Science Hypnosis - Page 4

**bogey** · 07-30-2013, 04:44 PM

I tried it to quit smoking several years ago. $200 per session, 2 sessions. I wanted it to work, but I didn't really believe it would. It didn't work. I don't think it helped that the hypnotist seemed like a goof ball. Maybe if I had had more respect for the hypnotist it would have worked.

Fish · 07-30-2013, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bogey

I tried it to quit smoking several years ago. $200 per session, 2 sessions. I wanted it to work, but I didn't really believe it would. It didn't work. I don't think it helped that the hypnotist seemed like a goof ball. Maybe if I had had more respect for the hypnotist it would have worked.

You gave some goofy dude $400 to hypnotize you? Seriously?

**bogey** · 07-30-2013, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

You gave some goofy dude $400 to hypnotize you? Seriously?

I know.

Fish · 07-31-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bogey

I know.

Sorry, I wasn't meaning to make fun of you or anything. I just had no idea that they could charge so much for something that is pretty shady and has no guarantee of working..

rico · 07-30-2013, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by bogey

I tried it to quit smoking several years ago. $200 per session, 2 sessions. I wanted it to work, but I didn't really believe it would. It didn't work. I don't think it helped that the hypnotist seemed like a goof ball. Maybe if I had had more respect for the hypnotist it would have worked.

That seems to be a consistency amongst many hypnotists that I've noticed online. A lot of them seem nuttier than squirrel turds.

**bogey** · 07-30-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rico

That seems to be a consistency amongst many hypnotists that I've noticed online. A lot of them seem nuttier than squirrel turds.

Kinda stuck in the 70's goofy.

**Iowanian** · 07-30-2013, 04:51 PM

You should have slipped that guy $20 and given him some "honeymoon suggestions" to imprint on her brain for the weekend. Just saying.

Discuss Thrower · 07-30-2013, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

You should have slipped that guy $20 and given him some "honeymoon suggestions" to imprint on her brain for the weekend. Just saying.

This-this-this-this-THIS.

Cannibal · 07-30-2013, 05:06 PM

Not real.

tmax63 · 07-30-2013, 06:03 PM

Was a bouncer at a Comedy Club one time as a part time job. Hypnotist came about 3 times a year and would use us once in a while during the show. Took a guy that was average but ripped 5'8" 170lbs I'd guess and told him he was rigid as a board. I and the other bouncer tipped him flat and put his head on the seat of 1 chair and his heels on another chair where he was a bridge. He was like that for 5-10 minutes and for the Grand Finale the hypnotist (probably 150lbs) stood on the guy's stomach for a few seconds then stepped off. Another instance during his adult shows was he'd tell the females that he had "magic fingers" and every time he touched his nose they'd have an orgasm. At the end of the show he'd tell the ladies with significant others that their spouses would have magic fingers for 24 hours post-trance. He did that for one of the waitresses and her man and they verified that it worked.
Key thing, per the hypnotist, is you will not do anything while under that you wouldn't do awake.

**Saulbadguy** · 07-30-2013, 06:20 PM

Only works on the weak minded or emotionally troubled.

rico · 07-31-2013, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Iowanian

You should have slipped that guy $20 and given him some "honeymoon suggestions" to imprint on her brain for the weekend. Just saying.

I would have if I had needed to.

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

Only works on the weak minded or emotionally troubled.

Lol, that's an interesting take.

I wish I could find the video of this old guy who claimed via 2 minute rant that people who are able to be hypnotized are more intelligent people because they follow suggestions better. I was all pissed off when I watched that, due to me not even coming close to being hypnotized on the show. I like your logic better.

Ace Gunner · 07-31-2013, 05:03 AM

sleep. it only works if you believe.

**Baby Lee** · 07-31-2013, 05:31 AM

People need to realize what hypnosis is and what it isn't.

It is using cadence to induce a state of heightened awareness and heightened amenability to suggestion.

In a sense it is a step-sibling of transcendental meditation.

I find myself in a strange demographic. I am utterly immune to hypnosis by others, but have learned effective techniques in self-hypnosis to de-stress and refresh. Basically focusing body part by body part and 'willing' stress or pain out of said part, kind of like wringing a washrag or furling a mat.

The self-hypnosis I can experience beneficially is mainly hyper concentration and visualization. Hypnosis by others I can't offer first hand information on, but it is limited to things the hypnosee would otherwise be amenable to.

07-30-2013, 04:44 PM	#2
bogey Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Casino cash: $10005290	I tried it to quit smoking several years ago. $200 per session, 2 sessions. I wanted it to work, but I didn't really believe it would. It didn't work. I don't think it helped that the hypnotist seemed like a goof ball. Maybe if I had had more respect for the hypnotist it would have worked.
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Iowanian Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Utopia Casino cash: $4648454	You should have slipped that guy $20 and given him some "honeymoon suggestions" to imprint on her brain for the weekend. Just saying.
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Cannibal Better to burn out... Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Bible Thumping Country Casino cash: $10010618	Not real.
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tmax63 Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Colorado Casino cash: $3090400	Was a bouncer at a Comedy Club one time as a part time job. Hypnotist came about 3 times a year and would use us once in a while during the show. Took a guy that was average but ripped 5'8" 170lbs I'd guess and told him he was rigid as a board. I and the other bouncer tipped him flat and put his head on the seat of 1 chair and his heels on another chair where he was a bridge. He was like that for 5-10 minutes and for the Grand Finale the hypnotist (probably 150lbs) stood on the guy's stomach for a few seconds then stepped off. Another instance during his adult shows was he'd tell the females that he had "magic fingers" and every time he touched his nose they'd have an orgasm. At the end of the show he'd tell the ladies with significant others that their spouses would have magic fingers for 24 hours post-trance. He did that for one of the waitresses and her man and they verified that it worked. Key thing, per the hypnotist, is you will not do anything while under that you wouldn't do awake. __________________ An armed member of society is a citizen, an unarmed member is a subject.
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Saulbadguy When a nightmare becomes real Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $2396966	Only works on the weak minded or emotionally troubled. __________________ http://www.goemaw.com
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Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $6838598	People need to realize what hypnosis is and what it isn't. It is using cadence to induce a state of heightened awareness and heightened amenability to suggestion. In a sense it is a step-sibling of transcendental meditation. I find myself in a strange demographic. I am utterly immune to hypnosis by others, but have learned effective techniques in self-hypnosis to de-stress and refresh. Basically focusing body part by body part and 'willing' stress or pain out of said part, kind of like wringing a washrag or furling a mat. The self-hypnosis I can experience beneficially is mainly hyper concentration and visualization. Hypnosis by others I can't offer first hand information on, but it is limited to things the hypnosee would otherwise be amenable to. __________________ We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W.
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