One cannot be hypnotized consciously. They must be induced through relaxation/subtle manipulation techniques. Only in the induced state can foreign influence be introduced, such as people being "frozen", being stuck in infinite loop, made to believe they are robots/ animals, etc. This field is purely psychological in it's nature and practice. I would suggest reading books by Thorndike and B.F. Skinner to understand the psychology behind operant conditioning techniques, and how they are used. And for entertainment and an interesting look at a master manipulator in action, view Derren Brown's YouTube page. He is very adept at both programming and subtle manipulations.
And to Ashes80:
While some are more resistant than others, we are all actually prone to it. Take the major corporations subtle use of advertising as an example. Though the ads are usually about 30 seconds or so, they successfully convince us to buy their products, and influence our attitude towards them. As I noted in the previous comment, Derren Brown has a few videos just on this subject, and how they craft these ads to appeal to us on a sub-conscious level so they stick with us. There are also other techniques, such as "mirroring", which is a calculated synchronization, and is highly effective when done properly, and
also "positive reinforcement", which the financial industry uses to get people to purchase/ use their services. This is achieved through a "reward", usually a tempting incentive, to attract and keep customers. Much like giving chocolate to a person whenever they act in accord with what the user perceives to be considered "good behaviour, over time people conditioned by this will repeat this behaviour seeking to be rewarded. They also use this to train animals like dolphins.
Yes,Gannon. But all this is really applied psychology, not Hypnotism.I never take any notice of advertisements. But I was taught typing by Hypnosis, and the Hypnotist wasn't even in the room! It was a recorded voice!
You make an interesting point, Brysing. I hadn't even taken the difference between applied psychology and hypnotism into account. Spot on observation! They are actually 2 separate and distinct forms. Hypnotism is indeed auto-suggestion, whereas applied psychology is actually operant conditioning.
Hypotheticaly, lets say i want to go to the hypnotist to lose weight does that make me vulnerable to all types of hypnotism until i dont want it any more? Then if i have already been hypnotized for that purpose, would it stop working cause i dont beleive any more?
I would argue that in order to change or gain a behaviour one has to first want to change. This want will cause some of the non-resistance during so-called 'hypnotic trance'.
If someone then decides they don't want to change, they most probably won't. Human willpower is a strong thing indeed.
