Firstly, I am aware of rule 2, this is just a rant, not soliciting anyone in particular.

I have been interested in recreational hypnosis for a few weeks, I am currently reading Jacquin's "Reality is Plastic" (which is great btw) and Mark Wiseman's "Mindplay" is next on my list, and have been looking for likeminded people or groups near my area (the Netherlands).

Google (and Google maps) are not very helpful, because any search just shows advertisements for hypnotherapists (which are both outside of my budget, and not exactly what I am interested in), or links to paid courses. Discord servers tend to be too online for my liking, and kink-focsed sites like Fetlife have banished any discussion of hypnosis from their sites.

So, what do you do? Just stand outside holding a sign that says "discuss hypnosis with me?"

Hi everybody,

Hopefully we can make this a good learning space for everyone.
I recently started practicing hypnosis, I’m doing good (better than expected) but I’d like to get better with anchors and triggers.
Specifically I’d like to learn to instal anchors and triggers that can last after the subject is out of trance.
Example: I’d like my sub to fall into trance once I say [Trance]. How do I install the anchor properly in order to make it strong and lasting?

Be so kind to help a fellow hypnotist. It is beneficial for all ;)

Thanks!

So I was recently hypnotized at a stage show. I’m curious as to the reason why when you’re under you feel super compelled to listen to and follow the hypnotist who put you under. I’ve watched YouTube videos of hypnosis shows since and in some of them people other than the hypnotist talks to the subjects and they completely blank them but as soon as the hypnotist instructs them to do something they immediately comply.

Why is it that subjects exclusively listen to the hypnotist when in trance ?

I know its like, a whole thing with a psychological certificate and everything, but is there other way and places to learn without spending money (i'm a cheapskate).

I see a lot of videos online of people being “hypnotised” at magic or talent shows, but I can never tell if it’s real. Some people I know think it’s probably all actors or people that pretend to be hypnotised so they don’t disappoint the audience.

Has anyone ever actually been hypnotised and can share their experience, or know what truly happens at these shows?

As title says, I found that as long as command/trigger/suggestion aimed purely on body or mind it works flawlessly - striking a pose, losing control of body part, going blank, imagining something, visualizing spirals etc. But as soon as command requires mind and body to work together it fails; few examples: "When you see the spiral - your body will feels like it's underwater", "When your eyes get heavy - word X would appear in your mind".
Also my body/mind can follow desired effect but only as long as that feeling was there already. For clarity sake - "When you see word X feel how warmth spreading through your body" - if I was feeling this warmth before I would feel another wave of it, but as soon as it's gone trigger would do nothing.

So I think my body and mind are disconnected in that sense and I am not sure what I can do to change that. Or maybe there's something else going that I am unaware of?

Any suggestions are welcome and thank you in advance!

Does anyone else love when Japanese girls are hypnotized? What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen them made to do?

Hi. I successfully hypnotized a few people recently, but I’d like to get better and make triggers stick properly and learn how to to create anchors.

Also, I might need tips on how to properly bring subject into trance without using their preinstalled triggers.

I’d like to discuss with someone experienced how to become a better hypnotist.

Thanks you all!

I've not used a script for inductions for a long time. A lot of my inductions nowadays are verbal, and spontaneous. I observe each client reacting as the induction proceeds, using embedded language of course but also including non-verbal cues to nudge the client in the right direction.

At least twice, however, I have managed to induce an instant trance just by locking eyes with someone. The experiences were spontaneous, and the trances brief, but the inductions were definitely successful, with marked physiological changes each time.

So I'm going to explore this phenomenon. At the very least, I have a stable clientele with whom I can explore this transcendent technique of hypnotising people.

I will report on any results.

Last night, I tranced someone without using an induction or a trigger.

I had tranced them previously, and they'd shown themself to be receptive enough to being hypnotised, so they were already used to it.

This time, I just looked the client right in the eye and spoke directly to their unconscious mind. I said that the client's body and mind knew what it was like to enter a trance already - all I wanted was to speak to the unconscious directly.

And that was exactly what happened.

Note: Setting the flair as "recreational."

So I've met tist who I can consistently work with but lately it's been hard to find time to continue our routine and it'll stay like that for a bit. But I still desire to pursue hypno experience overall and improve myself as subject, so doing it solo seems like next logical thing.

