Tried it. Didn't take. My brain bounces around like a BB in a box car.

I was hypnotized by my medical doctor when I had my ears pierced. I remember hearing his voice, being calm, and watching him, but I felt nothing...I don't remember anything except "waking" up with earrings in my ears. I still think it was more about being relaxed and calm than anything.

I tried it to stop smoking a few years later but it didn't seem to work...

Tries it . I could not be hypnotized.

Once I saw a hypnotist — he’s actually a psychologist with a good reputation and he’s a good friend — to stop smoking. He did his routine on me but I didn’t go under. I told him so afterwards. He said “Yes you did.” I did the self-hypnosis he taught me while I was supposedly hypnotized. Didn’t work. At all. I stopped smoking later in my own. Cold turkey.

No

Nope. I refuse to be manipulated by charlatans.

Never..

I’ve seen it at shows but I simply can not allow myself to be controlled in that way. It is very fascinating though.

What is your experience in that regard?