by hammerklav » October 1st, 2011, 5:49 pm
[quote="qv":/\[url=(https?:\/\/[^\s\[]+):$uid\](.*?)\[\/url:$uid\]/i146ccfb]... blegh.
See, the thing is that, to me, those statements seem coerced.
Yes, obvious, I know, but I just don't see the point. You can get people to say anything, especially if they're posting as someone else. That's really the main point of speaking in the third-person as far as I'm concerned; cognitive dissociation. Why can't you just let the guy post as himself, get his uncoerced opinion on what's happening to him? That way we can see just how well the suggestions are going, beyond just words. Am I right?[/quote:/\[url=(https?:\/\/[^\s\[]+):$uid\](.*?)\[\/url:$uid\]/i146ccfb]
It is often difficult if not nearly impossible for people to understand each other accurately on a forum such as this.
I am posting as myself, and am able to or not as I please. A big part of the game that I am participating in is just that, I am participating. I am perfectly aware of a suggestion when it is made. I can choose to show off how perceptive I am at recognizing the suggestion, or I can choose to allow the suggestion to work on me, or at least, do my best to not interfere with it. I hope actually that there are many suggestions being made of which I am not aware. That would be more fun.
Hypnosis is coercion. My posting in this thread in the way I did was an act of submission on my part that would have been difficult if not impossible without having VeryGnawty's suggestions. Also, for me, postiong in the third person is much more difficult than posting in first person. It is also an act of submission, which I am consciously agreeing to.
I don't know if that means anything to you, but I hope that gives you some more insight. If you need more, you may ask me, and if appropriate, I will answer. :D
I hope I did not come off as too agressive here. If so, I didn't mean to.