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Not mind control — just you, giving your attention a really long leash.
means A focused, trance-like state of heightened suggestibility and narrowed attention, usually induced deliberately, in which a person remains aware but more responsive to guided suggestion.
from Coined in the 1840s by Scottish surgeon James Braid from Greek 'hypnos,' meaning sleep, plus the medical '-osis' suffix for a condition or process. Braid actually came to regret the name — he realized the state wasn't really sleep at all, and tried to rebrand it 'monoideism' (fixation on a single idea), but by then 'hypnosis' had already stuck.
- brain state
- looks like focused relaxation, not sleep
- stage myth
- you cannot be made to act against your will
- medical use
- helps with pain, IBS, and anxiety
- susceptibility
- some people are simply more suggestible than others