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i would tend to agree with your theory. if one looks at the actions of those who are delusional schizophrenics, they are very similar to the hallucinations of the highly hypnotizable subjects. perhaps this is due to the thin line between reality and illusion which already exists in them in the wakin...

The reason it is framed as an ability is because even with the highly susceptible it is 100% optional. In other words, 100% of the people had to opt in to the process of being hypnotized. It was not a matter of telling random subjects to forget the word scissors and 12-17% went into trance. Instead...

that hypnosis is not a form of mind control. instead, i now understand that those who are susceptible to hypnosis are able to be brought into a state of temporary mental illness which is why i found it to be so disturbing in the first place. so called "trance logic" fits all the characteri...

this will likely not be well received but as an older, short, bald ugly man (pretty much the polar opposite of what is attractive to women), i can say from personal expereince that other than physical and mental health, for a man being tall and physically attractive are by far the most valuable char...

i was not aware of this resource so thanks for sharing Richard. as an example, one of the many fascinating things i learned by reading the papers is that there is a strong correlation between one's ability to roll their eye's back in their head and their hypnotizability. the higher one is able to ro...

as the author of the thread which Richard recommended, i had the same questions myself not long ago-in fact it was watching video's of people not knowing their names, not being able to move and not being able to count to 10 correctly which caused me great angst . i was very disturbed to think that o...

correct-i have been experiencing self hypnosis and have zero concerns about it. i consider it a form of meditation which i have done in a different form for quite a while now. i'm not certain if it could be considered a matter of distrust of others or not, although it is very likely a factor. i have...

this is true Richard but think the difference between mind altering drugs & hypnosis would be the interaction with the other person-i.e. hypnotist. even though, like you, i am not interested in experiencing substances such as LSD, DMT or ayahuasca, in these cases the element of having one's acti...

thanks Moonlightress. i have been reading many more research papers on this subject which i have found on the internet. it seems that the issues i have brought up are very highly contentious and that there are no globally accepted answers. in addition, i have come to the conclusion that the perceive...

i also think the paper i linked to reaches some very insightful conclusions and even though it is an intense read, i think that the concluding comments is a great summary of the main points. Certainly seems like an insightful paper, and I don't see anything to object to in the part that you quoted....

jimmy, thanks for your very detailed & robust answers. i certainly have a far different understanding of this subject than i did a month or two ago. i also think the paper i linked to reaches some very insightful conclusions and even though it is an intense read, i think that the concluding comm...

i have mixed feelings about this. personally i would always prefer the truth no matter how harsh rather than a comforting lie and cannot recall a time when this was not the case. Why mixed feelings? Might it be the case, that there is a rational side of you that can make an argument for telling a l...

i have mixed feelings about this. personally i would always prefer the truth no matter how harsh rather than a comforting lie and cannot recall a time when this was not the case. Why mixed feelings? Might it be the case, that there is a rational side of you that can make an argument for telling a l...

how is tricking your brain to believe that illogical and irrational suggestions are reality in any way beneficial when in every other circumstance other than hypnosis it is detrimental and often times extremely so? Try to think of a few circumstances when believing in an irrational suggestion is be...

lol, now i am even more confused jimmy as it sounds like we are on the exact same page so am very interested to hear what you have to say next as i cannot reconcile the two seemingly exactly opposite viewpoints.