Would you allow yourself to be hypnotized for the show?

[ruggedo]

Reading the thread about who we wanted to see take part in the Hypnosis Show,made me wonder about this,would you get hypnotized for the show?
I have to admit that as much as I love this show, I would be very wary of being hypnotized. There is just something about not being in control that scares me at a very basic level.

[TjM]

No. Mainly because I'm not setting foot in NYC!

[west milly Tom]

Too many skeletons in my closet to allow myself to be hypnotized on a live radio program.

[A.J.]

No. As a Navy contractor that could be risky.

[Caseyelan]

I think I would do it.

But, I dunno if I could be put under.

[ruggedo]

No. As a Navy contractor that could be risky.

Is this that old line "we could hypnotize you but then you'd have to kill us"?

[We.Are.138]

Why not? I love to know how bad MY O & A impressions were. Also, feeling high and not actually being high would be cool I guess.......

[Jeffdc5]

sure i love acting

[A.J.]

Is this that old line "we could hypnotize you but then you'd have to kill us"?

It was more of "I don't want to go to jail for revealing classified information".

[MacVittie]

i'd give it a shot, but it would be really boring radio

[Hottub]

http://www.impawards.com/1985/posters/falcon_and_the_snowman.jpg

[lleeder]

I welcome the chance and hope I'm chosen to do so.

[HypnoDude]

No. As a Navy contractor that could be risky.

Okay let me put to bed a few fears.

1) One your always in control.
2) Your not going to tell deep dark secrets.
3) For AJ: Just because your a Navy contractor with a clearance does not mean you cannot be put under. Unless your a Navy flyer or on a Nuc program you are allowed to be hypnotized. I know the regs.
4) You can lie under hypnosis, its not a truth serum.
5) You have to be willing and open to suggestions to go under.

Cheers,

Don The Hypnotist

[west milly Tom]

Okay let me put to bed a few fears.

1) One your always in control.
2) Your not going to tell deep dark secrets.
3) For AJ: Just because your a Navy contractor with a clearance does not mean you cannot be put under. Unless your a Navy flyer or on a Nuc program you are allowed to be hypnotized. I know the regs.
4) You can lie under hypnosis, its not a truth serum.
5) You have to be willing and open to suggestions to go under.

Cheers,

Don The Hypnotist



I would go under so easy. I'm the perfect candidate for hypnosis.

[disneyspy]

as long as i didnt come out of it and have fez cock in my ass,it seems like it would be fun

[underdog]

as long as i didnt come out of it and have fez cock in my ass,it seems like it would be fun

You misspelled "did".

[Gvac]

My mind is like a steel trap! Nothing can get in there!






























Wait a minute...

[Fallon]

No. Mainly because I'm not setting foot in NYC!

Their's way more to do in NYC then here in Mass. They have a overpriced NHL store, we don't have one of them.

And fuck no, I don't want to be made the fool.

[ToiletCrusher]

If you don't believe in it, can you actually be hypnotized?

[razorboy]

Don't you know? The whole world is already hypnotized, maaaaaan.

[jauble]

In a heartbeat, I would love to feel the after the fact relaxation that I have heard about. I carry my stress in my shoulders and back and would love a little mental break.

[Lady Resin]

I would love to. I totally believe people can be brought under. I have a feeling I would fight it though.:unsure:

[spainlinx0]

I would love to try it. I went to a hypno-therapist (someone learning, so it was free), and while it was relaxing, I don't know if I ever actually went under.

[AKA]

I had my chance and passed - glad I did too, because I wouldn't have enjoyed one of the all time great hypno moments as a viewer/listener (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/downloads.php?do=file&id=2675).

[Friday]

If you don't believe in it, can you actually be hypnotized?

not unless you can let go of that belief and give it a chance.
you have to be able to completely relax and allow yourself to let go of any anxiety...just lose yourself in the guided meditation.

i highly recommend it... i had a great experience when i went under.

[MisterSmith]

I would love to try it and believe it can work, but I have a lot of trouble relaxing. My mind also races at about 100 miles a minute, which I don't think is a great trait for successful hypnosis. Even on a good night I have trouble getting to sleep.

[DarkHippie]

I would do it, but i would prefer if bree olson was on too

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I humiliated myself gettin hypnotized at the Meadowlands fair in front of 100s

why not in front of 1000s

[Furtherman]

I would, but I'm also pretty sure I'd get naked and start doing freaky things.

Stand back!

[shortchaz]

you cant be hypnotized, its a gimmick, and it requires the person to voluntarily perform the acts. the type of people who do it are attention whores, and i think ronnie b only puts up with it because he wants to see how far people will go with it.

