Have you ever been hypnotised?

dark crystal

Watched the movie 'Stir of Echos' last night and it got me wondering about the whole area of hypnosis.

Years ago, I was on holiday and we went to a hypnotism show. I was picked out of the crowd along with a few others and yer man started hypnotising us one by one. Anyway, he got to me and I just wouldn't go under. He tried clicking his fingers twice more and nothing.

His went on to the next person and his assistant came out of the wings and hissed at me to leave the stage. I think I was just supposed to have played along or something.
Went back to my seat and the rest of the people left on stage all started doing whatever hilarious japes the hypnotist told them to do.

I went up to the assistant after the show and asked why I hadn't been affected and she muttered something about some people being more suggestible than others.

Have any of ye ever been hypnotised before? I'd love to know if those people who do embarrassing things on stage are really under hypnosis, or are they just playing along for the laugh...

stupidusername

Zuroph to AH please :pac:

I've given it a go for stress but didn't work on me

starbelgrade

This is my hypnotized face...


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Kylo Ren

I think the reason it didn't work on you is because of that thing....that scientific phrase, crap what is it. Oh yeah it's all bull****.

Latchy

Hypnotist while abroad on holiday tired to to put me under but it didn't work . I was to aware of what was happening although I have seen people who would be considered sensible and rational be hypnotised and behave according to what the hypnotist told them to do .One thirty something girl I remember was told she was a sargent major and had to bark out orders at people in the room ,which she did very well to

chin_grin

Hypnosis is just relaxing a person to a higher form of suggestion. In some way or another we are all hypnotised minutely by reading a newspaper or by billboards, tv ads, etc.

And yeah I still think I'm a chicken.

SheFiend

In Derren Brown's book he says that a lot of what you see on stage when people are being hypnotised is people playing along, but that people are succeptible to suggestion and hypnosis. If you don't want to be hypnotised you cannot be hypnotised. You have to be open to suggestions, and the mind will indeed lapse into a succeptible state.

I was in the audience at a Keith Barry show where he hypnotised volunteers. When he was putting people in a trance my head got suddenly heavy, so hard to hold up. I had to throw my head back altogether to stay awake. I know I must have looked mental, but it was better than getting up on stage and being given orgasms by handshake!

Actually, maybe it wasn't; some of the volunteers really enjoyed themselves! ;D

One young chap returned to his seat in front of us and couldn't remember a thing! His mother was in stictches; I guess she's never seen him orgasm before :pac:

I'd love to try it to see if it is all a fake or what.

Praetorian Saighdiuir

I have been known to Rohipnotise the ladies on occasion.

Sean^DCT4

cluck No I have never been hypnotised.. cluck cluck qwaaahhh

dark crystal

SheFiend wrote: »

In Derren Brown's book he says that a lot of what you see on stage when people are being hypnotised is people playing along, but that people are succeptible to suggestion and hypnosis. If you don't want to be hypnotised you cannot be hypnotised. You have to be open to suggestions, and the mind will indeed lapse into a succeptible state.

Interesting...

Has anyone ever been to one of those places where they hypnotise you into losing weight/stop smoking?

Surely these people would be open to the whole idea and would therefore be more succeptible?

Latchy

It's the power of pursusaion and suggestion .There used to be a well know hypnotist in Ireland called Paul Golden who was well known for getting hypnotised people to look for leprechauns outside on the streets after the show .

Capt'n Midnight

Try and not think of a pink elephant.

ejmaztec

Keno 92 wrote: »

I think the reason it didn't work on you is because of that thing....that scientific phrase, crap what is it. Oh yeah it's all bull****.

You've been hypnotised to say that, and one day in Tesco someone's going to click their fingers, and you're going to bark like a dog with your trousers round your ankles.

mojopolo

I went to self hypnosis classes for my first pregnancy (23 years ago!). I felt that i never quite went 'under' but it really helped me relax. The idea behind it was to 'suggest' that my stomach was numb when the contractions happen.

It didnt quite work that way cause believe me i felt the pain. But my first labour was 4 hours with a shot of pethadine (just in case cause I didn't know what to expect). My second labour was 3 hours and no pain relief.

I'm not a superhero and was quite prepared to have any pain relief that might be needed but I reckon that the relaxation of the hypnosis helped to shorten my labours.

