#state dependent learning

[hypnosistrainingacademy]

In this video, Igor listens to a comment from one of his hypnosis students.

She remarks that no matter what Igor says, she feels she can go into trance.

And how she feels like the environment is supporting her trance-like state.

Igor discusses why that is true. Because of something called “state dependant learning”.

And how that is a key factor to getting good at hypnosis.

He explains that because of state dependant learning, all the technical skills the students are learning feel natural.

You see, we have different places in the mind.

And Igor explains how your mind is like a big mansion, filled with rooms.

Whenever you are in a particular state of mind, it corresponds to the room you are currently in.

When you’re in your happy room, you feel happy.

And you have easy access to all your happy memories. In other days you are in the sad room.

And you have access to those memories just as easily.

Same goes with your hypnosis experiences. All of the learning and training that you do as a hypnotist you store inside your “Hypnosis Room”.

Source: hypnosistrainingacademy.com

[lucky-slices777]

State-dependent memories are really interesting because it really challenges on how you perceive memories itself.

From not being able know certain skills to even having an entirely different mindset/philosophy. Just having all of those locked away from you in door no 5 until you open it again.

How much memories it must have before it’s even considered its own person? Or even what types of memories makes them considered conscious.

Once you are in that situation where you enter the door, can you add on to those state based memories? Lose some?

[chrispineofficial]

omg i read one of those like creepypasta type posts earlier tonight and i left it like “ok...so???” and then i got high and now i thought about it and i fully understand why it’s completely terrifying what a mistake at 10:32 pm lmao

[coldstorage]

Social Psychologist Sam Sommers entertaining and interesting talk on the importance of the stories we tell ourselves, and how the contexts in which we tell those stories can completely change their meaning. This is a really good introduction to Sam's work. If you would it, I would recommend taking a look at his book, Situations Matter. (Sam Sommers)