Mind Games

All In Your Head

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Feb 3, 2026
They test hypnosis and NLP through playful experiments and personal stories. Memory recovery and vivid sensory impressions get explored without claiming proof. The history of NLP's rise from therapy rooms into corporate and self-help culture is traced. Ethical questions about persuasion and skepticism about bold therapeutic claims are highlighted.
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ANECDOTE

Vision 'Cure' Via Childhood Regression

  • Terry McClendon claimed Bandler and Grinder used hypnosis to recover childhood memories and relieve his farsightedness.
  • The story involved a Lone Ranger image used therapeutically during the trance.
ANECDOTE

Hypnosis To Recover A Lost Parent

  • Zoe Lescaze underwent hypnosis with Kaz Riley to try to recover memories of her deceased father.
  • The session produced vivid sensations and emotional memories rather than clear factual details.
INSIGHT

Trance Feels Like Real Experience

  • Hypnosis produces vivid experiences by engaging brain systems as if the events were real.
  • Alice Hines notes that under trance the brain behaves like it's actually experiencing suggested sensations.
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