I've been rather bored recently, and have decided to get back into hypnosis - something I've experimented with a fair bit in the past, but haven't done for a while. Well, I was idly wondering where I could get a large amount of subjects from, preferably subjects that wouldn't care if I got it wrong. Something went click in my brain, and I opened up Omegle (Omegle, for those that don't know is a website that puts you into a 1 on 1 chat with a completely random stranger via text, no webcam or anything). I had no idea if I could hypnotize a complete stranger via the internet, but decided to give it a go. The first few didn't go too well, but I quickly started hitting more and more often.
Here's the results (note - I have chosen to leave the induction out, as I don't want to be responsible for anybody who doesn't know what they're doing playing around with hypnosis; if you're interested in the induction, pm me or something):
You: now when I say go, you will no longer be able to type properly
You: you will see the words in your mind, but you when you come to type it, it will become a random jumble of letters
You: this will be weird and confusing, but not worrying
You: type ok if you understand
Stranger: aos;
Stranger: okkkkk
You: good
You: go
You: just try typing a sentence for me now
You: anything you want
You: noticing how the letters mix and jumble as you type
Stranger: adasdio asdkj im i k doasd o und m i sdm d ij jdf.
You: it's really weird
You: try again
You: the more you try, the more confusing it gets
Stranger: i adad donad ije fam dasdim acnd gan duelas
A bit more dialogue, then:
You: now this time, you can type normally, but you cannot type the letter 'e'
You: any time you need to type that letter 'e', you will have to just miss it out
You: type ok if you understand
Stranger: ok
You: excellent
You: just try typing a sentence, any sentence now for me
Stranger: this is rally cool
You: again, it's really weird
You: but not worrying
You: wha month is it?
Stranger: dcmbr
You: awesome
You: and what's your name?
Stranger: (I have left this out, for the person involved)
You: pleased to meet you =)
You: ok, and relax
Later:
You: in a moment, when I say go, I am going to get you to look at your feet, and realise that they are invisible
You: once again, it will be weird and strange, but a fun experience, not scary or upsetting
You: when I say go, you will look at your feet and they will be invisible
You: and shoes or socks you are wearing will also be invisible
You: you can feel them, but not see them
You: type ok if you understand this
Stranger: ok
You: go
You: look at your feet now
You: describe what you see to me
Stranger: i see
Stranger: like my legs
Stranger: but it stops at my ankle
Stranger: thers nothing where my feet should be
And finally:
You: however this time when I say go, you will look behind you and see a giant elephant
You: you will have no idea how it got there, or how it fits in the space behind you, but it is really really big
You: you'll be able to touch the elephant and pat it if you want, you can get up and walk around it
You: it will be as real as anything else in the room
You: type ok if you understand
Stranger: ok
You: go
You: turn around now
You: again, describe what you see
Stranger: huge gray elephant
Stranger: with big white tuxks
Now this thread is partly just me massaging my own ego, and partly in the hopes that it'll spark some interesting discussion, but the real reason behind it is to say that if you don't take the odd risk and give things a go, you'll never achieve anything. Try things, experiment, and who knows what you'll manage
Here's the results (note - I have chosen to leave the induction out, as I don't want to be responsible for anybody who doesn't know what they're doing playing around with hypnosis; if you're interested in the induction, pm me or something):
You: now when I say go, you will no longer be able to type properly
You: you will see the words in your mind, but you when you come to type it, it will become a random jumble of letters
You: this will be weird and confusing, but not worrying
You: type ok if you understand
Stranger: aos;
Stranger: okkkkk
You: good
You: go
You: just try typing a sentence for me now
You: anything you want
You: noticing how the letters mix and jumble as you type
Stranger: adasdio asdkj im i k doasd o und m i sdm d ij jdf.
You: it's really weird
You: try again
You: the more you try, the more confusing it gets
Stranger: i adad donad ije fam dasdim acnd gan duelas
A bit more dialogue, then:
You: now this time, you can type normally, but you cannot type the letter 'e'
You: any time you need to type that letter 'e', you will have to just miss it out
You: type ok if you understand
Stranger: ok
You: excellent
You: just try typing a sentence, any sentence now for me
Stranger: this is rally cool
You: again, it's really weird
You: but not worrying
You: wha month is it?
Stranger: dcmbr
You: awesome
You: and what's your name?
Stranger: (I have left this out, for the person involved)
You: pleased to meet you =)
You: ok, and relax
Later:
You: in a moment, when I say go, I am going to get you to look at your feet, and realise that they are invisible
You: once again, it will be weird and strange, but a fun experience, not scary or upsetting
You: when I say go, you will look at your feet and they will be invisible
You: and shoes or socks you are wearing will also be invisible
You: you can feel them, but not see them
You: type ok if you understand this
Stranger: ok
You: go
You: look at your feet now
You: describe what you see to me
Stranger: i see
Stranger: like my legs
Stranger: but it stops at my ankle
Stranger: thers nothing where my feet should be
And finally:
You: however this time when I say go, you will look behind you and see a giant elephant
You: you will have no idea how it got there, or how it fits in the space behind you, but it is really really big
You: you'll be able to touch the elephant and pat it if you want, you can get up and walk around it
You: it will be as real as anything else in the room
You: type ok if you understand
Stranger: ok
You: go
You: turn around now
You: again, describe what you see
Stranger: huge gray elephant
Stranger: with big white tuxks
Now this thread is partly just me massaging my own ego, and partly in the hopes that it'll spark some interesting discussion, but the real reason behind it is to say that if you don't take the odd risk and give things a go, you'll never achieve anything. Try things, experiment, and who knows what you'll manage