Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "Occult Literature 229: Mind And Body" video.

  1. Oh, yeah! I've used self-hypnosis to avoid the expense of a couple of novacaine shots. It was a very interesting and illuminating experience! But, the short of it is that, through relaxation, the sensation is present ABSENT "pain"; something about muscular tension translates sensation into pain. I could feel the drill doing its thing on my eye teeth, and saw the most interesting colored lightning show behind my closed eyes, but "pain" would only begin to rise with an increase in muscular tension. Really, self-hypnosis is just the state you're left in after complete relaxation. The relaxation process is a bit involved/lengthy, though. Interestingly also: certain emotions, like "fear", tend to involve muscle tension. So, the fear of muscle tension, which would elicit pain, is tension-inducing in itself! After being distracted by the pretty light show in my head, I had to return to the background task of maintaining complete relaxation, or suffer immense painfulness with a compete breakdown of concentration. The young pretty dental assistance sat at my feet. I didn't let myself be too distracted, but it seemed her look was almost "thrilled". I imagined she wanted to fuck me...but I was, like, 19, so I thought every girl wanted to fuck me. hahahahehe...aahhh...19...hehe Hypnosis and acupuncture are mainstream medicine in China...
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  2. Styx's understanding of the Placebo Effect is...lamentably, superficial. The experiments into this effect have been revealing mind-over-matter stuff--I'm talking quantifiable cellular effects! I'm disappointed that he didn't familiarize himself with the matter BEFORE undertaking to discuss it. The upshot: there's no medical professional who can tell you how the placebo effect operates, though they may trot out the "it's psycho-illogical" explanation, for the sake of the know-it-all charade that comes with every white coat.
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  3.  @topherming6565  <--Not sure about that...I had sizable holes, one on the outer surface of each eye tooth. The drill creates vibrations that the nerve picks up. I could see how a sudden great increase in sensation could cause one to lose focus, as in your example of the root canal...the emotion of surprise involves a lot of muscular tension. But I could tell when a sensation was strong vs weak. The colors tended to be shades of red and ice blue, curiously...And would mimic, in a way, the concurrent sensation, like cause and effect. The news program probably cherry picked this particular guy in the spirit of "don't try this at home", ala "trust the doctor". What has been useful about this experience in subsequent years was the realization of the link between muscle tension and the experience of sensation as "pain".
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