Contrary to what you probably think you know about hypnosis, it can be done very quickly and can be used to convince someone to do something they normally wouldn't--like, say,
giving away their wallet, phone, and keys to a stranger (English mentalist
Derren Brown). What's happening here is known as a
handshake induction, a technique pioneered by American psychiatrist
Milton Erickson. There are
other methods of rapid induction hypnosis. These methods, along with techniques of verbal suggestion, are used by practitioners of
Neuro-linguistic programming, a field which some have associated with Mr. Brown's performances, though
he denies it. I wonder, though, how he manages to get a cashier at a dog track
to pay out on a losing ticket?
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posted by flotson
on May 11, 2008 -
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Picking Up Women 101, courtesy of the Internet. (
warning: Youtube linkfest) Author
Neil Strauss (The Game)
introduces us to the concept.
Celebrated PUA
Mystery (of VH1's '
The Pick Up Artist' fame) shows us
some of his
moves and
espouses. (Conan O'Brien makes
light of it all.) Self-described 'nerd' Ross Jeffries (who claims to be this inspiration for
this character) sells his line of
Speed Seduction using a hypnosis-based strategy called
NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) to get into girls' panties. You might want to check out a more straight-forward approach, highlighted by UK Channel 4's 'Speed School.' (parts
1 2 3 4 5).
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posted by Mach3avelli
on Sep 16, 2007 -
245 comments
