I am not one of these peo\u00adple who con\u00adsid\u00ader stage hyp\u00adno\u00adsis to be in some way a degra\u00adda\u00adtion of the use of hyp\u00adno\u00adsis. I feel it is a valid form of enter\u00adtain\u00adment when per\u00adformed by peo\u00adple who know what they are doing and are cog\u00adnizant of the poten\u00adtial safe\u00adty fac\u00adtors involved in any live performance.<\/p>\n
That said, I must add that I know more than a cou\u00adple pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal stage hyp\u00adno\u00adtists, some of whom are per\u00adson\u00adal friends. I would nev\u00ader want to neg\u00ada\u00adtive\u00adly impact their pro\u00adfes\u00adsion\u00adal stand\u00ading and rep\u00adu\u00adta\u00adtion, not their livelihoods.<\/p>\n
I am by nature a rather qui\u00adet and reserved per\u00adson, not very com\u00adfort\u00adable being in the spot\u00adlight, so I would not in most cir\u00adcum\u00adstances want to do any\u00adthing before an audi\u00adence by myself. That includes being the hyp\u00adno\u00adtist as well as the sub\u00adject. If there was some way of get\u00adting accli\u00admat\u00aded to that, through expe\u00adri\u00adence, I may reconsider.<\/p>\n