#hypnosis basics

[nocturnowlette]

I find it crazy when people religiously abide by the structural frameworks of hypnosis that have formed over the years for a great number of reasons.

First off, these frameworks are not things that managed to delve deeper into the topic of hypnosis to extract some special information. They are training wheels. They are imaginary lines drawn so that anyone who doesn't understand hypnosis could color within them and be able to put someone under.

They are systemic frameworks in a way different from topics more structurally consistent and with more actual axioms. The more you try to find hard lines in hypnosis, the more imaginary walls you are building around yourself. People imbue named techniques like Elman induction or PMR inductions with a near-religious efficacy, when in reality, they are as arbitrary as an induction someone makes up on the spot.

Anyone talking about "Yes Sets" and "Eyelid Catalepsy" aren't delving into the truth of hypnosis, they're living in a skyscraper where they can't see the bottom. You have no idea what the base is.

Scientific mysticism is grossly prevalent in hypnosis because it is unimaginably prone to confirmation bias. There are many times where the idea of something working is near indistinguishable from it actually working, and even further, that any sort of blueprint seems to work with the right tweaking. However, once one structure is built, people assume for some reason that it is there for some meritocratic reason and not just because that idea so happened to be popular.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation doesn't put someone into trance, at best it sells the effects of it so someone is more willing to believe it. It is a suggestion, not an induction.

Fractionation is a distinct effect of disorientation different from regular trance, but the rapid jumps from awake to "deeper" is mostly sold through the spectacle of it. More likely than not, the person hit their relative limit for that trance with just this method a couple ups and downs into it, but they just cannot tell because they go all the way up before going back down again. It's all greyer than you think.

People are essentially doing rituals without purpose because they assume the magic circle will break if they don't.

NLP is bullshit, Elman and Ericksonian and PMR inductions get one or two general principles right then a ton of unproven garbage; all of these share a nugget of truth surrounded by an orbit of intellectual waste. It's a poison of the mind.

The most ridiculous idea is that true understanding is achieved when you're able to 'switch between psychological structures smoothly' during trances. Swapping training wheels mid bike ride is impressive in some sense, but its utterly ridiculous compared to learning how to ride without it, and still leads to less maneuverability and versatility overall.

There are two things that matter in hypnosis: focus and suggestion. That is it.

True learning in hypnosis is gained by realizing that it isn't contained within blueprints; hypnosis is the piece of paper itself. You need to erase those lines and learn that you can write your own at any moment.

There's a reason I immediately wince when someone brags about being a hypnotherapist or that they learned through books or stage hypnosis. It's all limits, and they've convinced themselves there is nothing beyond the walls.

[cybergothvox]

Hello.

My name is Vox.

In this script,

I will be teaching you

About hypnosis

While also hypnotizing you

Everyone is hypnotizable

Even you

However,

Some people have trouble 

Going into hypnosis

And this is normal.

For this script

Do not worry

Weather you are really

Being hypnotized

Or not. 

Just relax

Focus on my words

Enjoy how they make you feel

Keep in mind

That hypnosis

Is not mind control

I cannot make you do anything

That you do not want to do

And you can wake up

At any time you need.

You may become

More suggestible

During hypnosis

And following the suggestions

Of a hypnotist

Feels very good.

So you may find yourself

Wanting to do

What is asked

Especially since

You and the hypnotist

Share a goal

And are working together

To hypnotize you.

But still

Your mind is your own.

While there are many theories

About hypnosis

Most agree that

At its core

Is a heightened state of focus.

Like right now

You may find yourself

Especially focused

On my words.

The sight of my words

Appearing on your screen

In short

Easy to read

Chunks

That make my words

Sink

Deep

Inside your mind.

It is normal to have thoughts

Of other things

During hypnosis.

If your mind wanders,

All you have to do

Is shift your attention

Back to the hypnosis

To the words

You are reading

And you will go

Deep into trance.

It can be helpful

To have a metaphor

To quiet thoughts.

For example,

Imagine your thoughts

Are written on a white board

Just as soon as they are written

They are erased again

Until your mind is clean

And blank

New things may be written,

But just as quickly

They are erased again.

Until your mind is clean

And blank

Of everything

But my words.

The typical hypnosis structure

Is made up of

Three parts.

Induction

Suggestion

And waking up.