Saying that I went to one of those hypnosis shows a few years later and felt myself starting to go under at the start of the show - the hypnotist tried to pick me out of the audience but I soon came to my senses! There's no chance I would go on stage.

housetypeb

Latchy wrote: »

It's the power of pursusaion and suggestion .There used to be a well know hypnotist in Ireland called Paul Golden who was well known for getting hypnotised people to look for leprechauns outside on the streets after the show .

I remember him,back in the day a mate of mine was selected with a few others to be hypnotised,he didn't go under but pretended he was, every time Golden turned his back on him to talk to the audience, my friend would make the **** motion with his fist and wink to the crowd, the crowd would laugh their heads off, Golden thought he was having his best show ever.

Latchy

housetypeb wrote: »

I remember him,back in the day a mate of mine was selected with a few others to be hypnotised,he didn't go under but pretended he was, every time Golden turned his back on him to talk to the audience, my friend would make the **** motion with his fist and wink to the crowd, the crowd would laugh their heads off, Golden thought he was having his best show ever.

There must have being a lot of easy led people back then if half the storys are to be believed , like people climbing up scffolding of buildings looking for the little people .Sounds more like somebody on an acid trip tbh .

EverEvolving

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Try and not think of a pink elephant.

Ooh, you're good

I've seen it being done to people I know and it looked pretty real, I'd be too afraid to do it incase my inner crazy came out on stage :pac:

housetypeb

Well the others did seem to be under-they were looking for pots of gold long after Golden was gone,just saying that my friend didn't go under.

dark crystal

SheFiend wrote: »

I know I must have looked mental, but it was better than getting up on stage and being given orgasms by handshake!

Actually, maybe it wasn't; some of the volunteers really enjoyed themselves! ;D

One young chap returned to his seat in front of us and couldn't remember a thing! His mother was in stictches; I guess she's never seen him orgasm before :pac:

In fairness, I've seen those shows where they supposedly orgasm... they always make that really fake noise you hear in movies. Real orgasms don't sound like that Meg Ryan scene in When Harry Met Sally!

Also, you see some people supposedly 'asleep', grinning like loons. They are clearly just play acting.

discus

Yeah, I was in Majorca about 15 years ago and some hot ladies removed their bikini tops to sunbathe. Hypnotised.

Mr. Denton

Only every time I see a big pair of boobies.

CrazyRabbit

Baa baa baaaa baah. Baa ba baaah.

CrazyRabbit

Feck this...now I think I'm a rabbit.

I want my money back...or some carrots.

discus

Mr. Denton wrote: »

Only every time I see a big pair of boobies.

I thanked you, and then clicked the link. See, even the word casts a spell on me!

Latchy

housetypeb wrote: »

Well the others did seem to be under-they were looking for pots of gold long after Golden was gone,just saying that my friend didn't go under.

Oh aye ,wasn't refering to your friend and the hypnotist can hardly expect somebody to fake it just to make him look clever .

Superbus

No, I have not.

Mr. Denton

Superbus wrote: »

No, I have not.

You seem very certain of that. Almost as tho someone convinced you of it.

Latchy

That Cameron Diaz had better get her head in gear soon or I'm off .I wont hang around for ever just because she's in a confused state of denial .

/ Hypnotist clicks fingers \

'' Come out of it Latchy ''

Karona

I was hypnotised once, I do remember certain things not everything though, my friend said that once i was under, he pushed me and i fell right back. I am usually scared sh*tless of falling and would grab onto anything or anyone to stop myself, she said that i just want down like a plank.

Craziness....

Plazaman

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robman60

SheFiend wrote: »

In Derren Brown's book he says that a lot of what you see on stage when people are being hypnotised is people playing along, but that people are succeptible to suggestion and hypnosis. If you don't want to be hypnotised you cannot be hypnotised. You have to be open to suggestions, and the mind will indeed lapse into a succeptible state.

I was in the audience at a Keith Barry show where he hypnotised volunteers. When he was putting people in a trance my head got suddenly heavy, so hard to hold up. I had to throw my head back altogether to stay awake. I know I must have looked mental, but it was better than getting up on stage and being given orgasms by handshake!

Actually, maybe it wasn't; some of the volunteers really enjoyed themselves! ;D

One young chap returned to his seat in front of us and couldn't remember a thing! His mother was in stictches; I guess she's never seen him orgasm before :pac:

Is that true that he actually orgasmed? Or did they just sound as if they did?

Kojak

I don't see what all the fuss is about hypnsosis for.

I was supposidly hypnotised a few years ago, but I knew exactly what was going on, even when I signed the form to buy shares in Anglo Irish Bank.

