Should I Get Sleepy? (Page 2: History)

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We've been fascinated by altered states of consciousness for a very long time. Whether it's assisted by discipline, meditation, therapy, or good old fashioned drugs, humanity has explored why losing our cognitive faculties for all sorts of reasons.

Some to attain enlightenment, others to explore the nature of free will and choice, and how it affects our behaviors, and some to even alter their dreaming and perception of reality. If you're like myself, it can be very very fun.

We've had stories of hypnosis depicted in mythology, like sirens and vampires. in classic literature of people ensnared by charismatic antagonists.

More recently, it's become a very easy to play with trope in children's media for cartoons, comics, and otherwise. What's a better dramatic intrigue than 'oh no! the hero is now the bad guy! what will we do?' Of course, some people took an interest to this in a much further step, and like to play these scenarios out for themselves.

This isn't inherently wrong, some people have fun playing the bad guy much like we did when we were young. It just means that there are themes which can be construed as harmful if not adequately discussed and if only casually observed from the outside.

What awakened your interest in hypnosis?

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