Once you can detect a sign, keep on noticing it until doing so becomes a habit, then move on to the next one. Or put another way: As the hypnotist, if your subject manifests the signs of hypnosis for long enough, you can’t lose.Īs with other parts of hypnosis, you’ll get the best results when you take the time to learn to spot each of these signs one at a time. So if someone tries to fake hypnosis by intentionally manifesting these signs, they send themselves into hypnosis. The thing is, all of us go into hypnosis multiple times every day, which means that our brains have already linked these signs to it. Now you might worry that your subjects will try to fake these signs of hypnosis. The more signs of hypnosis your subject manifests, the more likely it is that they are in hypnosis. The key is to be on the lookout for changes in your subjects.

There are some catches though: While most subjects will manifest one or more of these signs of hypnosis, it’s possible for someone to be in hypnosis and not exhibit any of them. Additionally, hypnotized people will often exhibit various hypnotic phenomena such as involuntary movements and the inability to consciously choose to move (known as catalepsy). There are numerous observable signs that people tend to manifest when hypnotized, including changes in their breathing, eyes, heart rate, relaxation, responses, focus, timing, swallowing, movement speed, and more.

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