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From: ganetauk
Date: Mon Mar 31, 2003 8:03pm
Subject: Re: hypnosis 101?
"What exactly is needed to hypnotise a person rapidly?" a link to a
chat....:o) lol
click ya fingers and say "sleep"
kinda the fastest i know.
--- In a previous message darren_de_bruin
wrote:
>
> This is a very simple question which I hope can be answered by some
> of the practicing hypnotists out there, and Im sure many of the
> newbies to this group would also love to see an answer.
>
> What exactly is needed to hypnotise a person rapidly?
>
> From the many sources I have read on the subject (including Ormond
> McGills encyclopaedia which was mentioned in an earlier post),
> hypnosis is simply brought about by suggestion and repeating
phrases
> such as "you are getting sleepy" or "your eyelids are getting
heavy".
> I can honestly say without even trying that if I suggested this to
> any of my friends they would not go under and may even start
laughing
> at me after a while (even if they started out with a serious mind
> towards it!) From what I gather, saying these phrases should
> hypnotise somebody (at least make them more suggestible) within a
> minute or so. I find this very hard to believe and maybe I should
> just go to a hypnotist to find out the truth.
>
> Anyway is there anything else besides suggestion and of course a
> confident attitude that I am missing in these inductions?