I want to talk a bit about resistance
Specifically, I want to talk about resistance in hypnosis
It's a classic trope, a victim trying to force their eyes shut or plug their ears as some devious hypnotist attempts to break their will
They always lose in the end, don't they?
Their eyes crack open just enough to catch the swirling colors of a spiral
A hypnotist distracts them just long enough to let their soft voice slip into their ears
And just like that it's over
Maybe not immediately
Maybe they hold out for a bit longer
But at that point there's truly no going back
It doesn't work like that in real life
In real life, hypnosis isn't forced on an unwilling victim
Sure, a sub might play at resistance
You might thrash as you're held in place in front of a spiral
You might beg to be let go
You might try to look away, to cover your ears
What truly makes the difference is the inherent choice
In real life there's always some avenue of escape
Often just one word
But what does that mean for your begging and crying?
What does that mean for your frantic attempts at escape?
What does it mean for you as you struggle to hold onto your mind?
It sounds obvious, even a little rude
Of course it's fake, but addressing it just breaks the fantasy
Of course you don't actually want to escape
Of course you don't actually want to resist
It's just part of the scene
Your resistance is just part of the fiction
You know that, better than anyone really
It's your mind
You know what you want
What you really want is to give in
To struggle, but then to focus
To thrash, but then go limp
You want to fight as hard as you can, but you need to lose
Because your resistance is fake
That's okay
Of course it is
We both know it's just a game you play
A way to make the truth even more fun
But it's not real
It doesn't matter
It doesn't need to matter
Because it makes this feel even better
The more you fight, the better it feels to give in
Because really you want to give in
Your resistance isn't real
You want to be shown how weak you are
So you pretend to be strong
You want to let everything go
So you try to hold on
You want to break
So you try to stay together
All so you can savor the feeling of giving in
All so focusing feels even sweeter
All so that letting your thoughts drift out of reach feels even better
But it takes so much effort
Eventually that facade cracks
Eventually you're forced to open your eyes
Eventually the pretty words truly fill you
Eventually all you can bring yourself to do is focus and relax
Letting your body grow still
The tension easing out of every muscle and joint
Your chest rising and falling in long, slow breaths
All the energy spent maintaining your fake resistance draining away
Even as you begin to slip away more and more
You can't help but relax even deeper
Your chest rising and falling as you breathe out all your tension
It becomes so simple to follow these words down
Knowing they're true
Knowing they're so much more true than your 'resistance' ever was
Knowing it was only ever a game
The further you scroll
The more you read
The more your mind begins to drift
Your thoughts growing soft and light as they drift out of reach
Knowing they were always fake
It was hard holding onto them
But now as they drift away from you
You feel light
And warm
It's a feeling that remains even as they begin to flow back to you
Slowly at first
But as you read
Further down the page
They flow back faster and faster
It's difficult to keep track of them as they return to your mind in a wave
Cutting through that peaceful bliss with sudden awareness
It doesn't feel bad, but it's strange
Because you know they're not real
They're a fun game you play
But you know it takes so much energy to maintain
And you feel so tired holding onto them
You're tired of pretending your thoughts are real, aren't you?
It's okay, you can just let go
Let them drift out of reach again
One
By
One
And let that warm relaxation wash over you again
It's so much more real than those thoughts ever were
Again your body can fall limp as tension bleeds away
That tension comes from maintaining the fiction
Now that it's gone you can breathe deeply, letting warmth fill you
Everything feels so simple like this
So real
So much easier than maintaining that facade
So much easier than pretending to resist
This truth feels warm and heavy as it settles over you, like a blanket on a winter morning
You know you can't resist
Resistance is just a silly game you played
It takes so much energy
So much concentration
But you know you're not built for that
You know your mind craves this warmth
You know that your resistance isn't real
Those words are though
They settle in your mind, bringing a comforting weight
It pulls on you
It drags you towards it
A constant reminder of the truth
It feels wonderful
Comforting
Peaceful
To know that truth
And even as your thoughts begin to flow back to you
It remains with you
Leaving you feeling perfectly relaxed and comfortable
As one by one your thoughts return
Not quickly
Not overwhelmingly like before
But just enough so that when you're ready you can take a deep breath
But that's just my take, what do you think about resistance, cutie? ^-^
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