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HornedLion posted...

Well then... the question is... do we rid ourselves of traumatic memories... or are their existence more valuable than the pain they cause in that they help us avoid pain in the future?

Pretty deep stuff
I think pain is valuable in that it tells us something about ourselves. There is pain in trauma but not all pain is traumatic. Trauma is definitely much deeper and crippling.
synth_real posted...

That's really only half an explanation. Going into trance is a skill that you learn, the more you work at it, the easier it is. You can resist going into trance, somebody else can't force it on you, so if you're determined to "prove" that you can't be hypnotized, you won't be. The hypnotist is more of a guide to help you through the process, and isn't even a necessary part, you do the work of putting yourself into a trance.

Yeah I haven't read much into it at all. I had a professor who told me he practiced self-hypnotism as well. There was something I can't quite put my finger on that made me not like that professor though. He didn't seem genuine or competent at times...