30 Days of Hypnosis

I’ve seen this list and sim­i­lar float­ing around the Inter­nets, so I fig­ure its my turn to answer it.

Day 1: What’s your hyp­no­sis ori­gin story?

Day 2: What was it like the first time you were tranced or tranced someone?

Day 3: Do you like to expe­ri­ence amnesia?

Day 4: Pre­ferred method of induc­tion? I.e. pock­et watch, pen­dant, crys­tal, spi­ral, fix­a­tion, etc.

Day 5: Instant trig­ger *SNAP* or long drawn out “You are get­ting very sleepy, eyes are heavy, limbs are heavy, so very heavy, so relaxed”?

Day 6: Frac­tion­a­tion: “Yes, please!” or “No, I don’t like roller coast­ers. I feel nauseated.”?

Day 7: Are you a trance junkie (short term) or do you pre­fer a one hyp­no­tist rela­tion­ship (long term)? Why or why not?

Day 8: Are you func­tion­al in a trance or do you have issues talking/moving?

Day 9: What is the most impor­tant char­ac­ter­is­tic you look for in a hyp­no­tist or subject?

Day 10: Favorite hyp­not­ic expe­ri­ence as a subject?

Day 11: Favorite hyp­not­ic expe­ri­ence as a hypnotist?

Day 12: What’s your favorite pop cul­ture ref­er­ence about hypnosis?

Day 13: How do you feel about stage hyp­no­sis? Would you ever con­sent to tranc­ing someone/being tranced in front of an audience?

Day 14: What’s a com­mon mis­con­cep­tion peo­ple have about hyp­no­sis that both­ers you the most?

Day 15: Do any of your friends and fam­i­ly know about your hyp­no­sis inter­est? Why or why not?

Day 16: Do you pre­fer male or female hypnotists/subjects? Why?

Day 17: If a curi­ous novice asked you to intro­duce them to the world of hyp­no­sis, where would you begin and why?

Day 18: Do you have any hyp­not­ic expe­ri­ences you regret? Why or why not?

Day 19: What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever expe­ri­enced in trance as a sub­ject or strangest thing a sub­ject has request­ed to experience?

Day 20: How much of an influ­ence does your hyp­no­sis inter­est have on your every­day life?

Day 21: In a con­sen­su­al sit­u­a­tion, do you pre­fer to be aware or unaware of an impend­ing trance? Hyp­no­tists: is it eas­i­er to trance an informed sub­ject or to drop them unaware?

Day 22: How do you feel about mind con­trol sto­ry cap­tions? Taste­ful when done right or oh so very tacky?

Day 23: Have you ever had dif­fi­cul­ty going into a trance/hypnotizing someone?  What happened?

Day 24: What advice would you impart to a new hyp­no­tist or subject?

Day 25: Do you find that there are cer­tain words or phras­es (not trig­gers) that send you deep­er into trance?

Day 26: Is there a cer­tain trig­ger you pre­fer more than others?

Day 27: What was your worst expe­ri­ence with hypnosis?

Day 28: What are your thoughts on ass­hole hyp­no­tists who prey on the vulnerable?

Day 29: Do you have any close hyp­no-enthu­si­ast friends that you’ve met on the Internet?  How did you become friends?

Day 30: Just rant about hyp­no­sis. Go crazy! But not too crazy… 65% crazy, 35% sane.