Comments on: A Cool Question

By: Ellie

Ellie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:17:36 +0000

In a hypnosis setting, I run across more people who get cool than warm, but I think in regular consciousness it is the opposite. Michael’s idea of the control room could work with a variety of changes and would be helpful with with loss, I suspect.

Thanks for commenting!

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:10:56 +0000

Haven’t tried hypnosis yet, but have certainly applied mind over matter. I’ve noticed it seems to be much easier to make myself warmer than it is to make myself cooler. Maybe it’s because I am always too warm. Just wondering if you have noticed a trend, is it easier for most people to get warmer or cooler?

I will certainly try to find the room that houses my metabolism. Perhaps this could help with weight loss too.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:38:42 +0000

That’s impressive, about the cooling breezy. My igloo did really well for a while, but no breeze. May your air condition remain stable and cooling.

By: Michael Raugh, C.H.

Michael Raugh, C.H. — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:15:58 +0000

Wow, Ellie … I’m so flattered to have inspired this question. ;^)

I once saw hypnotist/comedian Flip Orley use hypnotic suggestion to help someone on stage who complained of being too cold. He instructed her to find her body’s control room, go to the control for her metabolism, and simply speed it up a little to generate more body heat. That demonstrated pretty effectively for me that such things are absolutely possible.

In my daily bus commute I’ve occasionally used self-hypnosis to create the illusion of a cooling breeze on a hot day, or of turning up the heat on a cold morning, with reasonable success. I can often “feel” the breeze on my arms or face, which surprised me the first time because I’m not generally that good at kinesthetics. The benefits of practice, I suppose.

Unless I specifically go looking for something, though, I don’t usually notice any physical reaction to self-hypnosis itself aside from the standard relaxation and “heavy” feeling that comes with it. WIth clients I’ve seen quite a few develop an increase in color around the face and neck and they often mention feeling warmer after the trance is over.

It’s 94 outside right now where I am (Maryland), but my air conditioning is working (knock wood). Stay cool and have plenty of iced tea on hand.