This story has a little more sex. As usual I focus on the hypnosis. If you enjoy the story, please vote. Fives are terrific. MH
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I was sitting at my computer contemplating the book I was writing when My nineteen year old son approached.
"Dad, I have a problem." Silence.
Jason never came to me with his problems. He would discuss them with my wife, Ann, but not me. I guess I intimidated him. Jason stood looking at me. Obviously, the next move was mine.
"What kind of problem?"
"There's this girl. I really like her and stuff, but she thinks of me as a friend. That's not what I want."
"What can I do about that?"
"I've read some of the stuff you wrote, you seem to know a lot about hypnosis. Could you hypnotize her to think of me as, you know, a stud."
Oh terrific, now I am supposed to procure for my son. "I don't think that's a wonderful idea. We could both get into trouble."
"You do it in your books."
"That is fiction. You want real life."
"What can you do?"
"Who is the girl?"
"What difference does that make?"
"If I know her I might be able to do something."
"It's Beth Armitage."
Beth was the daughter of a friend of mine. "You know I know her, right?"
"Yes, I know that."
It would be nice if I could do something for Jason and maybe I could help myself, too. I would have to give this some thought. "Let me think about this for awhile. I'll talk to you about it next week, okay?"
"Sure, Dad, whatever you say."
He walked away looking a little dejected. What Jason didn't know was Tom Armitage had been bugging me to hypnotize his wife to get her to stop smoking and lose weight. I was ducking him. Well, maybe I would stop ducking.
"Tom, this is Mike Smart. You wanted to get together?"
"Yeah, Mike. You are into hypnosis, right?"
"You could put it that way."
"Well, like I said at the golf course, I want you to help me with my wife. She is smoking her self into a grave and still is trying to lose weight. I figured you could help with both those issues, right?"
"Possibly. Is this her idea?"
"Well, not exactly. She has mentioned losing weight and stopping smoking, but she never considered hypnosis."
"We don't even know if she would be a good subject. Has she ever been hypnotized?"
"No. We went to a hypnosis show once and I was hypnotized and Shirley thought that was funny, but she was not hypnotized."
"Anyone else in your family ever hypnotized?"
"We only have Beth and I don't think she has ever been hypnotized."
"If a person sees others hypnotized it makes it easier to hypnotize them. How old is Beth?"
"Beth is eighteen."
"That's the perfect age for hypnosis. Arrange to have Beth home when I come over to see you and your wife. I'll come with Ann. When do you want to do it?"
"When ever you can. How about tomorrow evening."
"That will be fine. I'll meet you at your house at 7:30. Okay?"
"Sure Mike I'll see you then. Oh, Mike, how important is it that Beth be there?"
"It will help. If Shirley needs convincing. Is there anything I can do that will help Beth?"
"She has been complaining about studying. I'll talk to her. See you tomorrow."
Ann was a perfect hypnosis subject, she was also a very attractive woman. If all else failed, I could use her as a demonstrator or maybe it will get more interesting. I told Ann we were going to visit one of my golf buddies to try to help his wife quite smoking.
We arrived at 7:30 exactly. An attractive 40ish, slightly plump woman opened the door. I only knew Tom from the golf course, so I did not know his wife or daughter. "You must be Mike and Ann, Tom has been going on and on about you, Mike. He is making you into a Svengali."
"I'm not sure I know what that is."
"Please come in."
The whole family was there. I could see why Jason wanted Beth. She was gorgeous. She was about five feet five and looked like Madonna. A softer Madonna. Shirley looked like a mature version of her daughter.
"What has Tom told you all?"
"That you are a hypnotist that can help my daughter and I." Good start.
"Help you do what?"
Beth spoke up. "Dad said that you could help me study and Mom stop smoking."
I looked at Tom. "Is that pretty much it?" He grinned and nodded.
"Tom, you have been hypnotized before. Could I demonstrate with you how it works?"
"Sure."
"Tom, sit in this large love seat and put your head back. Let your whole body relax. Very relaxed." Tom was a good subject. I could see his muscles loosen up. His legs spread at the knees and his mouth fell open. He was actually snoring.
"Tom, I am going to count to twenty five, when I get there you will be in a very relaxed, incredibly comfortable trance. When I wake you, you will feel wonderful and refreshed. If I say sleep, You will go back into a very deep trance." I counted to twenty five and then woke him.
"What did you do, I feel terrific?"
I turned to Beth. "Okay, your turn. Sit on the couch and let yourself relax." I knew she had watched her father and had expectations it would be the same. I didn't know if she would be as good a subject.
"As I speak your body will get more and more relaxed. Your head will feel heavy and you will not want to move it, your right arm will rise as your trance deepens. Now, let every muscle relax, your legs, arms and especially your neck." Her head flopped back and her legs spread at the knees. She was wearing soft cotton slacks and a light sweater. Her right arm slowly started to rise. Shirley was watching with her mouth open. Finally her right arm was straight up.
"Beth, when ever you want to study you will say to yourself 'Beth study' and you will not be distracted by anything going on around you. All of your mind will be focused on what you are studying. When I count to 25 your trance will get even deeper and when I wake you you will feel marvelous. If I tell you to sleep you will go back into an even deeper trance."
When she woke up she said, "Wow, that was something. I don't know what you did but I feel marvelous."
Now I was ready for Shirley and then my plan. "Shirley, your turn. Sit next to Tom on the love seat. Tom, Beth sleep." They both relaxed and closed their eyes. "Shirley, close your eyes and let yourself relax. Every muscle." It wasn't working as well with her. She was relaxed but clearly nowhere near a trance. I whispered in Tom and Beth's ears to deepen their trances.
"Shirley are you relaxed?"
"Yes."
Ann had been watching all of this without commenting. I looked at her. She was sitting on an overstuffed chair in the room. "What are you going to do now? You have everybody in a trance."
"What do you think I should do?"
"I don't know. They certainly are an attractive family." I've often wondered if at an unconscious level Ann knew what I did in these situations. I was always careful to make sure that she had no memory of anything that happened except for what I wanted her to remember.
"Ann, sleep." She flopped back in the chair as limp as a rag doll.
"Shirley, now I want you to stand up in front of the love seat." She did.
"Make every muscle of your body stiff. Very stiff." She did. I was able to tilt her while she was stiff.
"As you feel your self tilting you will stay stiff and your trance will deepen." I tilted her forty five degrees. She stayed stiff. I tilted her back toward the love seat .
"Let your whole body go instantly limp." This was the test If she went instantly limp, I had her. If she was tentative, she would not be a good subject for what I had in mind. She went instantly limp and I guided her body next to Tom's on the love seat.