Simple Hypnosis Test

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Test #1 Test of the imagination. Tell the subject to stand with his/her feet together and arms outstretched toward you with hands extended and palms facing downward. The subject's arms should be parallel with each other. Tell the subject to look at his outstretched arms and make sure that they are parallel and absolutely level with each other. What you say next..... Next, cue the subject by telling her, close your eyes down tight....shutting out the light. I am going to count from three down to one. When I reach one, I want you to picture that a heavy weight is tied to your right hand, drawing it down toward the floor. Okay, three....two .....one.... Picture a heavy weight tied to your right hand, drawing it down toward the floor. It gets heavier and heavier and is pulling your hand down toward the floor. Note. You should begin to see some movement of the right hand or arm toward the floor. Keep giving those suggestions over and over again until you see some movement. What you say next Now I want you to picture a balloon filled with helium gas tied to your left wrist, pulling it high up in the air. Your left hand and arm are being pulled up higher and higher up in the air. Your right wrist pulling down...down...down toward the floor and your left wrist lighter...and lighter being pulled up, up, up in the air. Now open your eyes, and look at your arms! End What you will see is some separation and usually a surprised look on the face of the subject. They sometimes don't feel their arms moving and may be surprised to find separation. You congratulation your subject for his/her concentration adding the hypnosis involves concentrating the mind while relaxing the body. Ask if you subject would like to work on some additional experiments with hypnosis.