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From: gameer_77
Date: Thu Jan 9, 2003 5:23pm
Subject: [Derren Brown] Re: Suggestion/Autosuggestion
> Couple of bits that may help.
>
> Do a five minute relaxation before you start. Clear your mind of
daily
> clutter - take each stray thought, and place it safely to one side
for
> later. Do not rush this, not until you are well versed in what is
> happening during this.
>
> Clasp your hands together and squeeze them tightly whilst reciting
your
> pre-SCRIPTED speech.
>
> Give yourself an anchor "I will count to <x> and when I reach <x> I
will be
> unable to unclasp my hands"
>
> Add some support "the harder I try in vain to unclasp my hands, the
more I
> try the more my hands will be clasped together"
>
> Set some addition anchors like "and every time I <look at my hands>
I will
> <see> how they are simply clasped"
>
> The Jo Whiley interview has some good lines when he sticks
> <whats'her'names> hand to the table.
>
> I have found far greater success doing this on other people. If
you have
> doubts, you may find that it is far easier to convince a.n.other
that you
> can do it, than yourself?
>
> But take five minutes to relax them with some nice, softly spoken,
laid
> back chat (and hopefully build rapport), get them to remember times
when
> they saw hypnotists being successful, and tell them that you will
now show
> them how it's done - not "can i try it" but "I WILL show you"
>
> Keep if keep persevering the way that you are to date - you ARE
going to
> succeed, and when you do, it will be like a bolt of lightning as
everything
> instantly ceases to be "trial and error" and becomes "knowledge" -
It's a
> feeling like the first time you saw one of those weird 3D pictures
(there's
> a medical reason for that as well) - and just as seductive.
Thank you a lot. :)
This makes a lot of sense, and i will try it very soon... :)
