That’s just flat-out wrong. Hypnosis is basically just a natural state of mind, so if you leave a "client" in that trance, they’re either going to wake up on their own or just drift off to sleep.
Give us the rundown on yourself—just a general intro—then maybe talk about your daily routine and those little things that have been quietly eating at you or driving you crazy lately.
- Did you switch up where you sleep? - Do you keep your phone or a charger right next to you while you're out? - Not enough fresh air, or maybe the room is just way too hot?
I can't really think of anything else right now... I was dealing with some of this stuff about 3 or 4 months ago, so I know how it goes.😢
A little kid doesn't really have autonomy over their own life, so I guess having one would basically be a crime.
The guy who taught me this stuff actually worked in the field for a while. He wanted to go into psychiatry, but eventually decided the whole thing was kind of pointless. Now I’m getting bogged down in the details again... but the gist is focusing your awareness on specific parts of your body, just trying to calm everything down and stuff. That’s how you hit an alpha state once you reach level 6 of hypnosis (out of 30 total).
hehe... anyone here want me to hypnotize them??
The main point is that in an alpha state, your inhibitions drop, which clears a path straight to the subconscious. Once you're there, you can actually "communicate" with it.
A friend of mine went over to see Gruden and says he’s actually really good, plus he isn't even that pricey. Maybe you should look into it? I don't have his number handy, but I think he's located somewhere over on Petrov Street.
Larry Cruz51 said:Let's just start by assuming I actually believe you. So how did they hypnotize you? What kind of tools were they even using?😕
The usual stuff... you lie down... I tell you to relax... you know, that whole classic intro to get you into an alpha state, then focusing on specific things and all that nonsense.
And don't get me wrong here. I find my own peace seeking through meditation, just getting in touch with myself, staring at the sky, or getting lost in a good book, stuff like that. But I tend to question everything, including myself, I guess. So I was wondering... are we the crazy ones for constantly looking for something, or is it them—the ones who aren't looking for anything at all?
Some people just live these totally normal, everyday lives where their biggest win is just feeling emotionally fulfilled.
Then you’ve got the other crowd. They’re out there chasing some kind of peace. Trying to find themselves through spirituality, religion, or whatever else. Why?
I mean, what's the actual trigger that pushes someone toward that kind of behavior? Are these people looking for peace actually somehow broken because they can't just enjoy a sunset or a night out? Or are they just part of the masses—the common plebs—who decided to head down some uncertain path that supposedly leads to some undefined version of paradise?
One theory I keep running into is that something hits us hard when we're young. It knocks us completely out of alignment, and we're just never the same again. Like a car that gets hit in a wreck; it never quite drives straight anymore. So, is that just a psychological whim? Is it just unprocessed trauma we can't face? Or maybe... I don't know, maybe searching for that "peace" is just one big act of immaturity.
Me and a buddy used to mess around with hypnosis back in the day, and we actually managed to pull one girl back into a past life once. It was wild. In this life, she doesn't even know how to speak a word of English, but then out of nowhere, she starts claiming she was some high-end escort in London during the 1800s, speaking perfect Cockney dialect and everything. Man, I swear, my friend wouldn't even let her stay in that trance state for a week just so she could get back to her old profession for a little bit.
Matthew Sullivan32 said:Are you talking about Aspirin as a specific brand-name drug, or just any medication containing acetylsalicylic acid? Because there are easily over twenty different versions out there from all sorts of big pharma companies (like Quadronal, Togal, etc.)
I mean alternative options, not just the same old generic stuff.
My bad... I phrased that poorly... I meant from 100 to 102 degrees (because once the fever gets any higher than that, aspirin doesn't really do much anyway)
I just want to know one thing. What's actually a good alternative to Aspirin these days? Specifically for when I've got a low-grade fever, like somewhere between 98 and 100 F.
Because someone brought up how he’s one of those unhealthy ones, and honestly, they're used way too much these days. As for the rest of these drugs, here are the actual facts:
1. You’re talking about Thalidomide from back in the sixties and those so-called thalidomide babies. 2. They weren't even experimental drugs; it was just one 3. It wasn't some experiment, it was just a standard sedative for nerves. 4. Nobody was lying about any of it. 5. Showing pictures of those kids is just a tactic to pull at heartstrings, stir up the masses, trigger protests, and basically call for people to be lynched in the streets. That isn't how I do things, but maybe it is yours.
Maybe we should just look at the ratio of people who actually had their lives saved by Aspirin—or any other meds, really—versus those who ended up dying because of them. That’s how you get a real sense of the practice, I guess.
Look, there’s this book on general pharmacology out there where they explain things pretty clearly. Basically, any medication you take only starts working once it hits a certain level in your bloodstream; if it stays just below that threshold, it’s basically useless. On the flip side, if you take too much, it becomes straight-up toxic. That's common sense, honestly. You can overdose on pretty much any drug.
Take Aspirin, for example. I don't get why anyone would be popping that every single day just because they think it's "healthy." If you ate nothing but apples every day, you'd probably end up feeling sick too.
The same logic applies to something like Lipitor for lowering triglycerides.
Look, when people are hunting for a cure, they compare any potential candidate against whatever the current gold standard is. They look at efficacy, side effects, and manufacturing costs. A new drug can make it to market if it performs on par with the best one out there—it doesn't necessarily have to be better. When there isn't an actual cure for a specific disease, you just deal with whatever you can find. Take HIV therapy, for example. It doesn't actually cure anyone; it just stretches out their life, even though the side effects can wreck your liver and stuff. It’s obviously up to the patient whether they want to live longer or just skip the meds entirely. I guess the industry always tries to extend life expectancy and improve quality of life, which I think is a good thing, even if some people disagree. Accutane has some nasty side effects, so naturally, it's reserved for the most severe cases. There's no deep philosophy here—believe me, if I had acne covering half my body, I'd just take it and call it a day.
The side effects from Aspirin aren't exactly going to kill you. I mean, when was the last time you heard about someone dying from Aspirin? And how many lives has it actually saved? The word "drug" itself comes from Greek roots meaning "poison," which basically means if you take too much, you end up in a coffin. Like that Lipitor from Pfizer that Americans were taking in massive doses—well, you know how that turned out.
Personally, I respect pharmacists because they're usually the first ones to talk trash about medications (you wouldn't believe them). They're the ones pushing healthy lifestyles and always lecturing us about some silly supplements—like Silicic earth that you used to play with in the sand as a kid, or Pectin, which is just dried apple peel that some people bother peeling.
I'm personally all for deregulation and a free market, because then cheaper alternative treatments can actually get noticed faster. For instance, instead of popping Accutane, you could just buy a few pounds of black radishes for $3.25 dollars, eat them like a salad, and see if you feel better.
If you're constipated, don't go grabbing enemas; just take some aloe vera tablets from Amway and you'll be fine in two or three days.
But, people just don't know, and that's why the internet and doctor's advice exist, I guess...
Regarding depression, I kind of condemn the way psychiatry works sometimes—they just hand you a pill without having a serious conversation, and that's how you end up with emotional invalids. That's probably why we're seeing more and more movements toward things like meditation (TM, Reiki, etc.).