The Story of Self Hypnosis and the TV.
Self hypnosis and the state of trance are not limited to a clinical environment nor only induced by the skills of an experienced hypnotist. Since the dawn of mankind as an intelligent species capable of direct communication there have been praticioners of self hypnosis. Story tellers throughout the ages have hypnotized their listeners with intricate tales designed to entertain and educate. Modern day self hypnosis is no different.
Children's rhymes and bedtime tales are created to evoke strong emotion and vivid imaginings, which is a form of self hypnosis, to entertain the child and also convey an important message.
Although there are a great many people who still read books as adults, as a form of escapism (self hypnosis), the vast majority use television to hypnotize themselves.
Watching television, especially a movie, ceates a form of trance. When you become involved with the plot-line and begin to see the characters as real people who have entered a state of self hypnosis.
A good movie will cause you to enter a state of self hypnosis where it is much easier to evoke emotional responses to the on-screen stimuli.
Marketing executives use the principles of self hypnosis when they create commercials. They take advantage of the fact that the viewer is already in a light state of trance and then use images and words to create specific emotions which they then link to their products!
Through another powerful self hypnosis technique, i.e. repetition, advertisers can link a chosen phrase, jingle or affirmation to certain emotional responses and their product.
If you want some proof that this works just fill in the blanks of these sentences - Mars Bar, "A Mars a day helps you work rest and [....]"; HSBC "The world's [.....] bank";Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) , "Finger-[......] good."
TV hypnotizes you! You stop being aware of your external surroundings as you become focused on what is happening on the screen. You are now in a state of self hypnosis, or light trance, and your brainwaves are displaying an alpha pattern. While in the alpha state you are highly susceptible to suggestion! As you enter this state every time you watch TV you only need to see or hear something a few times to make it permanently enter your subconscious mind.
The repetition of the commercials, usually shown after related television programs, combined with the alpha state means the advertisers messages seeps directly into the subconscious mind where it is stored and easily retrieved.
I hope you can now see that indeed you have been guided into self hypnosis by your TV.
