I've just had a couple of glasses of wine to counter a migraine that has persisted for days, so bare with me here.
I thought "High Strangeness" was such an interesting, compelling read! I particularly liked Laura's conclusions about the client she tried to hypnotize who couldn't get past a certain point. The client was blocked from accessing her own memories in a very significant way---and it struck the author as very unusual. This is exactly what you would expect if someone had already been hypnotized not to remember, by those who are hyper sophisticated in the implementation of and understanding of hypnosis. After I read it, I put it down and did a "whewwww, I am so happy that someone out there is putting two and two together!.
Does anyone else on this forum sometimes wonder if they were accessed as a child or young adult, but can't quite remember, as if some kind of overlay has been placed over the experience? I can't 'quite' remember, but my vivid 'big' dreams, although rare, are very compelling as if they may have happened to me, or are meant by some benevolent force to guide me to an understanding of this situation. This might be a more appropriate question for other parts of the forum.
In summation....Thank you Laura.
I thought "High Strangeness" was such an interesting, compelling read! I particularly liked Laura's conclusions about the client she tried to hypnotize who couldn't get past a certain point. The client was blocked from accessing her own memories in a very significant way---and it struck the author as very unusual. This is exactly what you would expect if someone had already been hypnotized not to remember, by those who are hyper sophisticated in the implementation of and understanding of hypnosis. After I read it, I put it down and did a "whewwww, I am so happy that someone out there is putting two and two together!.
Does anyone else on this forum sometimes wonder if they were accessed as a child or young adult, but can't quite remember, as if some kind of overlay has been placed over the experience? I can't 'quite' remember, but my vivid 'big' dreams, although rare, are very compelling as if they may have happened to me, or are meant by some benevolent force to guide me to an understanding of this situation. This might be a more appropriate question for other parts of the forum.
In summation....Thank you Laura.