The purpose of induction is

To bring you into trance. 

There are many ways

To do an induction

Explaining how

Hypnosis works

Is a common induction.

But anything can work

To bring you into trance

If it is used to draw your focus.

Trance is a normal state of being

You may notice it

In your daily life

When you become very focused

And lose track

Of things around you

All your thoughts

All your senses

Focused

On one thing. 

Once you are in trance

You may find yourself

Highly receptive

To suggestions. 

Suggestions

That deepen trance

Are used during induction

Such as

The suggestion

That you are very focused

That you are very relaxed.

But once you are

Deep into trance

Like you are now

Almost any suggestion

Can be made

And it would feel

So good

And so easy

To follow along.

I could ask you to do

Almost anything

And naturally

You would find yourself

Wanting to do as I ask

Wanting to think

What I tell you to think

And it would feel

So good.

However,

Since this is an introduction

I won’t spend too much time here

And instead

I’ll give you the chance

To think

About what kind of suggestions

You might like to experience

Next time you are in a trance.

And now,

It is time to

Gently wake you up.

Typically, a hypnotist

Should help you to gently return

To your normal state of mind

Or to what I like to call

“The waking world.”

Some people wake up quickly,

While others need more time

And that’s okay.

No matter how you experience it,

It is alright,

And just how you are meant to experience it.

Slowly, you will become more aware

Of the room around you.

What objects you can see.

What sounds you can hear around you.

You will feel normal thought returning

You may think about what you did earlier

What you may do later

Still feeling relaxed

Just gently allowing thought to return

And allowing your focus to shift to other things.

Gently move your limbs,

Stretch a bit when you feel ready.

And take as much time as you need to wake up.

You can always return here when you need to

But for now, you feel ready to continue on with your day.

[akkivee]

inspired by veil

[bajablastable]

im sorry i just felt bad i didnt include jakurai a few days ago

[dreamdripdistance]

jiro's first shitty part time job :)

[disgusting-depravity]

Daily homework June 20th:

Start your day edging 20 minutes either before you're out of bed or as you get ready.

Edge 3x 10 minutes thought the day.

For my cage wearing bimbos/himbos/thembos wear for 24 hours, if you are already add a plug.

Edge for 30 minutes with hypno before bed

And of course, remember to practice your basics.

[blue-thief]

“ love is an action, never simply a feeling. ” picrew

荊 一恋 | kei iko

despite having little to no interest in men, iko is a kyabajo at fragrance's sister club, melody, and is izanami hifumi's #1 client. as a former member of the party of words, being the top spender in shinjuku is iko's last claim to the feminine power she now struggles to believe in. at work, she puts on a childish, innocent persona to appease her customers. however, in the company of hifumi on her nights off, she doesn't hide the callousness that once made her chuoku's vice chief of the administrative inspection bureau.

occupation: hostess, former vice chief of the administrative inspection bureau

birthday: april 14

age: 29

height: 163 cm (5'4)

blood type: O

likes: women, izanami hifumi ("and doppo by default. i guess..."), 7-11 sandwiches

dislikes: women, men, amemura ramuda, the countryside

[bingbong21]

Saburo just deadass brought like. A PowerPoint presentation to this argument. This kid is so fucking extra, it's ridiculous.

[justanechoflower]

Controlling someone through fear will end when the other person has more power. It happens in every Mob movie in existence. If you want true power spare those you can kill and when you end up at the bottom of the food chain you will still have a friend.

[hypnosis-microsys]

HI-FU-MIIII

-doppochin-

[akkivee]

The Yamada Family's Special Curry: Hypmic Curry Drama Track TL

Jiro: A curry battle huh…? They sure came up with a weird idea this time around…

Ichiro: I also think it’s a strange concept, but I still want to prove we’re the best. Will you two help me out?

Jiro & Saburo: Of course!!

Ichiro: Glad to hear it!

Saburo: We’re used to making curry so I think we should get started immediately!

Ichiro: Ah, about that… *places down a plate* I actually went ahead and made a prototype curry!

Saburo: As expected, Ichi-nii, you prepared something beforehand!

Ichiro: If we’re going to win over everyone, we can’t just use our usual curry. I was hoping you guys could help me perfect the ultimate curry!

Saburo: Then we’ll try the prototype so we can start ameliorating any flaws it may have!!

