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00 - Not Getting Fucked (for subjects)

We can’t escape being influenced, and we can’t escape influencing other people. We learn how to influence our parents, and our parents learn how to influence us. We learn how to read people’s emotional states and give them what they need, while getting what we need. Influence isn’t even underhanded, most of the time. It’s just life.

Hypnosis is as safe as it’s content and intentions. Problems start to come up once we start to make plans with our right hands rather than the right part of our brain. Imagine someone behind you in line at the supermarket:

“Hey - could I have your focus for just a moment? Just this moment. Would you let something slide for just this once? You like to help people feel happy - don’t you? And wouldn’t it feel nice knowing you’d just done someone a favor?… What was the last time you did something nice for someone - didn’t that feel great? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to feel that again - to know you had done something kind… it would feel so good, wouldn’t it?”

What a creep.

Now - re-read that same quote, but in the voice of a smoking hot and charismatic hypnotist.

You’d almost feel willing to go along with the mesmerizing hottie - wouldn’t you? Sure you might feel a bit uncomfortable, but you’re working with this person, and you could even want to continue to go along with their suggestions since you’re already working together. You wanted to go along with their suggestions. You might think it’s just a tad off, or that as soon as you give consent, you’ll be back on track?

Did you even notice I used the same language patterns the fictional creep did? Or that I gaslit you? (If you did, good! You get a cookie. If you’re a Protogen, please accept this stick of ram.)

While often well intentioned - we hypnotists for better or worse put skill points in to influence and manipulation. Be it rhetoric, NLP, shifting your experience through coaching, or by shifting your attention. This third guide aims to give you firm ground to work from after your first few sessions. I’ll be covering approaching pre-talks, flags to keep an eye out for, and how to be proactive in getting the most out of your hobby and/or relationship.

Consider this a crash course in how to keep your shit together while still having fun.