I have heard it several ways.  that if you are super intelligent, you can't be hypnotized.  that if you are too dumb, you can't be hypnotized.  What is the truth?  Suppose you are perfectly willing to be hypnotized, but nothing happens?  What does this tell me?
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Hypnosis works the best on people who have more ability to dissociate, that is, become detached from their surroundings. Both involve altered states of consciousness and have nothing to do with intelligence. Everyone has the ability to dissociate, but some people have more of the ability, perhaps because they have had more cause to become detached during their lives. Looking at it from a psychological angle, I would say your hypnotisability would have the most to do with your life experiences and consequently the way you react emotionally to different situations. No two people ever have the same experiences and view things in the same way, regardless of IQ.\n\nEdit: To put it more simply, daydreamers (who could be seen as having a "weaker" grip on reality) would likely be easier to hypnotise than more practical people.\n\nOr another way to classify the two groups (more hypnotisable versus less hypnotisable), thin boundary personalities versus thick boundary personalities, the terms being used in relation to dreams and susceptibility to nightmares:\n\n"What differentiates the the two boundary types is a separation between mental process, thoughts and functions. Those with thin boundary type tend to often merge thought with feeling, have a difficulty with focusing on one thing at a time, daydream or fantasize, experience forms of synaethesia, have more fluid sense of self and tend to "merge" more with those who are close to them. Those with thick boundaried personalities have much more separation between what is real and what is imaginary. They tend to have a distinct focus on one thing at a time, differentiate between thoughts and feelings, real and fantasy, self and others, lack strong memories from childhood, well organized and has a strong sense of self."\n\nAgain, nothing to do with intellect, more to do with psychological makeup and emotions.
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i just shouted to my dad as he is a hypnotherapist and he said advanced works a bit deeper..it also depends on your qualifications..some hypnotherapists have only just passed there course whereas some others may have done it for years..so worth going to someone with experience...hope it goes well x
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I've seen people who I knew personally do things I know I cou;dn't get them to do drunk while on hynosis. It may work, and it may not. Any hypnotist will tell you, if you're a believer...if you want it to work...your chances are much better then a die hard skeptic.
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I'm an anesthesiologist.  You can't do open heart surgery under hypnosis - they usually need to stop the heart and go on bypass.  Paralysis is also required, along with mechanical ventilation.\n\nThis is between your sister and her doctors.  They know the chance of her making it through the surgery.  Maybe with some preoperative treatment she can be well enough to go through the surgery.\n\nGood luck & God bless.
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Hey Roxy, please don't freak out, and you are not a failure. \nI do understand you. \nI am a christian and I have the same gift too. And the answer is: yes and no.\n\nYes, if you are using the talent to do evil, or to help the devil to accomplish their goals.\nNo, if you are to use your talent to glorify the kingdom of God. In my denomination, people with such talent are accomodated - as long as it is coming from Holy Spirit.\n\nMany of today's scientific discovery were once considered sorcery centuries ago. Copernicus(16th century) was almost burned to death just because he said that earth is not the center of universe, until he took back his theory. \nWe tend to categorize what we dont understand(scientificaly), to be the sorcery. Many what considered sorcery is now scientific facts, because science has evolved so much to prove its truth.\n\nBut, there are still so many uncharted abilities that human capable of doing, and we call it psychic. And yet we still do the same mistake our ancestors did, aka the modern witch hunt. \nOne day men will invent the technology to prove psychic fenomena scientificaly. \n\nBut I also must warn you, not all psychic fenomena is coming from God. The devil can deceive you into believing it was from God. That's why we must be really really close to Holy Spirit to be able to tell the difference. Let no enemy deceive us.\n\nOnce again, if you use your gift to glorify the Lord, you will not go to hell because of this.
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I went through the Silva Mind Control course 35 years ago. I was in grad school, learning artifial intelligence, very skeptical of belief systems, wanting to know if ESP was possible or only a hoax. So I got interested when I saw an ad for a course that guaranteed you'd have an ESP experience or your money back. The course took 4 days, and on the 4th day, I was tested and answered specific questions that I could not possibly know the answer to. In one case, I knew the answer 20 minutes before the test was given! I was not interested in the self-improvement aspects of the course, which seem similar to other systems of meditation. I used the techniques after the course and achieved similar results. It is tough to accept ESP with a scientific mind, but it's either that, or some amazing ability to communicate through subliminal gestures and through time. I recommend the course.
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Hypnosis is not a truth serum.  Experiments at Stanford and other universities show that you can lie while being hypnotized.  Just because you are hypnotized, does not mean you give up control.  Hypnosis is a popular tool used by different media to add a dramatic element like mind control.  What you can actually do with hypnosis and facts are not something that these writers worry about.  Result is about 50+ years of misinformation.  Matter of fact, during the cold war, the CIA did have some experiments and did put out a program of misinformation of which hypnosis was a part.