[mikeyboy]

Don tried to put me under when they were at WJFK but it didn't take. They were doing an event at Dave & Busters and had listeners volunteer. I was one of them. The thing was that I was working earlier in the day and the button on the fly of my pants broke. I had to jerry-rig my pants with a paper clip and my belt to keep my pants properly closed and my fly up. Unfortunately, I went to the bathroom right before Don tried to put us under, and as I was sitting there trying to relax, I started thinking about whether I had properly fixed my pants after going to the bathroom and worried about stepping onstage with my fly open. I couldn't get that out of my head, and that may have impeded my relaxation and prevented me from going under.

[hammersavage]

Don tried to put me under when they were at WJFK but it didn't take. They were doing an event at Dave & Busters and had listeners volunteer. I was one of them. The thing was that I was working earlier in the day and the button on the fly of my pants broke. I had to jerry-rig my pants with a paper clip and my belt to keep my pants properly closed and my fly up......

Sounds like the beginning to a 'Dear Penthouse Forum'. Hot.

[Furtherman]

Mikeyboy? More like Mikeyhobo.

[HypnoDude]

you cant be hypnotized, its a gimmick, and it requires the person to voluntarily perform the acts. the type of people who do it are attention whores, and i think ronnie b only puts up with it because he wants to see how far people will go with it.

A gimmick?, if so then you would also say daydreaming is a gimmick too right Einstein?

It amazes me how uninformed people are about hypnosis.....

Cheers,

Don The Hypnotist

[Trebolution]

Yes!

[~Katja~]

I have always wondered about it and I believe in it I am not sure if I would be able to be put under though... cause I am pretty mind strong.
But what I heard on the shows seem to have been fun experiences.

[hammersavage]

I have always wondered about it and I believe in it I am not sure if I would be able to be put under though... cause I am pretty mind strong.


Oh get over yourself!

[shortchaz]

A gimmick?, if so then you would also say daydreaming is a gimmick too right Einstein?

It amazes me how uninformed people are about hypnosis.....

Cheers,

Don The Hypnotistwell not a gimmick, more like complete bull shit. penn and teller did a show on it, not to mention that it has been roundly rejected by academia.

http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/68147/detail/

there is a link to the whole episode.

[Mafialife Chris]

I always wanted to be put under. I am open minded about it, although I am a very strong minded fella.

I also have tons of stress these days with workload bigger then I can handle.

I'd love to try. I am almost scared at what would come out of me. I have already shared enough with you pricks!! :)

[TjM]

I don't think I could be hypnotized I don't like the idea of it and I'm pretty sure I would fight it

[AKA]

Don tried to put me under when they were at WJFK but it didn't take. They were doing an event at Dave & Busters and had listeners volunteer. I was one of them. The thing was that I was working earlier in the day and the button on the fly of my pants broke. I had to jerry-rig my pants with a paper clip and my belt to keep my pants properly closed and my fly up. Unfortunately, I went to the bathroom right before Don tried to put us under, and as I was sitting there trying to relax, I started thinking about whether I had properly fixed my pants after going to the bathroom and worried about stepping onstage with my fly open. I couldn't get that out of my head, and that may have impeded my relaxation and prevented me from going under.

Mikey, that is a riot - I had no idea about "the rest of the story" - I just remember that you were one of only a very few who didn't go under.

That was the event where Crazy Jen first went under, which was gold.

[HypnoDude]

well not a gimmick, more like complete bull shit. penn and teller did a show on it, not to mention that it has been roundly rejected by academia.

http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/68147/detail/

there is a link to the whole episode.

That right Penn and Teller and Academia, just two schmucks out there...Puhlease......

Stanford University has studied hypnosis for many years and it is WIDELY accepted in the medical community as an alternative form of therapy. As a matter of fact you can read many articles at the American Psychological Association website and not one says its bunk. Now what many argue over is what exactly is it? To me its called disassociation or a heightened state of awareness. Its really something we ALL have in us, the question is can I get you to use it.

Come to the studio and see it for yourself and if you still walk away a disbeliever then that's your right to do so, because I am not here to convert anybody into believing in it or not. But, I know many who have been in the bleachers at XM or back in the WJFK days that were non-believers and they all walked away believers.

[HypnoDude]

Don tried to put me under when they were at WJFK but it didn't take. They were doing an event at Dave & Busters and had listeners volunteer. I was one of them. The thing was that I was working earlier in the day and the button on the fly of my pants broke. I had to jerry-rig my pants with a paper clip and my belt to keep my pants properly closed and my fly up. Unfortunately, I went to the bathroom right before Don tried to put us under, and as I was sitting there trying to relax, I started thinking about whether I had properly fixed my pants after going to the bathroom and worried about stepping onstage with my fly open. I couldn't get that out of my head, and that may have impeded my relaxation and prevented me from going under.

MikeyB, wear your best pants, try it again...lol, now that was funny I had no idea.

[shortchaz]

That right Penn and Teller and Academia, just two schmucks out there...Puhlease......

