I’ll have to test this sometime, since (I think) I can be not-suggestible when I know it’s coming.
So you think you can reliably avoid to think of a pink elephant?
More importantly, if you want to use “ASMR” for practical purpose I would recommend to maximize the power of the suggestions. Feelings that you create through suggestions are real.
So you think you can reliably avoid to think of a pink elephant?
I can’t, but I can reliably avoid thinking of any other thing that is presented in the form “Don’t think of X”—I’ve trained myself to actively think of pink elephants in such scenarios (thus leaving no scope for thoughts of ‘X’). It works rather effectively. I haven’t tested it on extreme cases like “Don’t think of boobs” though. That might be too strong to counter.
So you think you can reliably avoid to think of a pink elephant?
I can. I don’t have total control over the direction of my thoughts, but if someone tells me “don’t think about pink elephants,” I can avoid thinking about pink elephants even for an instant.
I didn’t suggest that nobody can. If you can than you are good at going into a state where you are non-suggestible. PhilipL suggested that he can go into a non-suggestible state, so I asked that question to verify.
Er, does hypnotic suggestibility have a meaning I’m not aware of?
I don’t know how much you know about hypnosis.
You perceive the pink elephant when you ask yourself whether you perceive a pink elephant in a similar way that you will perceive a ticklish feeling in your head.
For the average person the pink elephant effect is stronger but in principle the effect is very similar.
High hypnotic suggestibility means that you acutally go and see the elephant clearly and that you feel the suggested tickle.
The process of going into a trance state increases the effect.
So you think you can reliably avoid to think of a pink elephant?
More importantly, if you want to use “ASMR” for practical purpose I would recommend to maximize the power of the suggestions. Feelings that you create through suggestions are real.
I can’t, but I can reliably avoid thinking of any other thing that is presented in the form “Don’t think of X”—I’ve trained myself to actively think of pink elephants in such scenarios (thus leaving no scope for thoughts of ‘X’). It works rather effectively. I haven’t tested it on extreme cases like “Don’t think of boobs” though. That might be too strong to counter.
Maybe you could avoid thinking of pink elephants by actively thinking of boobs. ;-)
Ok, this is perhaps too effective. Now I’m actually trying to think of elephants and all that pops in to my head...
I can. I don’t have total control over the direction of my thoughts, but if someone tells me “don’t think about pink elephants,” I can avoid thinking about pink elephants even for an instant.
I didn’t suggest that nobody can. If you can than you are good at going into a state where you are non-suggestible. PhilipL suggested that he can go into a non-suggestible state, so I asked that question to verify.
Er, does hypnotic suggestibility have a meaning I’m not aware of?
I don’t know how much you know about hypnosis.
You perceive the pink elephant when you ask yourself whether you perceive a pink elephant in a similar way that you will perceive a ticklish feeling in your head.
For the average person the pink elephant effect is stronger but in principle the effect is very similar. High hypnotic suggestibility means that you acutally go and see the elephant clearly and that you feel the suggested tickle.
The process of going into a trance state increases the effect.