Which would be better?

[LelaK]

MtF's, would it be better to be hypnotized to see yourself as a girl, or to live in a virtual reality environment as a girl most of the time?

I'd be reluctant to do hypnosis, unless I felt sure there would be no manipulation of my free will.

VR would be nice to do with other CDs or with women. Right?

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P.S., I just looked up some hypnosis videos.
I think hypnosis is real, if it's by a very experienced hypnotist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8wGNJETT2s

Here a guy eats two big bites of an onion thinking it's an apple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4doQ2N79XA

This one is interesting; it's even for men or women who want to feel feminine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-6H7IF634
It sounds very nice. Right?

Hey, even if hypnosis doesn't work, we could act feminine and say we were hypnotized by accident or something. Not? (Wink!)

[Kate Simmons]

Actually, the VR thing was hinted at in the movie "Strange Days" and of course the Matrix Trilogy. We are in fact participating in a VR program to experience feelings and emotions in the illusion of linear time. This was also addressed way back in the 1980's I believe in the DC Comics title "DC Comics Presents" where it was revealed that Gardner Grayle, the hero of the 1960's comics series "Atomic Knights" was actually experiencing a VR program to simulate a post apocalyptic(Atomic War) civilization and the resulting adventures.:)

[kimdl93]

Hypnosis isn't magic and it can't make you someone else, nightclub charlatans and illusionists aside. VR is hardly reality...the environment is pixels and the other inhabitants are pretending too. I prefer real life interactions in good old fashioned 3D.

[Cheryl Ann Owens]

Sorry, and maybe it's just me, but I had one hypnosis session and was still aware and conscious throughout. I did it for my anxiety and depression. I did let out a bad life experience to help resolve my feelings though.

Cheryl

[Angela Campbell]

hypnosis cannot make you do something you do not want to do nor can it be used to control you.

[Beverley Sims]

Lela,
Do what I do, immerse yourself in your own imagination.
Sort of like self hypnosis.
That has already been explained as bunkum anyway.

[LelaK]

I just looked up some hypnosis videos.
I think hypnosis is real, if it's by a very experienced hypnotist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8wGNJETT2s
Here a guy eats two big bites of an onion thinking it's an apple: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4doQ2N79XA
This one is interesting; it's even for men or women who want to feel feminine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON-6H7IF634
It sounds very nice.

Hey, even if hypnosis doesn't work, we could act feminine and say we were hypnotized. Not?

[kimdl93]

why not just be your self?

[EmilyPith]

Hypnosis works if you want it to work. So you're just convincing yourself anyway. Want to be more feminine, be more feminine.
I told my wife I wanted to feel like a woman, she told me to go wash the laundry. It's all in your head, I guess.

So, for option (B) of the question... virtual ... do I get to upload my consciousness to the computer, or just have a picture on the screen? I'd totally do the upload thing.

[I Am Paula]

Try being all the girl you can be in the real world. Much more satisfying. Also, have you tried virtual chocolate? Yuck!:-)

[bridget thronton]

Virtual worlds like second life can provide very real gender experiences

[Amanda M]

One of the important points about hypnosis is that you ARE awake and conscious in the trance state. It can be a very effective therapy, and I use it a lot in my practice where it is an appropriate part of treatment.

[daphne g]

Every time I go into the ladies dept I get hypnotised and am forced to buy things
In a matter of fact I've got to go this afternoon