Is There a Hypnosis Pattern Going On?

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Tinder Swindler was a guy who used hypnosis to get laid by as many women as possible. My guess is he must have done this hundreds of times and he's got the just like the hoax collar. And if he did it 70 times successfully enough that it was reported to the police, he probably did it 500 times before he got the exact pattern right. But I want to state something categorically for you and your listeners. This body of knowledge of hypnosis is everywhere. You can go on Google hypnosis plus sex. The law doesn't recognize hypnosis or undue influence if you're over 18 or you're elderly and without dementia. That's why I did my doctoral

In this conversation, based on a leading cult expert Steven Hassan’s books (Combatting Cult Mind Control, Freedom of Mind, and The Cult of Trump) you will acquire the tools you need to develop, use, and trust your critical thinking skills; your intuition; your bodily and emotional awareness; your ability to ask the right questions; and your skill at doing quick, useful research. You will also learn to create a healthy balance of openness and skepticism.

Shermer and Hassan discuss: types of cults, their characteristics • cult leader profiles • the influence continuum • mind control • brainwashing • Project MK-ULTRA • Scientology • NXIVM • strip search hoax • social media mind control • neuroscience of mind control • authoritarian mindset • Trump’s mind-control techniques • breaking free of cults.

Steven Hassan is a mental health professional who specializes in helping people to recover from mind control as well as helping loved ones to exit without coercion. He has been helping people leave destructive relationships and organizations since 1976 after he was rescued from the infamous cult, the Moonies. Hassan directs the Freedom of Mind Resource Center, a counseling and publishing organization outside of Boston, and has taught at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is the author of Combating Cult Mind Control; Releasing the Bonds; Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults, and Beliefs; and The Cult of Trump.