Hi Sahara, I’m not sure how I missed this but yes I’d be interested in reading the resources you referred to. Thank you!
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Eventually I caught on and was on my guard I still fell for it. I wonder if once you become accustomed to trance states it becomes easier to become hypnotized again. Also, with amnesia you could be hypnotized and not even know it. There was the case of that Ohio lawyer who was hypnotizing and sexually assualting some of his clients for years without their knowledge :(. Sahara71 Wrote: ---
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I think too that silence can cause confusion. I recall my covert hypnotizer used to stop in the middle of a sentence and there would be dead silence and I would be left expecting the conclusion of the sentence. It’s like a mini nested loop, is that right? Corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Silences and prolonged gazing. > > Someone has analy
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Sorry I feel like I’m posting in the wrong place and I assure you I know I’m being very self involved! I’m still learning how to navigate this forum. Corboy, in the last day or two you posted an email suggesting going to a university to seek help. I can’t find it now. Please direct me to it? I was in a hurry and couldn’t read it in depth the first time I saw it. Also thanks for all the old
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Thanks Sahara! I think what’s bothering me most is the amnesia. I feel trauma but don’t know what it is exactly. I think the trances were quite deep as I’ve read that alone can induce amnesia. I remember him telling me what a good memory I have and it sounded sarcastic at the time and now I know why. Yes, I’ll take those excerpts please. As for dissociation... I have lost time but it al
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Thank you! Yes, I saw this. The one person on the list in my state said she has no experience with trance and what happened to me. I may still see her though because I appreciate her honesty. She did refer me to Hassan in MA of whom I’m very leery and not just because of the exhorbitant fees. Then again, I have horrible trust issues now!
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Wow. This is very helpful. I’m sorry I know nothing about this cult but find lots of similarities and the discussion is very informative. I think what happened to me is described below and will read the other thread that’s referrenced. corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Recall how Sahara described his or her own > experiences, how these were happ
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Corboy could you please explain trance and dissociation? Is this permanent and would the resulting state be considered “liminal?” Is it possible to undo? Corboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Questions: > > What relationship - if any? - does Moo have with > the healers he uses for referrals? > > If Moo recommends that you consult
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Sahara: how did you feel after realizing you were were hypnotized without knowing it? Forgive me, if you have already answered this question. As soon as I finish typing I’m going to do a search and see if I can find more information that you may have provided. I was devastated at the realization that I had been hypnotized for months and maybe years without knowing it. I think the description Cor
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Sparrow I am so many years late to this discussion unfortunately. I’m not sure if you’re still around. I believe every word of what you’re saying. I am definitely a victim of this and probably a victim too of at least one “dark pattern.” I have amnesia for much of the actual hypnosis so I don’t know what was done exactly but feelings of trauma are certainly there. Thanks for trying to rais
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Ok, I’m new at this and posting publicly is scary because it feels like being vulnerable to so many strangers so please bear with me. I also don’t know where to post and I’m not sure anyone will see this because the last comment was from over a year ago but this category seems to fit best what happened to me. I didn’t even know that what happened to me is related at all to what someone in a cul
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Dear Claris, Yes I would love to have your email! It's so hard not to be able to contact the people I am finding information from. I actually came across your letter to Ingrid through the Sola Sisters website. They have a page on AIM then at the bottom there was a link to the letter. I'm not sure how I found your book but I do hope she will read it. It is helping me understand what
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Dear Claris, I am also looking for information. My daughter graduated last Dec and is 24 1/2 has decided she wants to go on this trip. Never mind that she has bills, a dog and committments that make a whole year more like running away. She knows of a couple of kids who have gone and are going soon so she sees pics and comments on facebook all the time. I have been feeling so disturbed about th
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