by Jeshi » August 28th, 2011, 12:39 am
You definitely seem to be looking at this from the wrong approach. No drugs, pills, alcohol, or anything else is going to help you get into trance besides relaxing on your own and following along with the hypnotist.
Sometimes you have to understand is that being hypnotized isn't something that's done to you. Hypnosis is a technique used in psychology.
It is used to convince people of things they normally wouldn't do, and to make them more responsive to conditioning. You don't need hypnosis to bark like a dog every time someone says "speak." You could do that on your own, but why would you? Hypnosis can be used to convince someone to do it, and to help them remember to do it as well.
Triggers don't just "work" passively. When they work, you hear and them go "Oh! That word! I know! I'll do this!" and it makes sense to you. You're still actively following the trigger, hypnosis just convinced you that it's a good, reasonable thing to do.
There are lots of basic basic files by hypnotists, that are free, for helping people go into trance for the first time. Ocntrl has a very good file for it.
All you have to do is sit back(or lay down) and follow the hypnotist's words. That's it. Doing anything else that the hypnotist hasn't told you to do will just distract from it. Just listen to their words, calm down, and do what they say.
Eventually you'll fall into trance. Being in trance doesn't feel that different. You probably actually have gone into trance but just didn't realize it. It isn't some amazing thing. It just feels like being relaxed really. What's more important is that when you're in trance, you don't think about the hypnotist's words critically. This isn't something you ever notice you're doing or not doing. Trying to notice when you're in trance will probably make things more difficult.
If you must know when you've gone into trance, then the best method would be that after the file is about halfway through, try to move your hands or open your eyes. If you're really deep into trance, it will be difficult. It might feel like you've forgotten what you have to do to move them. The main point is, if it doesn't immediately happen, stop trying. You're in trance and you should just let go.
Don't worry about letting your mind wander, don't try to do anything. Just let yourself follow the hypnotist's instructions and it will happen on its own.