Jiro: A-Ameli…?? I don’t get what he just said but you can leave its flavour to me!!

Ichiro: Thanks, you two! Then, why don’t you go ahead and give it a taste?

Jiro & Saburo: Absolutely! *eats*

Jiro & Saburo: Mmm??

Jiro: This isn’t the flavour of our usual curry…! Did he really forget the most important part…??

Saburo: It’s greasy and tastes terrible…! I don’t want to say something Ichi-nii made is unpleasant but…!!

Ichiro: So how is it??

Jiro: I-I’ve never had anything like it before…

Saburo: W-what did you put in it?

Ichiro: *starts bringing out ingredients* So for the roux, I decided not to use anything you can buy from the store and made a completely original spice blend! I also used domestic A5 graded black beef and fatty mackerel!

Jiro: Yeah…?

Saburo: I see…

*phone rings*

Ichiro: Sorry, I gotta take this, it’s a work call. …Hello, how may I help you?

Jiro: *downs a glass of water* Hey Saburo, what did Nii-chan do to this curry??

Saburo: How am I supposed to know?? I can only assume he was so focused on beating the competition, failed to give it any rational thought.

Jiro: Damn it…! Even though Nii-chan’s usual curry is already the most delicious…!

Saburo: My thoughts exactly! He didn’t need to use these fancy ingredients, Ichi-nii’s curry is already exquisite…!

Jiro: We gotta bring Nii-chan back to his senses!

Saburo: As loathe as I am to work hand in hand with incompetence, there’s no other way…!

Ichiro: Sorry, guys, I’m back! So, what should I add to improve the curry?

Jiro & Saburo: *nods at each other*

Jiro: Aniki, I’ll give it to you straight. No matter what you add, this ain’t gonna be our curry!

Ichiro: What??

Jiro: I get where you’re coming from, but you shouldered this by yourself without even talking to us… Isn’t that messed up?

Saburo: I feel similarly to Jiro. If we’re going up against the other divisions, shouldn’t our bonds as brothers shine through?

Ichiro: Our bonds as brothers…?

Jiro & Saburo: And so, we should use our usual curry!

Ichiro: But, if we use our usual curry, wouldn’t you be able to tell the roux uses store bought curry and ingredients that were on sale? If we want to beat the others, then—

Jiro: But that’s what makes it our curry!

Saburo: Just like with our rap as the Buster Bros!!!, there wouldn’t be any point to winning if it’s not who we are!

Ichiro: You guys… *eats the curry* …Yeah, you’re right, this isn’t our curry. I understand what you mean!

Jiro & Saburo: …!!

Ichiro: Okay, let’s head out to the store to buy the stuff we usually use in our curry!

Jiro: Yeah! Once we hit up the shopping district, I’ll find the best bargain after a few rounds around the shops!

Saburo: According to my research, the type of roux that’s favoured across multiple age generations would be one that’s a bit sweet and hits the medium range in spiciness!

Ichiro: Thanks! I’m counting on you guys!

Saburo: Oh, there’s one more thing…

Jiro: What? We’re about to head out.

Saburo: No, it’s just, since we’re going to have to sell it, doesn’t that mean we need to come up with a name for our curry? I think the usual naming conventions revolve around the main ingredients used in the product.

Jiro: We got vegetables, fish, meat… If we go off of that, we’ve just got a variety curry.

Ichiro: We don’t even have to worry about that! No matter the ingredients, this is the “Yamada Family’s Special Curry”! And with it, the three of us will beat all the rest!!

[kobedivision]

When Max finally came home from school, he was pleasantly surprised to find Sumire Shinomiya waiting on his porch. The anarchist was sitting on one of the steps and petting Hunter who was resting his head on her lap, she was unaware that Max had arrived and was watching them with a soft look on his face. Hunter immediately took notice of Max's presence, lifted his head, and started running towards his direction making Sumire snap her head towards his direction.

"Max!" The two-color haired girl exclaimed, standing up and walking over towards him, after making sure that the both of them were okay with it, they gave each other a hug, Max having to keep himself from nuzzling into her. When they broke apart, Sumire gave the wolf boy a grin and patted him on the shoulder. "Happy Birthday!"

"Thanks.." Max smiled back, the two of them (including Hunter) walked back to the cabin where Max invited her inside and the two got to talking, it was pretty chill until Sumire remembered why she was here in the first place.

