Hypnosis is a very simple and easy-to-explain psychological phenomena – yet often it is wrongly portrayed as some sort of black magick or false mysticism. This lack of a fair representation leaves many to throw “hypnotic wisdom” aside as mere fantasy or hogwash; and those who have been hypnotized we typically think of as weak-minded or gullible. But in fact none of this is true.
I hope to take a short few minutes of your time to debunk some of these myths surrounding hypnosis and hopefully leave you with a clearer understanding of what this is phenomena is really all about.
Before I proceed with debunking these myths, let me first give a quick definition of what I believe hypnosis really is:
Despite this broad-sounding definition, this is what hypnosis is in a nutshell.Hypnosis is a set of effective communication techniques (often through the use of direct or indirect “suggestions”) for shaping one’s beliefs, attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors.
Some Awesome Tricks!
1. Try this game: Ask people these questions, in this order: "What's 1+1? What's 2+2? What's 4+4? What's 8+8?" Then ask them to name a vegetable. They almost always say carrot.
2. When arguing with someone, act much calmer than them. This can cause them to say something particularly irrational which you can use against them.
3. Nodding your head while asking a question makes the other person more likely to agree with you.
4. When high-fiving, look at their elbow and you'll never miss.
5. If you have a song stuck in your head that you can't seem to get out, think of the end of the song and it should go away. This is due to something called the Zeigarnik effect, which is basically your mind having a problem with things left unfinished.
