A Narrative Essay On Hypnotism

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I took it upon myself to search for answers to life after high school. I looked into Tarot Cards to see what the cards had to say, nothing, but it was fun. I read Horoscopes and found they did not seem to be accurate. I read palms of my hand and found I would have a long life. Then I marched myself over to a Psychic for answers to my future. She said I would marry a blond, and then a look of horror crossed her face. To my surprise, she bolted straight up flinging her chair behind her and said: "done." She charged me a full session for only a 10 min meeting. What happened to the 30-minute paid meeting? Another place I searched, were bookstores. I would head to the self-help section, and Metaphysics always caught my eye. I was sure one of these books could fix my emotional baggage. I read books on channeling, astral projection, positive thinking, goal setting, and mind over matter, in fact, anything that alleged to mysticism was on my radar. I knew my life would be complete if I could find the right book. …show more content…
If I could learn to hypnotize myself, then I could be happy. I studied under a famous hypnotist in the Hollywood area named Pat Collins. She worked at a Children's Hospital and hypnotized these young patients and a large number of these same children healed. I took classes on self-hypnotism from her, and I was faithful going every week. I developed my understanding of hypnotism so well that I could stop any pain in my body. For instance, when I needed my cavities filled I would hypnotize myself. Then I would have my teeth drilled and filled without the use of

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