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Yes,hypnotising you can uncover a childhood fear.  I have been hypnotised for that very reason. \n\nYou can hypnotise yourself as well, but I would recommend seeing a professional first\n\nAll hypnotism is is tapping into your subconscience. You focus on something and you start to breathe in and out slowly as the doctor speaks with you. Soon you go into sort of a sleep and you are able to focus and you are able to clearly think because you mind is basically clear and you can get in contact with your subconscious. \n\nThe myths about hypnotism, no the guy doesn't swing something back and forth in your face and say you are getting very sleeping. You are in a nice pleasant room, you lay on a nice cozy couch and make yourself comfortable and you focus on a picture that you are attracted to or a plant or whatever is pleasant to your eye. \n\nOnce the session is over, the doctor slowly brings you "back to reality". \n\nIt's really a neat thing. \n\nA good hypnotist has a pleasant office, they are compassionate, they are understanding, and so on. \nYou will have to be the judge of who's good and who's not. \n\nGood luck to you
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well humans can "draw down" god's & goddesses into them.  It is a process known as "trance possession" whereby your body is "ridden" by a god, goddess, spirit, ancestor, etc...a milder form of this is  performed by trance mediums during "seances"... It is also known in some circles as "aspecting" where the deity aspects within the human who opens up the appropriate channels to allow the spirit to enter the body... the persons body is still a human body, but the spirit within the mortal shell is that of a god, goddess, spirit, ancestor etc... this is more prevalant in voodoo, santaria, candoble etc, but some wiccans and other neopagans practice it as well...I have had sex with "god" who had been aspected into my husband during a midsummer rite... and i have to say... it was different... not like the normal rustling of the sheets on your average friday night...but much more intense...it was not my husband in there...you could see it in his eyes...his actions were unprdictable, we have been together for 15 yrs...and i know how he is... and how we do things... but this was wild, primal & different...but as for banging Yngwie Frey during my last session of gnosis... if i could be so lucky...that has yet to happen... when i am experinceing the gods in that capacity it is more on an intellectual level, then on a purely physical level...(not that i wouldn't jump at the chance... FREY IS HAWT!!!)
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It isn't real.\n\nAnyone who can show that it is (including the guy who posted above, claiming to have done it) can get a quick $1,000,000 prize (that's one million United States Dollars).  That's right.  All you have to do is demonstrate such an ability, and you will get paid one million dollars.  It costs nothing to participate, other than travel expenses (you have to go to them, they will not come to you).\n\nYou can find information on this offer here:\nhttp://www.randi.org/research/index.html\n\nThis prize actually will be given for any demonstration of paranormal/supernatural abilities, including telekinesis, telepathy, dowsing, chanelling, etc.  The demonstration must be done in a way that it can be autheticated.  Simply saying you can do something isn't good enough.  You must be able to show them, in a controlled environment, to prevent tricks.  Of course, if you actually have the ability, this should be no problem.\n\nThis offer has been around since 1964 (the prize started out at $1,000, and has grown to $1,000,000 since then).  No one, and I repeat NO ONE has ever won the prize.  Many people have applied, but no one has ever been able to get past a preliminary demonstration of the claims.\n\nUntil I see evidence more convincing than this, I will have to say that telekinesis is not real.
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we all have fantasies and some of them are more socially acceptable than others. however, that does not mean you are sick, it simply means that yours is not socially acceptable. it is also important to distinguish fantasy from reality. if it really bothers you, get off of yahoo and go see a counselor. they know what they're talking about, we're all just dumbasses when it comes to this stuff.
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http://www.hypnosisnow.com/how_to_hypnotize.htm\n\ni don't know but here is so good info on it..
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Learning the Art of Hypnosis is easy.  You are talking about a state that we visit naturally several times a day.  It is something that you already do.  What you are trying to learn is how to do it in a more formalized manner.  \n\nThere are several books, tapes and CDs.  Your local library probably has a few of these.  Most are pretty good.  Personally I like the books by Roy Hunter.  There are several schools.  Personally I think schools are the best if they give you supervised practice.\n\nWhat most folks do is learn self hypnosis first.  If you practice on yourself, transferring this skill so you can hypnotize others is not hard.  Learning self hypnosis is very easy.  There are several web sites and other media that can be used to help you learn.  A session with an experienced hypnotist can teach you as well.\n\nYou might check this link out.  It is the FAQ for alt.hypnosis, a long standing news group.  Personally, wouldn't visit the group but the FAQ have been developed over several years and will answer most questions.\n\nhttp://www.royhunter.com/hypnofaq.htm
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I've heard of hypnosis as working before. Another way is to just quit cold turkey. You have to be determined to quit.
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You do not say what you teach or at what level. If you are teaching in a public high school, I would suggest you do not demonstrate hypnosis unless it is cleared by the principal and superintendent. Further, you should never hypnotize anyone who is a minor (under 18) without parental consent.\n\nYou are leaving yourself wide open for all kinds of trouble. Avoid it by using common sense!!\n\nBy the way, DR. J. Why don't you try answering the question asked instead of spouting, or should I say coping text, from another source ad infinitum?? Your responses are long and boring and just take up too much space without answering the question.
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I went to hypnosis August of last year and haven't smoked since.  I was really ready to quit and the hypnotist - a professional, not an entertainer - implanted the idea of anxiety any time I came into contact with the possibility of smoking.  I haven't smoked since.  Two of my workmates were also successful, but many have not been successful.  I think you must really, really want to quit.
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Hypnotizing is just the power of suggestion. It doesn't mean anything, and may not work on you.\n\nIf you can't just close your eyes and go to sleep, you're under stress -- it's completely normal. I used to not be able to sleep, but i found two ways to help:\n\n1.) Count sheep. It sounds stupid, but it works. Imagine a fence, and imagine them jumping over the fence, and slowly breathe in and out. Go one...two...three...etc.\n\n2.) My psychology teacher taught us this. When in bed, start to clench each individual muscle group together and relax. Focus alone on that. Tense your feet, release. Tense your calves, release. Tense your gluteus maximi, release. Abdomen, hands, forearms, biceps/triceps, shoulders, neck, mouth, nose, eyebrows, ears...\n\nIf you do it right, you'll fall asleep before you finish.