#realistic hypnosis

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Explaining Hypnosis a bit

I have had several people ask me questions about my hypnosis headcanons and what it is. This is for all my dear mooties and curious folks!

*I am not a doctor. This is a simplified explanation to inspire starting your own research!

Okay so the most common questions I hear in real life and online are:

1. Is it real?

2. How does it work?

My answers to those are:

1. Yes, it is very real. You've already experienced it yourself! (More on that later!)

2. This ones a little more complicated. Let me explain.

Trance

Our brains can't be 100% locked in all the time. The conscious and subconscious mind are constantly changing shifts. You enter trance every single day naturally without even realizing it.

When you're walking or driving and get to the destination without really remembering how you got there, that was trance. When you "zone out" during conversations, that's trance. Hypnosis is simply making it happen intentionally, either with another person or with self-hypnosis through meditation.

Hypnosis has many benefits, it can be used to treat phobias, addiction, and mental illness. It can be a fun bonding activity between friends or something spicy between partners. Hypnosis is a consensual, two-sided interaction between trusting parties.

Here are some basic steps you may see in a hypnosis session.

Induction: Process of bringing or "dropping" someone into trance. There are many different methods with various levels of difficulty.

Deepener: After the initial induction, deepening the trance and helping the subject relax further. ex. "Every breath you take makes you relax more," or "the longer you listen to my voice, the harder it is to think."

Suggestion: This is where the magic happens! Once in trance, the subconscious mind can create any scenario if the subject has a good imagination. They hypnotist is simply providing some scenario. ex. "You feel a tickling sensation slowly spread down your legs," or "your butt is stuck to the chair."

Trigger: Associating a word or action with a suggestion. Lingering triggers can even happen after subject has awoken from trance. ex. Saying the word "sleep" will drop the subject back into trance without an induction, or hypnotist snapping fingers will make the subject forget something, etc. Anything can be assigned to any trigger and triggers can be removed or only last a specified amount of time.

Awakener: Opposite of deepener. Waking the subject up and reminding them of any lingering suggestions or triggers, assuring them they are safe and calm, and giving them time to get back to normal.

Bonus Vocab

Fractionation: Bringing the subject in and out of trance repeatedly in a short time frame. Causes confusion and generally deeper trance.

Conditoning: A gradual process of training someone to subconsciously react to certain stimuli. As a subject gets more used to hypnosis, they will be conditioned to drop faster.

Reality VS Fantasy

I think the biggest reason people think hypnosis isn’t real is how it's portrayed in media. Cartoons, adult media, memes, so much pop culture portrays fantasies that do not reflect the reality.

You may have seen: vampire thrawl, siren song, alpha command, swirling colored eyes, snakes, mind control, pied piper, brainwashing, machines, apps, love potions, etc.

Another problem with fantasy portrayals is the lack of consent and personal agency. Even in deep mindless trance, your real self is still in there somewhere. You won't do anything you wouldn't normally do and a good hypnotist wouldn't try to make you.

Reality: guided relaxation, spirals, swinging pendulum induction, audio files, natural trance state, more open to suggestion, trust needed between subject and hypnotist, subject won't do anything they wouldn't do normally

This is not to say fantasy isn't fun!! You can use triggers and suggestions to turn a real session into something like that. It's just important to be mindful of the difference, especially in real life.

Please send more questions and requests my way! I love real and fantasy hypnosis I am not picky!!

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Ik hypnosis can be used for tickling in some cases, so who do you think would be most susceptible to it (aside from Jamil)

ANON IM SO SORRY BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION 😭😭!! I am going to do my best to interpret it. If I did it wrong PLEASE send another ask so I can fix it. These arw my favorite topics and I'm so happy you are mixing the two.

Firstly, I want to break down the main misconception i see with hypnosis. Theres the real kind, which is simply guided trance state. And there's fantasy kind, which has magic and "mind control" elements.

Who's susceptible to hypnosis? Headacnons

sfw || MAJOR BOOK 4 SPOILERS AHEAD

Jamil's UM is the fantasy kind: it works on unwilling subjects, he has complete control over the subjects mind and body, subject loses all agency, it's immediately triggered by eye contact, glowing red eyes, etc.

Onto your ask!

Yes! Hypnosis (both real and fantasy) can be used to create imaginary sensations with the subject. You could have them experience temperatures, tastes, sounds, physical stimuli (like tickling,) and much more! You can also do fun things like restraining, increasing sensitivity, and removing inhibitions to let someone laugh freely.

So I think you're asking who is most susceptible to hypnosis, which can then turn into tickling after?? I hope??

Jamil is one of the most powerful mages in the entire school. Everyone is susceptible to his UM. The only work around is counter spells (like Floyd's UM) and not making eye contact with him at all. So I am going to switch over to who might be susceptible to the real kind.

Again, real hypnosis is just guiding the natural trance states we all enter every day. All of these characters experience trance, this is just who would be susceptible to techniques to control/forcefully enter it. This can also depend on their level of trust with the hypnotist and the method of induction used.

Riddle - I feel like a structured or confusion induction would drop him so fast. Give him a bunch of rules on breathing, focusing, etc. He'll follow them so well he won't even realize anything is happening. He would really benefit from hypnotherapy for his OCD. He'd have trouble getting his thoughts to shut up completely, but it would definitely help.

Jack - the only mental wall this guy has up is "i have to look cool" and he can barely keep it up even when he's fully awake. He also is not very well aware of his body most of the time (ex noticing his tail is wagging.) One hand drop induction and he's toast. Very easy to trigger train.

Kalim - He was already very susceptible to the fantasy kind. While some other characters showed resistance when faced with Jamil's UM, Kalim went under instantly. (However this could also be a factor of conditoning or subjects magic level.) Super prone to the real kind too tho. Show him something shiny and tell him he's gradually relaxing and he will agree with you till the cows come home.

Idia - loves it. has a hypnosis blog, listens to hypnosis files, enthusiastically gives in. we already know he overthinks and turns to escapism, whats better than relaxing and letting go of those annoying thoughts for a little bit? And sometimes he likes the freaky kind too

Silver - sleepy guy. if someone he trusts gives him suggestions while he's drowsy, they'll work until he falls asleep. Trance for him almost always ends in sleep. Wake triggers don't work well with him.