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This is the brief on the hidden dangers of hypnotism. Now,
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you might think hypnosis is just a harmless trick to
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help you quit smoking, but a wildly controversial new report
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from Legend magazine argues it's actually a suicidal surrender of
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your free will with some seriously scary risks. First, let's
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talk about the psychological toll. Hypnosis literally works by intentionally
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bypassing your critical thinking and willpower. Legend Magazine warrants that
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this forced dissociation can lead to false memories where your
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mind actually invents fake trauma. Plus, it can trigger mental fragmentation,
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leaving you with intense anxiety and feeling totally detached from reality. Second,
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we've got to look at how this whole practice got rebranded.
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This isn't modern science, folks. It's rooted right in the
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occult work of an eighteenth century guy named Franz Mesmer
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and his totally debunked animal magnetism. James Braid just slapped
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the word hypnosis on it later to make it sound scientific,
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essentially hiding its spooky seance origins while keeping the exact
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same dangerous trance techniques. Finally, there's the spiritual risk of
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the empty house. According to Legend magazine, the absolute greatest
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stupidity of hypnosis is believing you can just empty out
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your mind without something else sneaking in to fill that void.
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You're basically leaving your front door wide open and totally
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defenseless against outside influences. So, at the end of the day,
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true mental strength comes from keeping a vigilant grip on
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the keys to your own consciousness, not just handing them
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over
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This is the brief on the hidden dangers of hypnotism. Now,
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00:00:04.679 --> 00:00:07.160
you might think hypnosis is just a harmless trick to
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00:00:07.200 --> 00:00:10.720
help you quit smoking, but a wildly controversial new report
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00:00:10.759 --> 00:00:15.160
from Legend magazine argues it's actually a suicidal surrender of
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00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:19.879
your free will with some seriously scary risks. First, let's
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00:00:19.879 --> 00:00:24.359
talk about the psychological toll. Hypnosis literally works by intentionally
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bypassing your critical thinking and willpower. Legend Magazine warrants that
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00:00:28.879 --> 00:00:32.679
this forced dissociation can lead to false memories where your
9
00:00:32.719 --> 00:00:37.920
mind actually invents fake trauma. Plus, it can trigger mental fragmentation,
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00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:42.799
leaving you with intense anxiety and feeling totally detached from reality. Second,
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00:00:43.119 --> 00:00:45.759
we've got to look at how this whole practice got rebranded.
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This isn't modern science, folks. It's rooted right in the
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occult work of an eighteenth century guy named Franz Mesmer
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and his totally debunked animal magnetism. James Braid just slapped
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the word hypnosis on it later to make it sound scientific,
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essentially hiding its spooky seance origins while keeping the exact
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same dangerous trance techniques. Finally, there's the spiritual risk of
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the empty house. According to Legend magazine, the absolute greatest
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stupidity of hypnosis is believing you can just empty out
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your mind without something else sneaking in to fill that void.
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You're basically leaving your front door wide open and totally
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defenseless against outside influences. So, at the end of the day,
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true mental strength comes from keeping a vigilant grip on
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the keys to your own consciousness, not just handing them
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over
