How about so into a movie that you cried, shuddered, winced?
Congratulations, you've been hypnotized.
The thing is, people seem to expect with hypnosis, something flashy, some obvious indicator that they're in trance. There isn't always one. Basing whether you're hypnotized by how very 'tranced out' you are isn't the best way to go about it. Hypnosis is only a state where the part of your mind that argues back sits back and relaxes for a little while.
When you open yourself to the realization that you're in a trance state more often than you might realize, that watching a movie, reading a book can take you there, you'll realize it's not a flashy, dangerous, edgy place you're going to. It's just a comfortable place where your brain doesn't argue back. You can be hypnotized. Hypnosis just might not be what you think it is.
And here's a secret.
Even when I'm tranced out as fuck, my brain's still on the sidelines offering suggestions. I'm never completely blank. The difference is, my brain's listening.
Might I suggest meditation tracks as a way to gain control over your mental feedback if that's what you're interested in? Brainwave tones, alpha, beta, delta, gamma, etc... do some reading on your own on the different effects of the different mental frequencies. I found it helped when my brain was far too chatty, to consciously learn to change its state and relax. This in turn might help you bridge the gap to the response to hypnosis you desire to get, though I don't think there's anything wrong with you at all, just that the perception of hypnosis brings people to expect empty, slavish obedience to a masterful hypnotist, the brain shutting off, voice going directly to the body. And sure, some people have dramatic responses like that. But, not everyone, and like many things, a good trance state is learned.
Hypnosis is also not a game. I have studied it for a while now and I still don't feel comfortable (even though I've been asked more than once) to take someone under. I think it has wonderful therapeutic properties and the potential for great erotic application, but, for example, take a situation where someone is afraid of dentists, and so, they are hypnotized to feel sleepy when they go to the dentist, versus when they are in the dentist's chair. The first one might trigger someone to feel sleepy en route while driving and cause an accident. Wording is very important, and I hope that example illustrates why you should be very careful with who you play around with, with hypnosis, especially combined with the knowledge that you can be hypnotized and not be aware of it, as trance is not necessarily as distinct as people seem to think.
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