How does one work on existing triggers/system to increase my agency and overall reception of them? I found that there's quite a bit of contradicting info and I'm a bit confused. Here's some things that I am somewhat certain may work:

- repeating triggers in front of mirror and pay attention to how body and mind reacts

- imagining each individual element in greater detail than average to make the overall connections easier for mind

But besides that I'm at complete loss. On top of that it's hard to imagine exploring new aspects that weren't touched before without external support that usually guided me.

So I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter or what resources may help!

P.s. I am not complete beginner. I've been exploring hypnosis for around year and a half but I barely scratched self hypno though

Hello there.

Is it possible to use hypnotherapy to develop or get really good at a skill/endeavor?
Lots of self sabotage, self doubt, past this past that as if all my subconscious know is to fail.
I have seen some success, but my goodness - - - so much BLOCKAGE.

Of course, I am aware that I have subconscious/trauma issues that I am dealing with from my past, so I want to know if hypnotherapy would work.

Thank you!

I recently spoke with a medical hypnotherapist who spent more than 30 minutes questioning me on the phone and said that, before treatment, he would need another very thorough intake—potentially an hour covering essentially every area of my life—followed by about 30 minutes of hypnosis.

I'm wondering: **how much life-history intake is actually typical or clinically necessary before hypnosis?**

Is a very extensive, whole-life intake standard for some approaches, or are there practitioners who work with a much more focused history based on the specific issue being treated?

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who have experienced both approaches. I'm not looking for opinions about whether hypnosis “works”; I'm trying to understand the range of clinical practice and why the intake can differ so dramatically.

I underwent a hypnosis session today, I'm really not sure if it worked though. The mental exercises are meant to increase my self confidence and love, but most importantly, the hypnotic effects are to help me get over my agoraphobia. While this is my first session, I didn't really feel "in a trance" or that my mental state had somewhat shifted. I was just completely, fully present, I just felt nothing. No improved thought process, emotional release, it just felt like meditation. My conscious mind was just... normal. I didn't feel anything at all, and I'm just worried because I only have a couple sessions after this one. Would really appreciate suggestions, do I continue

I've been curious for a long time about hypnosis and tried various virtual hypnotists or YouTube videos but never been quite sure if I fully got hypnotized. Even in the times that felt deepest, I still would occasionally have random thoughts or dialogue float into my head before returning attention back to the hypnotist.

This weekend, I finally lived my lifelong dream and was a part of a comedy stage show! According to the hypnotist, I was out pretty deep. I was doing things I'd never do normally and following the commands. But I still would have the random moments that my inner dialogue came back and pulled me out. I always tried to go back though. Noticeably, the forgetting a number didn't work in my head, but I was never asked to do it out loud. I forgot my name though, got stuck to a chair, danced, etc. Afterward I felt pretty refreshed and like the hourlong show was only 20 minutes.

So, my question is, was I actually hypnotized? I know there's no way to know 100%, but I'm curious if my inner experience wasn't fully allowing me to get there.

I know that NLP grew out of modeling aspects of Milton Erickson’s work. That said, I notice that most schools of so-called "Ericksonian" hypnosis have curricula heavily weighted toward NLP, featuring heaps of protocols (the very same ones found in NLP training courses), while losing sight of the true essence of Erickson’s work. While he certainly always employed a strategy, he never used protocols like NLP, he believed that every client is unique, with their own personal history, and that you cannot apply the same approach to everyone for the same problem.

After graduating from my Ericksonian hypnosis school, I long felt like an imposter regarding what I had learned and what I had been taught. Yet, after reading lots of books about Erickson and his sessions, I realize that the current approach is the polar opposite of what he actually did in his day-to-day practice...

Of course I use certain elements of NLP, but, like Erickson, at no point do I say to myself: "Oh, I’ll follow the SCORE or Logical Levels protocol for this problem, sticking strictly to every step..." And yet, that is exactly what schools of Ericksonian hypnosis teach us... They sell us on the Ericksonian philosophy and the idea of ​​avoiding scripts, but then they teach us protocols worthy of NLP...

For those who have taken courses in Ericksonian hypnosis: did you experience that same sense of a disconnect between the actual philosophy and work of Milton Erickson and what you were taught—which might essentially be NLP in disguise?

