How long did it take, from the first time you listened to an erotic hypnosis recording to the time you felt the hypnosis working? Some people say they felt hypnotized the very first time. Some people say it takes a few days or even a few weeks. Some people say they're *still* trying to be hypnotized. It took me about a year till I finally was convinced hypnosis could work on me and now it comes easier and easier.

I think for me it took maybe 3 months. My first erotic hypnosis tape was from Soforia years and years ago. When I first heard it, I was so amazed at how relaxed I was and the depth of trance, but I didn't really "feel" hypnotized yet. There was one post hypnotic suggestion that I remembered but at the time I didn't feel like it was working. It was after listening to the tape once a week for three months, I felt like the trigger was really taking hold, and I truly felt like I was letting go to the session. Three months for me, not to bad, I think.

Three months isn't bad at all! That's way quicker than my experience. So... the first time I used the trigger "tingle" on you... did it work the first time? Did you have to pretend at first until it started feeling natural? When did it become a natural subconscious response to instantly react to the "tingle" trigger word where you would begin to erotically convulse? How long did it take? Is the reaction stronger or less strong now?

I started with Soforia, using phone sessions and recordings. It took months for one of these recordings to work in any significant way. In fact, the most powerful trance I experienced in my early years was when I accidentally put myself into trance while waiting for a plane. It took a few days to get back to normal. After a year or so with Soforia, I started buying recordings from Goddess Marquesa, and some of those worked first time right out of the box. Of course, I had a lot more experience as a subject then. Generally, I still need to listen to a recording several times before the suggestions in the recording really "kick in."

I also began with Soforia. It is probably testimony to her importance in the early development of erotic hypnosis online; I was living in the UK at the time. In the late 1990's I purchased her first tape and then joined her private club and so received a tape a month. I first noticed that I was experiencing trance when I felt myself to be impatient waiting to hear her say "Go into deep hypnosis for me" and then a deep peace or calm came over me. This happened after a relatively short time and I would estimate it at a few weeks at most. In thinking about it it had some of the hallmarks of an "addiction". Since then my experiences have been more sporadic due to the need to move for professional reasons but I feel now that I experience trance very quickly with the right hypnotist.

I'm not sure what counts as working, but one of the first erotic hypnosis pieces I've heard was "Hypnotic Whispers". During the piece, I felt a sensation not unlike being drunk (ask someone who's sipped brandy, rather than asking a glass of water, what that's like). It persisted for about 1/2 hour afterward. I've had the same pleasant dizzy feelings in response to similar works - I'm very moved by "echoey" aspects and such - but from the more "talky" works I'm not as impacted. Although for some of these, I do feel like I'm led into an altered state of consciousness, from which it usually takes at least a half hour before I'm fully awake afterward. :)

I agree with Leo-W, it is sometimes hard to know if you really are hypnotised or if you just think you are! I've been trying it out for a few years now, and still I feel that I'm not totally under. I seem to react and respond to what is being said, but still feel as though its me that's in control, not someone else. I guess the ultimate test is Isabella's Jackpot recordings. It has worked for me, so does that mean I really am under? Still confused!

... from the first time listening to THAT recording, or the first time listening to any recording? Over the many years that I have been listening to hypnosis recordings, other than a feeling of relaxation if it was that kind of induction, which in my opinion does not mean that the hypnosis is working -- simply that you are sitting or laying down and relaxing, and occasionally sexual arousal, but let's face it, if a woman walked up to a man on the street and said, "get aroused" he probably would, but I don't call that hypnosis either, the most that I ever responded to a hypnosis recording was "Mindless Robot". It worked completely the very first time. I listened to it again a few weeks later determined that I was not going to carry out the assignment. But after a little while, I did. No other recording has affected me like that before or since. Isabella, whatever techniques you used in that recording, you should use more often, especially in recordings like the Jackpot series. I'm just glad that you did not make "Swallow" like that!

From what I've read on the subject (and I'm no expert), it seems there are 2 distinct experiences. Those who are amazed with how different they felt during hypnosis and those who simply felt relaxed. Ultimately, the end result is the same, but the time scales vary. Studies using hypnosis to a positive end often take many months of weekly sessions - saying the same thing over and over (as well as the use of homework) - before the message gets through. And there are many other influences: including the desire, consciously, to acheive the same ends and trust in the hypnotist. So, although it may be easy for some, for most you have to be listening to these recordings on a pretty regular basis before it really does work on a subconscious level...and that's only if hypnosis actually exists at all, but that's a whole new topic...

the first time i tried it, i slipped into a trance. It was Soforia's audio tape, her basic induction on 1 side and her current members area recording of the month, alien abudction (or a similar name, maybe alien encounter). Her basic called for the user to have Her website open and follow along thrugh the induction, and i dropped surprisingly deep. Perhaps being a prolific reader of fantasy and sci-fi, and all those years playing alone so much, using my imagination to create the worlds of adventure around me helped. i was born at a bad period for my neighborhood, i was stuck in between generations so in the 6 blocks around me i was 1 of only 3 kids my age. all others were younger or older by a lot. 1 of the 3 moved away early on, the other was just a dick, so when i wanted to play i often was left to myself to do so. That or i played rpg's with my brother and his older friends. Either way, i made heavy use of my imagination through out my childhood, on into teen years. So i came to trance easily.