In an age where screens surround us, we are constantly encountering screen induced hypnosis. For instance, we often allow movies to entrance us. If you go to a theatre and sit down to watch a scary movie, you may experience a real feeling of terror. During this event, your heart will race, and your body wil tense up as if you are actually one of the characters within the movie. You could actually experience fear while sitting in the theatre, yet there may be as many as 200 people sitting around you, and you are perfectly safe. Your mind has created the sensation of fear by interpreting the images and ideas presented on screen, yet you are in no danger.

How many people looked at a shower curtain completely differently after watching Psycho? Fear is a created through the power of the mind, and being on the rollercoaster is completely safe by most standards. Despite this safety, many roller coaster passengers become manic and sweat, allow their heart rates to increase, and feel terror. If you are a person that dislikes roller coasters, and you simply just imagine yourself on a roller coaster, you may also experience these same effects. On stage during a hypnosis show, a hypnotist can create the same roller coaster experience through the use of mental imagery, and the hypnotized subject will feel genuine fear. The words we tell ourselves or the words that the hypnotist utilizes can influence or “hypnotize” us to believe these unrealistic situations.