Yes, I could experience post hypnotic amnesia, but my experience of that was radically different than just “missing the words as they went by,” which I do now, when I go into deep trance.

Post hypnotic amnesia, in my early days, had to be directly suggested and I would often be aware that it had been. Now, though, it seems like I “zone out” and miss what’s being said, even though I often still respond. Active versus passive listening, I believe.

Practice over a long period of time has made this possible for me - that and my finally deciding to “just let things happen!”

As a hypnotist, myself, I used to always analyze the practitioner’s technique, much like a journeyman musician does to another musician’s technique - and often misses out on the music! Just like I missed out on the full trance experience!

It’s only later, when one can “let go” of technique, that one, as a practitioner (I believe), can let the words flow by without necessarily consciously and actively listening to them…

Other people’s mileage may vary, of course…

David
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