3 ms·
Wow. This article is the definition of tl:dr. But it did remind me of a professor I had in College - he described himself as one of the two most expert hypnoti
by MrTonyD 11y ago
Wow. This article is the definition of tl:dr.
But it did remind me of a professor I had in College - he described himself as one of the two most expert hypnotists in the world - and described how the CIA kept asking for his help. He had discovered that people could be hypnotized to do things against their will, and with no memory of the hypnosis. He said that they would react just like Oswald to their actions under hypnosis. And my professor believed that the other expert worked with the CIA.
Truth is definitely stranger than fiction.
- themodelplumber 11y agoYou should nail down this story. Write the guy, ask for background, confirm your version of the story, etc. The reason I say this is, if your memory is off by a single degree, that could change the entire story here. If your professor's memory is off by a single degree, getting that resolved could prevent some other people from hearing the story and going down a rabbit hole and causing themselves unneeded anxiety. I've never read a hypnosis book that suggested people would do things against their will, but that is different from being open to suggestion.
- pmalynin 11y agoIs there a difference between "doing things against [your] will" and being lead to - temporarily - believe that is it your will to do what is being instructed?
- MrTonyD 11y agoObviously, his work was very secret. He shared some of the techniques with some of his students - and there are more steps involved than normal hypnosis. You can believe it or not. As for "anxiety" - well, have you looked around at our world recently? Wars, aggression, suffering, struggling, greed. One might argue that we should rationally be feeling more than "anxiety".
- littletimmy 11y agoWho was your professor? Would just like to check out his work.
- MrTonyD 11y agoHis work was secret - even from other hypnotists. So I don't think anyone would be able to confirm anything. But I will say that I had reason to trust what he was describing - especially given his expertise.