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XIX
HYPNOTISM
The famous platform performances in the
amphitheatre of the Salpêtrière which
brought on my disgrace, have since long been
condemned by every serious student of hypnotic
phenomena. Charcot’s theories on hypnotism
imposed by the sheer weight of his authority on a
whole generation of doctors have fallen into
discredit after having retarded our knowledge of
the true nature of these phenomena for over
twenty years. Almost every single one of
Charcot’s theories on hypnotism has proved wrong.
Hypnotism is not, as he said, an artificially
induced neurosis only to be encountered in
hysteria, in hypersensitive, weak-minded and
ill balanced people. The contrary is the truth.
Hysterical subjects are as a rule less easily
hypnotizable than well balanced and mentally sound
people. Intelligent, strong-willed and
domineering people are more easy to hypnotize than dull,
stupid, superficial, weak-minded people. Idiots
and lunatics are in the majority of cases
refractory to hypnotic influence. People who say they
don’t believe in hypnotism, laugh at you and say
they are sure they cannot be hypnotized, are as
a rule most easy to put to sleep. All children
are easily hypnotizable. Hypnotic sleep cannot
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