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Originally posted by AXiD670
This weekend there's a hypnotist/comedian coming to perform at the Comedy Zone. Mr. AXiD670 and I have discussed going to see the show.
I'm curious if anyone here 1-believes that it is possible for someone to be hypnotized,
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Well, to answer this one - hypnosis actually is a real phenomenon, but not in the way it's often portrayed. Essentially, hypnosis is a sort of relaxation - people often say they feel they feel like they got 8 hours of sleep afterward - and it opens people to a bit of suggestion. The effectiveness of this, however, is often exaggerated.
It happens to work great in a comedy show, because people actively want to participate. You'll only get crazy if you want to play along. Also, many people will 'fake it'.
For things like smoking and weight loss, they're attempting to abuse the same phenomenon, and the results are predictably similar - it only 'works' if you're willing to play along. There's no sort of 'office space' action that's possible.
Go get drunk and laugh at everyone, it'll be a blast.
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