#hypno trigger countdown

Just a few more days, a few more trigger ideas left (for now, of course). This one, as has been the theme, may seem simple but the returns on investment are incredibly satisfying. Let's begin.

"Resist" doesn't leave much to the imagination to guess at what it does. When hearing the trigger, the subject is filled with energy, coming up if they were previously dropped, and will try to resist any attempts at dropping.

Now you may wonder, why on earth would you want a trigger to resist? After all, the whole point is to give in, right? It feels antithetical on first glance, yes, until you see how devious it can be.

Notice my wording of the trigger: the subject will try to resist. Trying of course implies possible failure, and that is the goal for both tist and subject. One of the sneakiest elements of this trigger is that it puts resistance, the subject's lines of defenses, completely in control of the tist. The possibilities are mercilessly endless.

My favorite thing about this trigger, however, is when it can be used. Being so deep in trance, fractionated within an inch of your life, basking in the bliss of sleep, and then being told "Resist"? The effort it takes to come up, to try and attain some semblance of wakefulness when your mind is still in the doldrums of trance, is truly beautifully cruel.

And then it becomes a game. How many times can you "Resist"? How many times have you failed? What did it take last time and how will your strategy change? What even is strategy anymore? Are the pieces of your mind so utterly scattered that the word "Resist" has lost all meaning?

How incredibly fun.

Another day, another trigger idea. This one focuses on one of my favorite tropes in hypnosis, so let's take a look.

This trigger is exactly what it says on the tin. When you hear the words "eyes up", your eyes will immediately focus on the tist's. There are variations to this of course, such as "look here" or classically "look at me", but they all end with the same result: the moment your eyes meet theirs, thoughts evaporate, leaving only vacant eyes staring into eyes of intent, eyes that know what they're doing, what they're going to do to you.

How exciting.

I absolutely adore this trope, and one of my favorite things about it is how, when connected to your tist in that way, they can move your head just by moving theirs. Make you nod, make you shake your head, agreeing with whatever they say. And of course you do, their gaze has frozen all other thoughts in place after all.

Another favorite element is how this plays into resistance. Perhaps you can try to resist them, but you must look into their eyes as you resist. Perhaps you have to resist looking at them, but the moment you do you lose. Either way, when you finally give in, when that need finally penetrates your psyche, their eyes are all you see. And suddenly, all cares, worries, everything just dissolves in the color of those irises, the softness or intensity of their expression.

What could you possibly have been trying to do when all that matters is to stare?

Seems you enjoyed yesterday's number! I'm so glad you did - this is so much fun! Today's is a little more nuanced, so let's take a look.

This trigger does one of my favorite things: takes something you casually say almost every day and makes it hypnotic. With such triggers it's very important to establish limits and safeties, to know when it may be active and when it might not be. Regardless, it can be deeply fun.

The trigger is this: whenever you say the words "I think" in passing, like you typically would when expressing an opinion, your thoughts begin to dissolve and fade, a pleasant fog moving in to take their place. The more you try to recover those thoughts, the more that fog grows and confuses.

Of course, when you're first given this trigger, you'll likely be able to avoid it as you are now conscious of what happens if you say it unawares. That's what I did, because I get cocky and think I'm smarter than that. And sure, the first time around it's easy enough to avoid using that phrase, or at least to catch yourself before you use it.

But then a day passes. Maybe two. And offhandedly you say it in normal conversation. Suddenly there's this pause in your mind. This brief blip of blankness that catches you for a moment before slipping away with a chuckle. A reminder.

This is so much fun because of how you can be caught by it. We say "I think" all the time in everyday conversation that it's nigh impossible to go through the day without saying it. Traps laid everywhere, in plain sight, your thoughts ripe for the taking.

Even better worse if you're in a session after some time has passed and those words flow from your lips, and before you have time to realize your mistake...what mistake? What were you just talking about? I thought-...wait...

And your tist looks at you, smiling, and says "No. You don't. Not anymore."

And you can't help but smile right back. Because of course you don't.

This is perfect for enjoyers of covert and conversational hypnosis, and I'm excited to see what you think 😉

And for today's countdown trigger idea, we're looking at numbers. Percentages, specifically. Bit of a longer exploration but I promise it's worth it. For those of you who enjoy robotization or dronification, this one is definitely for you. That said, if that isn't your jam (like myself) - don't fret, you can still use this as well, especially for fractionation. Let's begin.

The essential gist is this: imagine, if you will, a control room at the center of your mind. Screens, dials, buttons, and sliders, all controlling actions, thought processes, keeping the mind working and functioning. For this trigger, we're going to focus on one of those dials or sliders. Specifically, it's the one labeled "Awakeness". On one end is 100%, and on the other is 0%.

I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this. With this trigger, you can allow the tist access to that dial so that when they tell you a percentage, you become that percent awake.

The thing I love most about this trigger is how specific it can be with enough practice. What does 85% awake feel like for you, where you're just a bit under? What about 18%, where you're starting to struggle to keep your eyes open? What's the difference between 20% and 10%? What between 5% and 0%? This is where it gets fun.

What happens when you try to hit that marker but juuuust miss? I've had times where my tist has told me to go to 60%, and then I overshoot and end up around 75% instead - that's fun, because then he can tell me that I'm too awake, that I need to go back down a bit.

Of course, sometimes I overshoot there as well, and I end up closer to 50% or 40%. My favorite is when he tells me to come up just a little, and then says "You look to be about..30% awake..go down about 5% more.." and then that 5% becomes 10%, and further and further until I'm hovering juuuuust above 0%. At that point, I'm more than ready to drop, and he often will. Or, if he's feeling mean like it, he can bring me to 90% in a 3 count, jarring me upwards.

