STOP THE COP (The uniform is a costume)_
TACTIC #2 PRACTICAL HYPNOTISM_
First of all…
You are not hypnotizing
You are de-hypnotizing
You are breaking the spell – temporarily
There is no permanent damage.
Unfortunately, they will quickly recover and forget it ever happened.
They will go on being children after their encounter with you.
[Just like you -when you slide back into your trance]
We live in a world of persuasion 24/7: dating, asking favors, asking your boss for a raise, submitting ideas… these are all situations where we must persuade. You don’t reason with your dog or cat. They do things for you either because they want to please you and know what you want or they do something because they think it is their own idea, it depends on their personality. But unless you tell them what pleases you they will not do it.
Also they do things to avoid pain. How many people do you know that will not swat a mosquito that is in the process of draining them? How many folks do you know that will allow a tick to crawl up their leg unmolested? If they suspect future trouble they will act on preventing it.
That is your goal – to point out the trouble. All you have to do it put the idea into their heads and then let time water the seed. This makes time your friend instead of your enemy. You must place the suggestion in their mind. Once it becomes their idea they will motivate themselves.
Label them.
Label them with a label you chose.
Chose what you want them to be.
“You seem like a good, reasonable person.”
Make sure they hear it.
It is a form of hypnotism/suggestion.
This is the type of hypnotism Milton H. Erickson explored and used effectively for decades. He was a master of manipulation.
“Have you ever made a decision you later regret?”
“I just did.”
“It was a momentary lapse of reason.”
This is a clandestine way of suggesting they show mercy.
If it does not seem to be working then change tactics.
You are not stuck with only one.
Use them all.
Often a suggestion will not work immediately. It needs to germinate.
When you are sowing seeds in an unfamiliar field not all will grow or thrive.
Microclimates are variable.
If you are dead set on growing corn you may have a bad harvest.
But the same field may be perfect for growing barley.
Buckwheat will grow anywhere.
If you cast a handful of different seeds you need not worry which one will grow just as long as one of them does. I have been surprised by latent results from the first seed I threw out there finally sprouting and bearing fruit. It depends on a lot of factors that you can’t possibly know. He might have argued with his wife that morning or been diagnosed with prostate cancer yesterday. When you don’t know your target it is best to use a scattergun.
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