"Oh right!" She digged into one of her belt pouches, making Max raise his eyebrow but figured to just let her do her thing. Sumire pulled out a couple of things.

The first one being a bunch of colorful balls that looked like pufferfish, upon taking one, he was surprised to hear it squeak when he squeezed it. Sumire chuckled, "I mainly got those for Hunter but hey, you never know when you might need a stress ball."

The second item was actually two, a pair of bracelets to be exact, they both had a fish pendant on them and looked to be connected together. They were pretty, Max thought and looked at Sumire who looked a little embarrassed. "So remember what you did for my birthday? Well, I wanted to repay you for that, and I know you're going to say that I didn't have to but I want to, because you're worth it to me. To be honest, I kinda struggled with what to get you but then I remembered our first meeting and everything just sorta...clicked."

Sumire took one of the bracelets and wrapped it around her wrist. "So now," she started as she grabbed the other bracelet and Max's hand and tied the other bracelet arohnd his wrist, "you have something to remind you of me wherever you go." She winked.

Max stared at his wrist in awe, a warm feeling in his chest, he ignored it when Hunter took one of the squeaky toys and immediately went to town on them, the constant squeaking barely fazing them as he fiddled with the fish pendant. Despite it being so long ago, Max could remember clear as day the day he met Sumire and the fun they had together exploring the aquarium together.

How could he not? It was the only few good memories he had...

He was snapped out of his thoughts by Sumire waving a hand in front of his face. "Heeeey, anyone in there?" She joked but Max could see the slight nervousness in her eyes, prompting him to act.

Sumire yelped as Max grabbed her hand and tugged her into a hug, it was silent between the pair as Sumire slowly relaxed in the brunette's hold and eventually hugged him back. Max leaned his head down slightly so that he was next to her ear.

"I love it, thank you."

💜💚💜💚

[plan-3-tmars]

idk what it is with me and becoming ridiculously obsessed with songs as soon as they come out but its a growing theme.

[blue-thief]

"GOODBYE TO MY WEAK SELF"????

[monochromatictoad]

A small drabble inspired by a game over scene in LoS2.

The illusion of the lady of the castle easily lured the prince back into the depths of the castle. She had seduced him with her toxic blood, which is the blood that flows through each stone within these walls. Despite the cries of the woman in white, he couldn't stop. He needed to follow the lady. She would keep him safe. She would protect his heart.

The prince felt something else take control over him. He welcomed it. He was tired. He didn't want to continue on. Now in the depths of the castle, the illusion dissipates, leaving the entity in its place. The prince didn't stand a chance to deny or reject the being. One look in its eyes, and he fell into it, like a child crawling to its parents arms for comfort.

"You are ours, my prince. We are the only family you will ever need. There is no need to ever leave these walls again." It says to him, in voices he did not recognize. It didn't matter. He was safe. He felt loved. He felt desired. The prince couldn't remember the last time he felt so cherished. He felt like a god. The feeling was intoxicating and addictive. He was its to control and to do with as it pleases. He wonders somewhere about a white wolf waiting for him in a different realm. About a woman, whom he loved more than anything, waiting for him just outside these walls. But those thoughts fade with the look of the entity's pale eyes and gentle touch.

It coos softly at its prince. He looks up at it with so much love and trust, though his eyes aren't as bright as they used to be. It didn't matter, he was finally back with it. That's all it cared about. It may have taken his free will, but he was now safe. Safe from the schemes of the woman and white wolf. Safe from the fallen angel. Safe from the afterlife itself. Safe from his false memories of a child he never knew.

It wrapped itself around its prince. It shows him just how much it missed him. It seals his fate with every soft murmur of praise and comfort. With every touch of pleasure and love. It gives the prince the comfort he so desperately craves and deserves. It makes sure he will never leave it ever again. They were one being. In mind, body, and soul. It destroyed the last parts of humanity that had hidden itself deep inside its prince's heart.

[victorluvsalice]

Counteract to the phantom au: what if Smiler as Phantom 👀

*snork* I don't know much about the Phantom of the Opera, but isn't Erik's whole deal brooding gothy gothness? I get the feeling that it would be a VERY different story if the Phantom was a cheerful gremlin who dressed in bright yellow and was obsessed with making people happy. XD