A First

I was hypnotised today
No I didn't cluck like a chicken 
Nor did I scream like a girl when hands were clapped.
I just sat on a comfortable sofa in Cheshire covered in a warm throw with my eyes closed and my hands in my lap
And I travelled a long, long way, to a time long ago

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  1. Ah, but you don't actually know if you clucked like a chicken or screamed like a girl. :0)

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  2. I've done that. Fascinating, isn't it.

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  3. Been there. Fascinating experience.x

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  4. Intriguing. Where did you travel to?

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  5. I was hypnotized once. It did have a calming effect for awhile. Never went back for another session though.

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  6. Woah, did you get to meet Luke Skywalker?

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  7. I was hypnotized once don't remember anything about the effect except I answered a question after that they told me. Not sure I liked it.
    parsnip

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  8. It sounds really interesting. What did you see?

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  9. i don't think i could be hypnotized.

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  10. I had a course of hypnotherapy, very strange feeling, not asleep but not awake either. I could never grasp how long the sessions were- they felt like a few minutes but were actually an hour. It did help with what I was trying to fathom out. Good wishes as always x

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  11. Did you ride on a dinosaur?

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  12. We need more details than that, Mr. Gray.

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  13. Not for me. Not in a month of Sundays.

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  14. I had two wisdom teeth removed under hypnosis. I would def. do it again. Not that I have any wisdom teeth left...

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  15. I don't,think I've been hypnotized,but I can't be certain.I have had quite a lot of reiki though and I
    sensed another state of something.Did you find out about another life John that you can tell us about? x

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  16. Did you remember when you were Napoleon?

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  17. The clucking comes later, when hear a doorbell. Therapy?

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  18. Interesting. Tell us more.
    I've not long had two sessions of reiki, that helps, to give yourself permission to be kind to yourself. And to balance yourself.

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  19. Interesting, John, leaving other interventions aside (say an anesthetic) hypnosis takes a lot of trust. Like the majority of your commentators so far I'd be rather reluctant. It's one hell of a step to take. What compelled you? The furthest I have gone to suspend disbelief when I had acupuncture. Bloody miracle John. Seventh heaven,

    U

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  20. More, please! Sounds fascinating!

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  21. Ps - I just remembered that once whilst I was having reiki there was a loud rush down my chimney(yes The brick chimney in my sitting room)-I never spoke to the reiki practioner,but after he said whilst standing alongside me there was a lady by him.I think it was my mum who died at 56 and she was very much "into" alternative things x

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    1. How comforting flis... I lost my Mum on Sunday.. this gives me pause for thought.

      Jo in Auckland

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    2. I'm so very sorry Jo.I lost my mum in 1991 and I have comfort of her close to me daily.She said to me before she was even ill-"I don't think we are born to live only this life"- so I believe our loved ones are near by-I still talk to her xx

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    3. I'm sorry for your loss Jo. But watch out for a white feather. A white feather is the symbol of your guardian angel. Now it may be poppycock or it may not but I found a huge white feather on the doorstep (about 8 inches) the day I was leaving the UK after my dad's funeral - and I'd been looking out for one all week, but no luck. Like I say, it might be rubbish but I believe and either way it is VERY comforting!

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    4. Jo and Treaders- I notice heart shapes unexpectadly- in puddles,in dog food,in soggy teabags and even today I looked down at my left wellie and there was a tiny heart made from a water droplet.They are sent,I know from my loved ones to say they are close still xx

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  22. I’ve been hypnotized. The first time was to get over my fear of confined spaces so I could get on an airplane again. That worked.
    The other 2 times was to go back to childhood to find out what happened to me as a little girl/toddler/baby. I was told afterward that my memories would come to me when I was ready to know. I don’t think I’ll ever be ready because I smelled the odor of sex when under and I was crying when I was awakened. Some things may be better left buried.

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  23. Fascinating. I never have been hypnotized, and really don't want to be.

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  24. I doubt I could be hypnotized. I don't want to be.

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  25. Oh no
    I need more details! I've always wanted to be hypnotized!
    Come on, John, you have got to tell us all about it.

    XOXO

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  26. Barbara Anne4:54 am

    What were the circumstances that brought you to the comfortable sofa in Cheshire covered with a warm throw with your eyes closed and your hands in your lap?

    I hope it was a pleasant experience with nothing threatening like dinosaurs involved.

    So far, I've never been hypnotized.

    Hugs!

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  27. People have some weird ideas about hypnosis.

    If your session was a regression, then I hope you enjoyed it. If it was for therapeutic purposes, then I hope it helps.

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    1. Your response to John's hypnosis session is the best one here! It's what I would have stated, as well, however you did it quite well!

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    2. me too. curious if it was past life regression or current childhood for therapy.

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  28. I've known hypnosis to turn a breech baby and from my observation it helps make childbirth smoother.
    I hope your experience was equally positive

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  29. I'd love to know why you decided to be hypnotised ! I tried it to cure my fear of learning to drive, it didn't work !

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  30. I was hypnotized once... although I wasn’t really. Would love to experience the real thing. I hope yours was helpful or at least interesting.

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  31. Terrified of what I'd say

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  32. More please 🙏🏼

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  33. Interesting experience I can imagine, John.
    I was 'hypnotised' in a group regression session many years ago. I really tried to let myself 'go'. Ten minutes into it I began to sweat and couldn't breathe. All I could recall was wearing a Roman toga and marching with other similar people. After session we all discussed our experience. I was told that maybe I was being burned alive because I was an early Christian. All I knew was that it was pretty damn hot!! lol

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    1. I did a past life regression once. I was looking at my feet clad in sandals sitting on a low wall enclosing a front courtyard (not fancy) and overcome with feelings of guilt and regret. I had just learned that a friend (?) someone had been killed because I told someone else something I should have kept to myself.

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  34. Sounds pleasant enough to me John.

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  35. I had one of those out-of-body experiences once, after drinking moonshine, the real stuff too.
    I magically became a pole-dancer *shame*.
    Hugs,
    ~Jo

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