Stanford University has studied hypnosis for many years and it is WIDELY accepted in the medical community as an alternative form of therapy. As a matter of fact you can read many articles at the American Psychological Association website and not one says its bunk. Now what many argue over is what exactly is it? To me its called disassociation or a heightened state of awareness. Its really something we ALL have in us, the question is can I get you to use it.

Come to the studio and see it for yourself and if you still walk away a disbeliever then that's your right to do so, because I am not here to convert anybody into believing in it or not. But, I know many who have been in the bleachers at XM or back in the WJFK days that were non-believers and they all walked away believers.im sure you're committed to protecting your lively hood, (where did you get your accreditation from again?) but a few psychiatrist arguing the possible benefit of having someone believe they are under the control of said psychiatrist isnt exactly a ringing endorsement.

a psychiatrist may call "hypnosis" the practice of suggestively leading a patient to a place where they will give them information, and certainly isnt the same thing as pretending that you can make people do things by controlling their mind.

the bottom line is that you cant control other peoples minds, and what you do falls into the category of entertainment, and requires FULL participation from volunteers.

[AKA]

im sure you're committed to protecting your lively hood, (where did you get your accreditation from again?) but a few psychiatrist arguing the possible benefit of having someone believe they are under the control of said psychiatrist isnt exactly a ringing endorsement.

a psychiatrist may call "hypnosis" the practice of suggestively leading a patient to a place where they will give them information, and certainly isnt the same thing as pretending that you can make people do things by controlling their mind.

the bottom line is that you cant control other peoples minds, and what you do falls into the category of entertainment, and requires FULL participation from volunteers.

The bottom line is Don NEVER once said he controlled people's minds, and if you bothered to read what he said earlier said that no one would do something they didn't want to.

The bottom line is you take your talking points from a couple of magicians - try calling into R&F sometime and use the "I saw it on Penn and Teller..." line and see how far that gets you and your point - Ron has called "bullshit" on "Bullshit" many times.

The bottom line for me was meeting Don for the first time in the offices of WJFK on a night he wasn't even on the air, and during a commercial break helping someone out with their fear of flying - something that wasn't done for an audience/entertainment/na-da - and something that worked on this person.

[shortchaz]

The bottom line is Don NEVER once said he controlled people's minds, and if you bothered to read what he said earlier said that no one would do something they didn't want to.

The bottom line is you take your talking points from a couple of magicians - try calling into R&F sometime and use the "I saw it on Penn and Teller..." line and see how far that gets you and your point - Ron has called "bullshit" on "Bullshit" many times.


The bottom line for me was meeting Don for the first time in the offices of WJFK on a night he wasn't even on the air, and during a commercial break helping someone out with their fear of flying - something that wasn't done for an audience/entertainment/na-da - and something that worked on this person.he is certainly implying that what he does somehow influences these people to do what he request, if thats not mind control then so be it.

i take my talking points from scientific method of providing proof, that penn and teller use the same skeptical sort of thinking is a bonus. you cant argue penn and teller on what they say so you simply try to dismiss them by calling them "a couple of magicians" and avoiding their argument/show all together. saying a blanket statement like " Ron has called "bullshit" on "Bullshit" many times" is fine, but it also avoids talking about the issue.

testimonials of people saying that hypnotist helped them is not scientific proof that it works. like i suggested earlier if the argument is that a psychiatrist uses the idea of mind control to lead you to a place where you give up information, and in the end that helps you get over certain afflictions, and you want to call that a net good thats one thing. if youre suggesting that don is a miracle worker because he knows how to sell snake oil thats another.

what degree does a hypnotist earn to become accredited? does he need a license to practice? what school do you go to?

[ruggedo]

he is certainly implying that what he does somehow influences these people to do what he request, if thats not mind control then so be it.

i take my talking points from scientific method of providing proof, that penn and teller use the same skeptical sort of thinking is a bonus. you cant argue penn and teller on what they say so you simply try to dismiss them by calling them "a couple of magicians" and avoiding their argument/show all together. saying a blanket statement like " Ron has called "bullshit" on "Bullshit" many times" is fine, but it also avoids talking about the issue.

testimonials of people saying that hypnotist helped them is not scientific proof that it works. like i suggested earlier if the argument is that a psychiatrist uses the idea of mind control to lead you to a place where you give up information, and in the end that helps you get over certain afflictions, and you want to call that a net good thats one thing. if youre suggesting that don is a miracle worker because he knows how to sell snake oil thats another.

what degree does a hypnotist earn to become accredited? does he need a license to practice? what school do you go to?

So, are you saying you wouldnt allow yourself to be hypnotized for the show?

[shortchaz]

So, are you saying you wouldnt allow yourself to be hypnotized for the show?pretend to be under the control of someone else for the purpose of entertainment? probably not, but it would be cool to meet the staff.