Plazaman

Plazaman wrote: »

Clear your mind..... clear your mind..... now quickly answer these....

2 + 2 = ?

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4 + 4 = ?

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6 + 6 = ?

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8 + 7 = ?

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QUICKLY..... Think of a COLOUR and a TOOL.......

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Whilst many of you thought of a RED HAMMER it was in fact ASHLEY COLE.

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Love your Cheryl even if I can't understand a word your saying

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jill_valentine

I was hypnotised - along with the rest of the audience - to think my hands were fastened together. And for a while, it totally worked yes - I physically could not take those two hands apart, my shoulders started to hurt I was putting that much effort into it. But then, for a split second, I kind of forced myself to remember that actually there's no way the guy could really have that power over me and the "spell", if you like, was broken.

He then picked his volunteers from the folks who still had their hands stuck together, the more "suggestible" folks.

So yeah, it is real, sort of. I mean it all felt absolutely real until I came to my senses. That's what people mean by the power of suggestion. So long as you believe the guy can make you do or think whatever he wants, he can. Get a bit of doubt in at all and start resisting, and it all unravels.

Interesting experience too, it's worth giving Derren Brown's dead leg trick a go if you want to try it out. You do have to watch the whole show for best results though.

sumsar

I watched a Derren Brown show the other night and that had me thinking about it, so I searched youtube to see if there were any videos that could see if you could be hypnotized..

I came across this video below and I found it kinda worked for me... I felt my head drooping and what not and it was strange I think I was getting hypnotized but then I started to get excited thinking wow I'm being hypnotized... and as soon as that happened... it stopped...

So I think yeah hypnosis does work just like jill_valentine said there

"So yeah, it is real, sort of. I mean it all felt absolutely real until I came to my senses. That's what people mean by the power of suggestion. So long as you believe the guy can make you do or think whatever he wants, he can. Get a bit of doubt in at all and start resisting, and it all unravels."

heres the video i used anyways.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIfgVgWmJlE

smash

jill_valentine wrote: »

Interesting experience too, it's worth giving Derren Brown's dead leg trick a go if you want to try it out. You do have to watch the whole show for best results though.

I tried it and it didn't work at all.

Mr Benevolent

I trained as a hypnotherapist among other things. Generally people who are in a trance won't notice it and so they think they weren't hypnotised.

It doesn't matter whether they think they're in trance or not, it works anyway. As for the hypnotist show, that's all bull, they pretend to do stuff for a laugh. Nobody gets hypnotised without wanting to.

The_B_Man

My missus is goin to get hypnotised tonight so she can stop smoking. No idea how it works, i suppose its just power of suggestion. We'll see if it works though.

Emiko

I've been hypnotised manys a time. (the therapeutic and not the stage variety)

It's just to relax you to allow suggestions to be more easily made to the subconscious.

You are aware all the time, and can wake up at any point.

bog master

The_B_Man wrote: »

My missus is goin to get hypnotised tonight so she can stop smoking. No idea how it works, i suppose its just power of suggestion. We'll see if it works though.

It will not work unless she is ready and willing to quit. My partner just finished her hypnotherapy course, and I was one of her case studies for to
"quit smoking". No fags now for over 3 months. But I was ready to quit and so it worked for me. She had to do 10 case studies, 7 of which were smoking. 6 have been successful, the odd one out, she told me immediately afterwards, he/she was not ready to quit, and so it proved true, but yet, he/she went totally under and very much enjoyed the experience. But alas, was not ready to give up the fags at that time.

jme2010

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emmabee

jme2010 wrote: »

Look into myeyesmyeyes not around the eyes, into the eyes......

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Little britain - Gold!

Blazer

been hypnotized loads of times
for going off the cigs..
I last about a year or so at a time so I trot back to him and basically get a top up after a few weeks of smoking....
In fact it's so handy I'd smoke my brains out for a week, trot back for my topup session and then back off them again

now I'm off pwarrkkkkk to lay an egg

Cat Melodeon

dark crystal wrote: »

Real orgasms don't sound like that Meg Ryan scene in When Harry Met Sally!

Yeah, I think maybe you're not doing it right.

I did a home hypnosis course for pregnancy & birth. It didn't take away the labour pain but it did keep me calm and in control when normal me would have been shrieking like a banshee. It was a great set of CDs, I still use them anytime I'm stressed - they made a recent potential 4-hr flight from hell (travelling with 60 teenagers) seem more like a 20 min trip. Great stuff.