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AberexPresence -> RE: Being a Hypnotized Robot (8/24/2010 12:29:04 PM)
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I think for the purpose of this discussion we should separate mind control and hypnosis. In truth, we all go in and out of various trance states throughout the day. The moments before we find ourselves drifting off to sleep, when we suddenly realize that we have been driving for a while without thinking about it. Even the silence when the elevator door closes and most people "blank out". There is nothing unnatural or inherently dangerous about hypnosis. Utilizing it to deepen a relationship or to make sensations amplified and longer lasting is a wonderful feeling for all involved.
The level of trance and the quality of the results are dependent on a myriad of factors not limited to, but including the skill of the hypnotist and the trust, abilities and mental state of the subject. So yes results vary. However, an accomplished hypnotist can really work marvels in another person's life.
Much of the fiction in circulation and common beliefs about hypnosis are really references towards mind control. Additionally, much of the past century's issues and great human tragedies are the result of various thought reform movements and attempts at mind control. I think that this is an important distinction to be made before the issue can be fully addressed. However, hypnosis is often a factor in mind-control as is propaganda, limits on an individual's rights...etc.
In terms of erotic hypnosis, there is profound difference between creating a state of heightened submission and mutual pleasure and controlling another person completely. To control a person to the extent that they are unable to assert themselves at all or to be fully in a hypnotic state is often a fantasy of individuals in our culture. However, to do so would remove all interactions between both parties and you would be creating a near-catatonic partner that almost all people would not find pleasurable to interact with.
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