On our weekend away we had a hypnotist on the Sunday afternoon.
He asked for volunteers so I dithered a bit but got dragged in by my friend who was very keen.
You can see me in the green shirt & my friend Joan on the end.
He said the only people he could not hypnotise were drunk, stupid or skeptic people!
He got us to rub our hands together until they felt sticky, then we had to lace our fingers together & try & squeeze out the glue.
He tapped us all on the shoulder & lay us on our backs on the floor.
Well I was a skeptic as it never worked for me. I lay there & thought well I feel no different. I kept peeping at the others as he sat them on chairs but when he came to get me up I told him it hadn't worked for me......he said he could tell & sent me off back to the audience.....failure!!
I was relieved although my friend did quite enjoy the experience & felt relaxed & happy afterwards.
He had them being jockeys, milking cows, playing in a band & stuff like that.
Quite an interesting thing to watch!
Three good things:
1. A mug of coffee with a neighbour.
2. I borrowed her books on NYC ....she is going a week after us so we compared notes.
3. No calorie noodles featured on Dragons Den......my neighbour gave me a sachet to try.
Well done, Pat. I think the hypnotist used those adjectives because he thought nobody would then admit to not being hypnotised. You wouldn't get me within 100 miles of a hypnotist!!!
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Well I would have said the same & indeed did so when I first heard there was going to be a Hypnotist but it's surprising what you do when with friends on a jolly weekend!
@fueast ha ha Alison......you got me! I was glad I was too strong a woman to be controlled by a man...a cause for celebration I think !! I was rather proud!
Hilarious Pat, I'm like that if ever I've been to a relaxation class. I lay on my mat looking at everyone else, feeling totally unrelaxed and bored actually. I can't be doing with that imaging a happy place or an evocative smell - I'm too busy for that sort of thing!
I knew you'd be a skeptic! I tried it via the TV on a Paul Mackenna thing - didn't work. I hope it might work if needed it for a medical reason though. I need those noodles - are they plastic?! @lucypics would rather walk a dog no doubt!
@judithg the noodles are from the Bare Naked food company. They sell them online or from Morrisons. I haven't tried them yet but neighbour says they are good!
@lucypics@judithg Good to know I am not a pushover .....good for medical reasons though if you needed it! I am not surprised so many of us women are skeptics though, we are a strong lot these days!
haha! I'm glad somebody didn't get hypnotised! I would be exactly the same - no way could anyone make me feel anyway than what I wanted to feel! Not a failure though, Pat - just a strong person with a strong will. Good to see the whole photo and the room!
@kwind@maggiemae Quite right that all us 365ers have strong minds & won't be pushed around....glad I tried it though just to be sure! Good to hear all your thoughts!
@judithg oh you entered the competition, made the final, won and picked the theme all without me noticing sorry! Congrats but I'm not sure I'll have a good idea for that!
Well done for being a sceptic. I, hopefully, would be the same. We have got "Derren Brown shows" on here at the moment and I think he is brilliant, but wouldn't fancy meeting him. Saw the show of his "The Assassin" a while ago for the second time and that is scary.
Hypnotists feed on gullible people and hopefully I am not one of those.
@onewing Well all seven that were hypnotised seemed remarkably perky afterwards & my friend who has been quite ill & was going for a nap afterwards to rest for the long evening ahead survived until 3am with no kip in the afternoon! It certainly relaxed her & might have been a useful procedure but not for me!!
@happypat@quietpurplehaze in all seriousness you very brave especially with reservations. . I have heard such negative things about these people who do it for entertainment rather than medically trained . I totally understand Hazel why, and agree
Fabulous photo and story, Pat! I'd feign skepticism under those circumstances. I prefer having complete control over my own brain...for better or worse. ☺
Oh how fun!! And good for you for trying! I am not sure if it would work for me either, but would love to watch others. Great colors shot with great light!
Well I would have said the same & indeed did so when I first heard there was going to be a Hypnotist but it's surprising what you do when with friends on a jolly weekend!
Nobody's messing with my mind but me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I saw that - very well done, Judith!!!!!
Hypnotists feed on gullible people and hopefully I am not one of those.
no way would i get up on stage !
My bipolar brain needs constant nurturing, not exposure to 'stuff'!