I recently rented my townhome to a college girl. She pays on time and never gives me any problems. Pretty much the ideal tenant if you have ever rented property you know what I mean. The girl is twenty years old and about average for looks, a little short and is a little top-heavy. She is a somewhat quiet too. Not overly gregarious but has a pleasant demeanor.
The other day she called me and told me the downstairs toilet would not stop running. Normally I have a plumber deal with it but for a running toilet I decided to save myself some money and go check it out.
Jadah, my tenant, opened the door in a gray t-shirt and blue sweats," Hello John, thank for coming so soon," she said.
"Thanks for letting me know Jadah," I remarked," you would be surprised how many people would never say a word until their water bill tripled."
I walked past her through the door and went straight to the downstairs bathroom which was just a small half bath right off the main living area. As I past the couch and coffee table it looked like I caught Jadah in the middle of studying as there was an open book and notes lying on the coffee table.
"What are you studying?" I asked to make conversation while I removed the cover to the tank on the toilet.
"Psychology," she replied taking a seat back on the couch.
"Oh really, what area?" I could see the chain had kinked up and smirked at the thought of paying a plumber to come and fix this.
"Right now, the effectiveness of hypnotic suggestion in producing more predictable behavior patterns."
"Hypnosis? I didn't think that stuff really worked," I said as I replaced the lid to the toilet tank.
"Oh it works," she replied," the subject just has to be open to receiving the suggestion."
"Well if they are open to suggesting it then why do they need hypnosis," I asked stepping back into the living room.
"You might be able to through meditation, but it is easier if you have someone to guide you and implant the suggestion directly to your subconscious," she was looking up at me from her book. "Everything okay with the toilet?"
"Oh yeah, toilet is fine," I said moving back to the previous subject," so how do you know it works?"
"The toilet? I thought you said you fixed it?" she asked with a confused look on her face.
"Oh, no," I said little embarrassed," the toilet is fine, I meant hypnosis."
She looked at me and her expression seemed to indicate she was weighing something in her mind," well I guess I could show you if you want."
Never having been hypnotized I was a little curious and nervous at the same time," you aren't going to try and get me to bark like a dog or anything are you?" I asked with a nervous laugh.
She smiled at me," how about I just try to make you more responsive to come over the next time I ask you?"
Well of course I would do that I thought tom myself. No harm there," well I guess if you think it will work..."
"Oh it will work John," she said patting the couch next to her," Just sit down here a lay your head back."
I walked over and took a seat next to her on the couch and laid my head back like she asked.
"Now first you must accept to be hypnotized by me and respond to all the suggestions I give," her face took on a soft expression and her voice softened along with it.
"Of course," I said.
"Take a deep breath in John and hold it for 1...2...3 and exhale. Good again deep breath in and hold it for 1...2...3 and exhale," she held her hand up in front of me with her index finger extended," now I want you to keep breathing deeply and just relaxing your body while you watch my finger get slowly closer and closer to your forehead."
I started doing as she asked and watched her hand slowly moving towards me," just keep feeling your body relax more and more the closer my finger gets to your forehead," her voice was soft and rhythmic," feel your legs relax, your stomach and chest relax. Just like my finger is pushing all the tension from your body as it near your forehead."
I could feel my body getting looser, almost like you might feel after a long day at work, just worn out and flopping down on your couch.