There have never been any crimes committed by hypnotism, but there are of course the many rumors circling around the hypnotism community of hypnosis not being used for good, but as a means of manipulating people into giving away money or other precious items.
It’s Not That Hard To Be Irresponsible
Crimes committed by hypnotism would not be very hard to organize and achieve, especially if the hypnotist is question is well trained and knows what he or she is doing. All it takes is for a hypnotist to use a simple hypnotherapy technique to push a person into a submissive state from which they would find it easy to ask for whatever they want, money, jewelry, anything!
For the average person who knows very little about hypnosis, they would be an easy target for a malicious hypnotist. The mind is an amazing thing and people these days believe anything you tell them. All it takes is a person with a strong resolve to administer a technique that could force a person into a subconscious state.
Once in this state they could then manipulate the subconscious and once the person is out of the trance they were in, the hypnotist could then use the anchors he placed on them and force them to do whatever he or she wants.
It’s a wonder why we haven’t heard of any crimes committed by hypnotism, maybe the criminal hypnotist hypnotized the people who knew about it!
Protecting Yourself From Crimes Committed By Hypnotism
There is a way to prevent crimes committed by hypnotism from happening to you. One technique is called the ‘watchful eye’. This works by automatically forcing you not to slip into a subconscious state by being fully aware of the conversion around you. Nothing slips through the conscious mind and because of this, you won’t ever be subjected to hypnosis, unless of course you want to be.
This requires a lot of training and you can do it during everyday life. Next time you’re talking to someone, really listen to the words they are saying. Don’t just sit back and wait for your turn to speak, listen to the words they say and the way they say it. Are they inadvertently manipulating you into believing their side of the story or are they just conversing with you?
They will also react better to you and want to listen to what you have to say. It’s a surefire defense mechanism to the next criminal hypnotist that comes your way!
Dane
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