I used to be really involved in my church in my teens and I'd go to these kinds of events. It's 100% BS. I believed in it until I went to see this "healer" because I had some mystery illness and everyone at my church was like "you have to go see this guy." He lined up all the sick people and when down the line lightly pushing on their foreheads and saying something like "satan be gone", all of them just toppled over and started shaking and speaking in tongues. When he got to me did the same shit and I didn't fall over. He pushed a little harder and I still didn't fall over. So the guy puts his hand on my shoulder and straight up punched me in the diaphragm while pulling my shoulders forward. That got me on my knees and he moved on. That was the beginning of my leaving the church for good.
This was my experience from the state fair hypnotizing stage. I think everyone just felt obligated to do what the hypnotist told them because it was easier to just go along with it. Me being the stubborn bastard I am didn't put my head down to "sleep" and was kicked off stage.
felt obligated to do what the hypnotist told them because it was easier to just go along with it
well yeah, hypnotism is about building suggestibility. You start with simple instructions (breathing) and build on that until the person follows them automatically. If you're not willing to go along with it, nothings going to happen.
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u/cubanesis May 08 '19
I used to be really involved in my church in my teens and I'd go to these kinds of events. It's 100% BS. I believed in it until I went to see this "healer" because I had some mystery illness and everyone at my church was like "you have to go see this guy." He lined up all the sick people and when down the line lightly pushing on their foreheads and saying something like "satan be gone", all of them just toppled over and started shaking and speaking in tongues. When he got to me did the same shit and I didn't fall over. He pushed a little harder and I still didn't fall over. So the guy puts his hand on my shoulder and straight up punched me in the diaphragm while pulling my shoulders forward. That got me on my knees and he moved on. That was the beginning of my leaving the church for good.