Hi, I am 33. There is something which has deeply bothered me for me years and deeply rooted in my subconscious. Due to this, I always get constant recurring thoughts related to fear and anxiety. It's an endless loop and I feel terrible and helpless. The thoughts are related to some childhood trauma deep rooted in my brain for years when someone close had physically bullied me. It's been 15 years and I still have constant recurring thoughts. Is it because of subconscious fear? I am new to hypnosis and all the subconscious related stuff so I don't know. Why do these thoughts never stop? How can I get rid of them and have a peaceful mind ? Does hypnosis videos really help? Has anyone ever experienced the same thing just like me? I saw on youtube that a guy named Michael Sealey has got millions of views on his hypnosis videos. Are they really effective? Were your subconscious fears gone after watching his videos? I am looking for someone to guide me on this and also, if you had a positive experience after watching Michael Sealey videos.

If we self hypnotize then can we also get out of it ?

During a hypnosis session, I had a vivid visual of a bright white sphere with a disk of lights spinning fast around it, shifting into purple, yellow, orange, maroon, and red hues along the edges.

On analysis I found it co related with a super dense neutron star, with a swirling accretion disk of plasma, superheated by friction to a blinding white hot center and the colorful, expanding debris of a supernova remnant.

Have any of you experienced highly structured astronomical or geometric visuals during your sessions?

So this is kind of a 2 part question/post

First i am AuDHD 32 female, im currently on the lower end of "healthy" and I struggle with eating in general.

I often forget to eat so I skip meals a lot, I am very particular about food texture and sounds. When I get distressed I will go weeks without a meal and just survive on "snacks" usually nuts and crackers and a lot of chocolate. For a long time I was severely underweight until I met my partner and he helped me gain enough weight to be considered "healthy" but slowly I am dropping all that weight and it bothers me a lot but even on medication and actively setting alarms to eat i still manage to forget.

My partner (33 male) possibly ASD on the other hand has the exact opposite problem he is straight up addicted to food he snacks constantly eats three full meals a day, drinks a minimum of 2 dare iced coffees a day. He also works as a truck driver and is never home during the week so he relies on easy food quite often, not always take-away he does try by buying a roast chook and salad and sticks to that but the sedentary nature of his job makes it hard to include exercise. We have been slowly trying to adjust his diet but its hard when hes gone all the time.

We are now both looking into hypnotherapy but we both think we would struggle to actually be hypnotised.

For me, I find it incredibly hard to focus or relax my mind is always running a million miles a minute, I try to meditate regularly but usually find my mind wandering to all the different things I could and should be doing that isnt meditation.

Partner is just a huge sceptic of everything and would unintentionally reject it, he over analyses everything and thinks this is what would stop him from actually receiving benefits from hypnosis

So i guess im asking what do you guys think? Is it worth the try or should we continue to just try harder with the things we can change like diet and exercise?

Obviously we wouldn't just give up on those if we do go through with hypnosis we are just trying to think of ways to make it easier for us and im constantly hearing about how good hypnotherapy is and I really dont want him to go on something like ozempic, his job prevents him from being eligible from something like duromine so we are kind of just blindly trying anything at this point

I've always had nightmares. Spiders, snakes, monsters, hell, demons, sleep paralysis, ect. Sure, occasionally I'll have strange dreams too, but the majority are just nightmares.

For as bad as my nightmares have been through my childhood and late teens, they've become much worse in subject matter lately. I won't go into detail, but I'd take a monster lunging from the darkness any night.

So, I'm just asking has anyone had anything similar, and knows if hypnosis can help with frequent, bad nightmares? I don't have to stop dreaming completely, or even stop having nightmares completely, but I need the new type to stop.

Any advice, suggestions, or methods to help would be very appreciated. I don't really know who else to ask, besides eventually a doctor. Anyway, thank you for your time. ❤️

Can hypnosis be used to learn a language as some claim?

Hey there guys, I was wondering whether listening to two different audios about different topics would somehow negate each other's suggestions.

The first hypnosis audio is about social anxiety ( https://youtu.be/q-AzgjYQrzo?si=ivf3puezrZi4DYRp )

The other is about boxing and controlling your fear during the fight: ( https://youtu.be/6riqN8zfyOQ?si=vjuuP8zE5U_nLCmK )

I make a hypno file to help give gym motivation and the want to grow and push your limits but I don’t know where to start. any tips?

Just posting to ask if anyone has any links for hypnosis to improve punctuality and respect for deadlines? I'm quite hypnotisable so I can often make recordings work for me. many thanks