Is hypnosis impossible for me?!

[XaviarCraig]

Recently a friend introduced me to hypnosis and all. I asked if he would be able to try it out on me. He said yes, but when he tryed to use/do some type of hyposis me, I felt relatively strange like I was almost floating with nothing except his voice around. However, that was as far as he claimed he could take me. He said it would most likely be impossible for me to be fully hypnotized due to the fact I am always so tense, a VERY light sleeper, and overly perceptive(so he claims). He also claims I need to "let go" of everything, I can not say I understand what he means. This may sound like a strange question, but is it true that not everyone can be hypnotized for reasons that my friend stated?
Does anybody know what he means by letting go of everything? I am just starting to learn about hypnosis so sorry if these questions sound stupid.

Any help is appreciated!

[Merlin]

You sound like an excellent hypnotic subject to me. :)

>I felt relatively strange

There doesn't need to be any sort of 'feeling'.

>that was as far as he claimed he could take me.

He just needs to learn and grow. It'll come for him.
It'll happen for you too. You'll be an excellent subject.

>He said it would most likely be impossible for me to be fully hypnotized...

That's almost like saying 'it would most likely be impossible for me to use my imagination'.
Of course you can think! That's all it really takes. The ability (on your part) to think.

>He also claims I need to "let go"

I can only *guess* his meaning.
But that comment often means 'don't try so hard'. Relax and let it happen.

>This may sound like a strange question, but is it true that not everyone can be hypnotized...

Well, not everyone can be hypnotised using a single standard, rehursed method.
The hypnotist needs flexibility in his method.
But the same thing that makes you different from a table or a tree is what will allow you to be hypnotised.

I don't want to say your friend is wrong, just that your friend needs more skill development.

>I am just starting to learn about hypnosis so sorry if these questions sound stupid.

Remember, stupid questions are the ones that you don't ask *and* screw up things because you didn't ask.

>Any help is appreciated!

Ask, and you shall receive.
Seek, and you will find.

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Merlin pretty much said it all, and I will only add this little bit.

Think about dancing. No not head banging, but waltzing, or swing.

It takes two people, who work together, to dance well. And more often than not it doesnt work flawlessly the first time, like in the movies. Match an excellent leader with a really good follower, it will work well the first time. If you have a tentative leader or one who only knows some of the steps, it is difficult to follow well. If both arent skilled, you have the dreaded "prom drag" instead of the tango.

And a good dance leader really doesnt require music. It doesnt even really require that both know the steps. It only requires one who knows how to lead the other person, and the other person needs to know how to follow and trust the lead.

Now both of those people are using skills, skills they have learned.

Hypnosis is like that. One person is leading the other person, the one being led, may or may not knpw 'where to go'. If they dont yet know where to go, or how to go, they must allow themselves to be led, until they do know. thats a skill too.

So as Merlin suggested, it seems as if both of you still have some learning to do. Some more skills to aquire. Both or either of you can lead or follow once you have the requisite skills, and it wont take you long.

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[XaviarCraig]

I should probably also mention that it took 3 trys for anything to happen, and I didn't immediately notice anything out of the ordinary at first. Then it slowly felt like everything around me no longer existed. I think I kinda of screwed everything up when I thought {Wait a second!, WHERE AM I?!}.

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This isnt unusual for someone who is being hypnotized by an inexperienced hypnotist.

In fact it is better success than most have.

You may have been more 'deeply' hypnotized than either of you realize.

"Comming back out" isnt screwing everything up by any means. It really means that the hypnotist said something that was inconsistant with your ongoing experience, that always tends to bring people out of trance.

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[hypnowannabe]

Interesting....