by Dustpuppy » October 12th, 2005, 11:30 pm
Hello to everyone who has replied, and to those just reading. Just a couple things I've found helpful and a result to share.
Stockpile inductions. Even if they aren't exactly the right thing, having a variety to listen to seems to help break up the monotony a bit. Also, going back to the favorites afterwards seems to give them a fresher feeling, and at the same time more comfortable to experience. Kind of like sleeping in your own bed after spending a night on someone's couch.
After playing around with the virtual hypnotist, here are a couple things. Definately adjust the voice. In my case, having a higher pitch and a faster rate of speaking made it much easier to listen to. It will also play any mp3 as background music if it is put into the folder. You can also put your own video into the appropriate folder to have it as a choice. Some types are not supported, I didn't keep notes but it does play animated gifs, and I think wmv. If you make a script, listen through it 'nomal' and note anything that sounds funny. Sometimes changing the spelling will change how the voice says the word, and even where it will pause. Watch out for "..." If there is a space before them, you will hear 'dot dot dot' right when you don't want to.
I think I may have a result to share. This should be in the success forum I guess, but wanted to keep it here in this thread. I realize that hypnosis can be different for everyone, and that this will be no big surprise to anyone that has already experienced it, but I will try to describe it as best I can.
I had taken a break for a bit due to an unpleasant cold. After getting over it, was just lying there listening to a set I had put together for the virtual hypnotist, from things I had found and modified. Wasn't expecting much, and was just laying there listening and trying to relax. About half way through the induction, out of the blue, there was a tightness at the base of my neck, and kind of like a vibration that started moving forward over my head. As it reached the front, I felt my eyes roll back all on their own and my eyelids seal shut. Could still hear the voice speaking, actually it seemed to increase in volume to where that was all I heard. Of course this experience was a bit freaky, as I've never had my eyes just roll back like that, and by the time I thought to just relax and let it happen, the adreneline was pumping and that brought me out of it. I've been able to attain close (sort of) to the same feeling with practice, but not exactly that intense. Also while the feeling itself was pleasant, the tightness of the muscle contractions was not, especially afterwards.
The conclusions I can draw so far are: One, when it happens, you will know, so don't worry about missing it. Two, it may just sneak up on you when you least expect it. And three, get someone to massage your neck beforehand. Oh, and apparently taking a break now and then doesn't hurt.
Sorry for such a long post, but I wanted to share with other new people what was, for me, a pretty amazing experience.