She said “I can’t be hypnotized”

Last night I pulled into my drive way and noticed the guy next door was having a party that I forgot about. HE quickly grabbed me and dragged me into his house. For some reason he thinks I am amazing just because I got sick of him whining about his divorce and made some changes. That is another story I will talk about at another time 🙂

In I walk and I get the ” So this is the guy you talk so much about!”. You have to imagine this. I am beyond scruffy looking. I am wearing a ratty sweat shirt, baseball cap and muddy work shoes while standing amongst all of these well dressed party goers. Oh yeah….smoking a cigar.

I wander over and pour myself a scotch with this trail of people following me. They want to hear all about how I changed Dennis, I just want some scotch 🙂 So out of the corner of my ear I hear this very classy looking lady say ” I can’t be hypnotized” , while looking all smug.

Those who know me can also imagine the look I had on my face. I just smiled and said..” Are you sure?”

It was getting late and there was just the three of us left and I asked a few questions.

I always find it amazing when someone really insists that they can’t be hypnotized. They are very certain. They insist it can’t be done…I love that. All I did was build rapport with her and drop into a relaxed state and down she went. Then I pointed it out and of course she denied it. So I did it again 🙂

I don’t do this all the time. It just happened to be one of those nights when I was feeling playful. So I decided that she needed a good shock. You know that feeling when you suddenly believe something you previously refused to believe? Well….three well placed questions and she was out. Total time…35 seconds. I left her there only long enough for her to realize what was happening.

Speechless

” No…wait…was I….no…you can’t….maybe…”

I just smiled and poured another scotch.

Sometimes a shattered reality is the best thing you can do for someone. What was impossible suddenly becomes possible. The world spins and nothing is ever the same but……I had one more question.

My cigar was gone and with the last sip of scotch I asked her ” I wonder….what else do you think is impossible that might not really be?”

With that I left.

Who knows what she is thinking today. Some scruffy guys wanders into a party and suddenly the world changes.  No matter what story she comes up with to rationalize how she really was not hypnotized part of her now has to wonder……what else?

Have fun

Tom
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