Self Hypnosis

Helmut Kichmeier does sword swallowing in his act in The Circus of Horrors. In order to become better at it he is learning self hypnosis from a Dr. Ray Roberts. He does not have the art down yet though as his wife, Joanna, found him entranced, staring into a mirror, in their home yesterday. She knew he was in a hypnotic state but was unsure how to bring him back to consciousness. While looking at her husband's hypnosis book she found a letter from Dr. Roberts. By calling the doctor and holding the phone to Helmut's ear the doctor was able to wake Helmut up. He had apparently been in a self imposed trance from 10am till 3pm when his wife found him. Now he only uses the technique when his wife is present and she has a key word to bring him out of the trance if he gets stuck again. Yet another case of a wife being there to bail her husband out of trouble!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6936814/Trainee-hypnotist-puts-himself-in-trance-using-mirror.html

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 06, 2010
Category: Hypnotism, Mesmerism and Mind Control

Comments

oops! i wonder how long h would have stood there if he was single. without us you guys would be lost! 😜

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/06/10 at 04:00 PM

I think most women would have left his ass there, taken his wallet and gone shopping.

Posted by Nethie on 01/06/10 at 09:27 PM

i like being needed for some reasons more than others! 😝

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 01/06/10 at 11:31 PM

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