Next up, this trigger can be massively fun as, similar to "blank", there is so much versatility to it.

Names. In the online space, where usernames abound, giving someone your true name can be seen as an honor - a symbol of trust. In the realms of the supernatural, giving someone your name can be a transaction, often tricked out of someone and, in return, they find themselves helplessly at the mercy of that being. In hypnosis, a name can mean everything and nothing. It can be taken, replaced, rendered moot or used against you, among other variations.

For example, the different ways a tist could say your name. How your name is said can direct how you respond: a playful response if it's said in sing-song, a more submissive one if it's said sharply. Those, as with anything regarding tone of voice, are incredibly fun to play with.

Then, of course, there's forgetting your name. A common stage trick sure, but even outside the spotlight it can be so utterly effective. "Tell me, what was your name, again..?" The response is completely up to how deep you are and how willing you are to lose it.

It could suddenly pop out of your mind, like a glove that you swear you put on the counter but is no longer there, your brows furrowing as you try in vain to remember.

It could be sweeter, like a blanket slipped around your shoulders as the fog rolls in where your name used to be, whatever it was, and all you can murmur is a soft "I don't know.."

It could be automatic, where a word immediately comes to mind and your lips move with "toy", "doll", "pet", etc. with the gentle praise you feel rippling through your mind like a soft caress.

Not to worry. You'll be someone again. Someday.

And finally, my favorite variation: your name used as a trigger itself (hence the idea). It goes back to that idea of trust, you see. You've trusted your tist with your name, it can be so much fun if they decide to use it. Speaking your name can make you freeze, make you pause, make you go deeper. That level of control can be such a deviously lovely time.

The countdown continues! Some triggers, like this one, are a little more self-explanatory, but it doesn't make them any less effective or less fun to talk about.

"Blank" is a personal favorite of mine. It does exactly as it implies: wipes the mind clean of thoughts, concerns, anything at all - and leaves it empty, vacant, ready to fill back up with words and imaginings.

What I love most about it though is how it feels. It feels different to everyone of course, but to me it feels so...soft. My eyes unfocus, my limbs gently lose track of what they may have been doing, and the thoughts that previously existed are no longer there. But it's more specific than that. It feels almost like dust settling, or like a snowglobe that's finally stopped shaking so that the snowflakes inside gently fall to the ground. Almost like my mind is saying "Oh.." and finally letting go of all it no longer knows it was carrying.

It's also one of the most versatile triggers out there - "blank" looks different for everyone, and it's fun to see how it differs from person to person, or how it takes shape in your mind versus mine.

Didn't get around to posting yesterday, so you're gonna get two today! With this trigger, we're going to explore something that's more imagination-based than others might be, in that it requires you to visualize something that is not there. Thus, it may end up looking and feeling different for you, but I'm going to elaborate on what it's like for myself and perhaps you might find variations for yourself within. Let's take a look.

With the sequel to the game "Control" just announced, I think it's time for one of my favorite triggers. "Crimson" is essentially an imagining of the Hiss from that game.

If you don't know what the Hiss is, it's an entity that takes the form of a deep red fog that takes over people in a variety of ways - it can turn them into the goons you fight, for example. But mostly, it simply causes people to float, usually with their heads facing up, sometimes on their backs, filling their heads with an incantation that they murmur ad infinitum. Peaceful. Pacified. Lost.

The hypno potential here is obvious, of course. There's a lot you can do with the Hiss as an idea. Here's what it does for me.

When I hear "Crimson", that color suddenly fills my vision, filling my mind's eye too. Layers upon layers of red, folding and twisting and spiraling. And I just stare into space as it engulfs my mind, my body, holding it in place and telling it without words to relax, to surrender, to succumb, to smile. To float. And in my mind, it feels like I am - floating in space, lost in that beautiful crimson.

This is lovely on it's own, but a particular favorite part is that after we move on from it in the session, it doesn't truly go away. It just sort of moves to the back of my mind, always connected, like a gossamer wire. So that should it ever be called back, it can flood my mind once more without effort. Bring me back to the depths of its colors, and suspend me again, helpless, mindless, and deeply, truly happy.

And the countdown persists. Hopefully you all are enjoying this so far, I certainly am!

Amnesia triggers. Love them or hate them, they are an integral part of the hypnosis zeitgeist. They come in many forms, and this one is a particular favorite.

As with a decent amount of triggers, "Reset" does exactly what is says on the tin: you forget the session up until this point, waking yourself up to think that you've only just started. But of course, your mind and body is already feeling the effects of previous drops or triggers that have wrapped themselves around you, so you're already starting off on the wrong (or right) foot. It therefore can be very easy for those familiar words to weave their way through your mind, the paths already having been cleared and your thoughts (whatever meager ones have found their way back) swept away again.

My favorite thing about this trigger, however, is when it's used multiple times in one session. Occasionally, it's even used in quick succession. And that's when this amnesia trigger becomes a confusion trigger as well, which is one of my absolute favorite combinations. Because then, the mind plays tricks on itself. You wake up, say hello to them, and you're unable to shake the feeling that you've done this before, almost down to the tone of voice. Why were you leaning back just then? Don't worry about that. Must've just zoned out, that must be it. And ignore the gentle fog that creeps and rests around your mind, after all, that always happens when you talk with your tist.

Besides, you're just getting started.