Our online chat started innocently enough. Flirty but not too out there. Then he told me he could hypnotize me. I laughed. I’ve been to one of those shows before, even had a friend drag me on stage. I was the first person sent away. I’m not someone who can be hypnotized and I told him as much.
He insisted that he was better. That he could have me slide into a hypnotic state in just a few minutes if I followed his instructions. That’s not my thing and I told him as much. He kept insisting if I just followed his directions, he could turn me into someone who could easily slide into a trance. I firmly said no again and closed the window.
A few minutes later, a message from him popped up again with a link. I ignored it. I really can’t be hypnotized, I’m not interested in it and I’m not looking to waste my time trying. I was about to delete his new message when I noticed the words that came with the link.
“Every woman who has told me she can’t be hypnotized has been wrong. Women’s minds just aren’t that strong.”
Well, that pissed me off. I’m a strong-willed woman. I certainly can’t be taken under by some internet asshole. I clicked on the link. It took me to a soundcloud page. It told me that this was a simple countdown from 100-0, to sit comfortably and follow the instructions to relax and fall into trance. The track was 8 minutes long. 8 minutes and then I could prove to this asshole that he was wrong.
I leaned back in my chair and pressed play
Take a deep breath in and let it out. Take another breathe in and let it out slowly.
I followed the instructions, my body sinking into the chair. The voice was deep and pleasant. He knew how to sound soothing. I could see why this might work on some people; people who already believed in this bs.
As I count down from 100 to 0 you will open your eyes on the even numbers and close them on the odd numbers. Your eyes are open now for
100 eyes open
99 eyes closed and relax
98 eyes open
97 closed and relax
96 eyes open
The voice was talking slower now. Making sure to draw out the time my eyes were closed. It did feel good to let them close. It had been a long week at by Friday night I was tired.
95 closed and relax
94 eyes open
93 closed and relax
92 eyes open
91 closed and relax
90 eyes open
89 closed and relax
88 open
87 closed and relax
86 open
I was starting to dread each instruction to open. Really, I wanted to turn it off and climb into bed. But I needed to keep going, to make it to 0 and prove I could to myself and this jerk. My head was drifting sideways but I kept opening and closing as I was told.
85 closed and relax
84 open
83 closed and relax
82 open
81 closed and relax
80 open
79 relax
78 open
77 relax
I was feeling open and relaxed. My arms rested heavily in my lap and my mouth was hanging open just a little. His voice was slower now, dragging out the words. It was easy thought to keep my mind focused. I always knew what number was coming next and I was already a quarter way through. Tired is not the same as hypnotized after all.
76 open
75 relax
74
73
72
71
70
69
68
67
65
63
62
61 relax
60 open
I had fallen into a comfortable rhythm where I was in control but suddenly the voice changed the rules. Skipping numbers really confused my tired mind and it felt so good to keep my eyes closed. He knew it too because he went slowly through the sixties. When he finally said 62 it was a real struggle to open my eyes. Things were blurry and I quickly closed my eyes again when I was allowed. I was nearly halfway there. I knew I would make it.
59 relax
58
57
55
53
51
49
48
47
46
45
43
41
39
35
33
31
30
It was becoming harder and harder to open my eyes. I could see my lids drooping on the even numbers, begging to close again. My shoulders were slumped and my body weak. I laboured just to swallow as I could feel drool pooling in the corner of my mouth. I was relaxed. I was open. I needed to reach 0.
29
28
27
25
23
21
19
17
15
Even skipping the even numbers, he was speaking slower than ever. It was hard to know when he’d move on from one number to the next. I tried to remember where we were but all I knew was I had to keep my eyes closed and make it to –
0
I felt so happy making it. I wasn’t sure what had happened between 15 and now, but the voice had skipped numbers before so why not now? It felt great knowing I had gotten down to 0 my mind still totally intact. It made me feel good and happy. Even now the voice was telling me that I was relaxed and good. That I should enjoy the feeling of being at 0. The voice kept talking but I was feeling good in my victory.
And open and relax.
I opened my eyes. I quickly pulled up the message and told the guy that I’d made it through without becoming hypnotized.
“Prove it,” was the message back. I couldn’t of course. I laughed and told him I had nothing to prove. “Prove it”, he said again. “Or else how do I know you actually did it?”
I rolled my eyes. I was tired and better than this guy. Still, it had felt so good to win, to beat him and now he was ruining it.
“Listen again,” he said. “Take a video of you doing it and when you’re done sent it to me. Once I see you can do it, I’ll believe you. You can do it, can’t you?”
Hell yes I could. I just did. I was relaxed but not hypnotized. I turned on my camera and centered myself in the frame, hitting record. I started the audio up again. This time I was ready to take those deep breaths. I was already so relaxed and I settled even deeper in my chair. My legs felt heavy as we began the countdown. This time I’d do even better- I knew those jumps were coming. I could really be ready for my eyes to close and open. As my head started to drift to one side again I noticed that my eyes weren’t quite opening as much every time we hit an even number, but it was okay because soon I wouldn’t have to open them at all. Soon I would relax and open. Soon I would make it to zero and feel good and happy. The familiar drops of drool were forming, but I didn’t care. I was almost at 0.
57
55
53
51
49
48
47
46
45
43
Soon I would be at 0. I was going down, down, down. Just knowing it was coming, that I would make it there, made that good relaxing feeling spread through my mind. The voice was dragging out each number and dragging me down to that happy feeling of 0.
21
19
17
15
13
11
9
7
0 was so close and I could feel that happy empty 0 feeling growing stronger. Drool was pouring out of my mouth and my chin was resting on my chest. 0 was so close that it was basically there. I was relaxed, open and happy. It felt so good getting closer and closer to 0. I felt soooo……
Open and relax
My eyes opened and I realized the audio was over. I must have fallen asleep. It was so late and I was so tired. Nothing to be ashamed of but I couldn’t send him that video. I took a deep refreshing breathe. I knew that I had to try again. I started a new video so I’d have something to show him and I turned the audio on and the familiar voice welcomed me. I needed to make it to 0. It was going to feel so good when I got there. So relaxed, so open and so happy. And if I didn’t quite make it this time, I could always try again.
This is a devious and fantastic induction idea…
Countdown
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