At 11:56 AM 1/18/2003 -0700, you wrote: >----- Original Message ----- > >| I anyone who used "hypnotism" to convince women to pose nude for him >| is courting jail time. >| >| dan c. > >Maybe, maybe not. Folks seem to have strange views about hypnotism. But >experts in the field will tell you that you CANNOT make anyone do anything >they do not want to do. ......... That is not quite correct. It may be what "experts in the field" will tell you but the truth is, given time or multiple sessions, an experienced operator can usually convince an average subject to do just about anything. Do you really think a grown man could WANT to run around a stage flapping his arms and sounding like a chicken in front of a laughing audience? That is not just an old movie cliche... it happened on enough vaudeville stages to _become_ a cliche. > I have a friend who regularly poses for figure study classes. She >does not mind doing it (in fact she says it is "exhilarating"), but she >cannot do it without medication for stage fright. > >Hypnosis is perhaps the non-clinician's Xanax. > >rand As a non-clinician, my prescription for breaking the ice is three shots of Southern Comfort and a chest rub. Cheaper, quicker and lots more fun than hypnosis or Xanax. Dave East Englewood ---------------- A mouse trap, set and placed on top on of your alarm clock, will usually prevent you from going back to sleep.
