Tests For Depth

Eye Closure

I'm going to count from one to three, as I count from one to three, with each number your eyes will close tighter and tighter. So tightly closed that at the number three you'll be unable to open them, even though you'll try.

As I count from one to three, with each number your eyes will close tighter and tighter so when I reach three, you will try to open your eyes but will be unable to do so. One - Feel your eyes close tighter and tighter.

Two - Tightly, tightly closed.

Three - Tightly closed, you cannot open them, try but you cannot... stop trying, stop trying.

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Arm Catalepsy

I'm going to lift your arm and I'm going to lock it in position, going to lock it: your shoulder, your elbow, your wrist. Touch each as they are named.

As I stroke your arm, counting from one to five as I do so, you'll find your arm becoming more and more rigid. Rigid as an iron bar, as a comparison, so that when I reach five you'll try to lower it and you'll be unable to do so. You'll find that it just bounces as though it is hitting a thick rubber pad.

One - Your arm is getting more and more rigid, locked tight.

Two - Your shoulder, your elbow, the wrist, locked tight.

Three - You'll be unable to lower it, unable to lower it.

Four - Rigid and locked tight.

Five - Try to lower it, you cannot. All right now, just let it relax.

As I lower your arm, let it relax, as I lower your arm you'll go deeper and deeper into your relaxed state. When I drop your arm and it hits your leg, you'll go ten times deeper.

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Number Block

I'm going to ask you in a moment to please count to ten slowly. When I say ready, I want you to count out loud, very slowly, form one to ten. Ready, please begin counting. Subject counts.

Very good, now I'm going to ask you to count again in a moment; however, this time there is nothing between five and seven. Even if you think of something between five and seven, you'll be unable to articulate it, unable to speak it. Nothing between five and seven. You'll count: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10.

Please count aloud, slowly, again for me. Subject counts. Very good, this is the way you count, nothing between five and seven.

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Analgesia

Now I'm going to pick up your arm again. I'm going to rub the back of your hand here and make this particular spot here, as I'm rubbing it, analgesic. As you know, analgesia removes the sense of pain, as compared to anesthesia, which removes the sense of touch completely. I'm making the spot analgesic, no sense of pain. You may feel a pleasant numb feeling, but in any case, a complete removal of the sense of pain. Pinch a spot on hand. Very good. Deep relaxation.

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Hallucination

Now, you've probably not given too much attention to the clock on the wall, but did you ever notice the numerals are in reverse order? That's right, the numerals are reversed, they increase around the face in a counterclockwise manner. Now, stay in the deep relaxed state that you are, and open your eyes when I tell you to, but don't come out of your relaxed state. You'll look straight ahead to the wall in front of you and see the clock with reversed numerals.