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Can hypnosis cause seizures in epileptics?

PostPosted: August 7th, 2010, 10:54 am
by angel2342
Just a thought that crossed my mind. It's somewhat relevant, but I'm just wondering if it's possible.

PostPosted: August 8th, 2010, 1:11 pm
by softline
Hypnosis can not per se trigger seizures, but what goes on in the session can. Which is why there is a lot of literature that says stay away from hypnotism for epileptics.

What I mean is that it is well known that flashing lights in cetain colors trigger seizures in some epileptics. If you have a file that contains a flashing light as part of its content this can trigger a seizure as well as if the subject had seen a real flashing light.