Escaping The Rabbit Hole

What if you could change a person’s beliefs about conspiracy theories simply by peppering in a few unique phrases and words in your conversations?

Got your attention now? Good.  Let’s push on.

In this podcast, my guest reveals the little-known methodology to pull this off.

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https://dougobrienhypnosis.com/

Have you ever wondered what causes a person to go down conspiracy rabbit holes in the first place? If so, this will podcast will be the most important thing you listen to today.

“Why’s that?” you ask with bated breath.

Because I said so.  No seriously, you’ll like it for a few reasons. My guest is fairly well known in the life coaching/personal development circles.

As his wife pointed after she first met his family—“You’ve had to work really hard to be you.”

Reason for this?

He was the outcast of his family because of his political beliefs.  Eventually he used some therapuetic techniques to transform his relationship with his father.

Which went well until Trump came on the scene.

In the podcast, Damon shares a simple exercise help you hit your goals.  These can be goals such as creating healthier boundaries with your loved one. This exercises uses your own personal vaules (freedom, security, safety, etc.) to help you get closer to these goals.

You can download the free exercise from this link:

https://selfconcept.com/eliciting-values

Here are some of the things we discuss on the podcast:

https://selfconcept.com/

You know what drives me up a wall?  When people call conspiracy theorists stupid or crazy.

Sure, some of them can come across as off the wall bonkers.  Stage 5 clingers if you will.  But truth be told?

There’s a lot of normal people that got caught up in conspiracy theory / right-wing garbage.

Case in point—my guest’s father.

Jen Senko’s father grew up a liberal.  But over time we became addicted to right-wing radio (and coincidentally right-wing outrage.)

Her documentary, The Brainwashing of My Dad, is an incredible sneak-peak into how right-wing conspiracy grifters operate.  This documentary goes as far as the John Birch society in the 1950’s.

The John Birch Society played heavily into the anti-communism fears in the 1950’s.  As well as starting up conspiracy theories about a global one-world government, and on and on.

Here are some of the things we talk about on the podcast

https://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/

Jen Senko’s book on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Brainwashing-My-Dad-Right-Wing-Nation_And/dp/1728239591

Did my guest start off believing the most outlandish stuff?

Not at all.

It was a gradual descent.

Like any other conspiracy theorist / cultist, Terrance wasn’t introduced into the most bizarre beliefs.

Want to know a secret?

You can’t get someone to believe insane beliefs right off the bat.  Nope.  You have to get them to believe smaller, more plausible beliefs at first.  Sooner or later, you can get them to believe in more wild claims.

It’s a familiar story and it usually goes like this:

Someone comes knocking on your door promising a better life.  But they don’t have anything to sell.  At least not yet.

So you give them a chance and decide to attend their church.  And guess what?  You fall in love with the structure.  Before long, you’re swept up into their movement.

What once started as a way to get structure and freedom…has sentenced you to a life of pain and turmoil.

Your own personal hell. That’s the bad news.  

The good news?

My guest spilled the beans on the sneaky persuasion tactic that lifted him out of the Jehovah Witnesses.  He credits this experience as the reason he’s a former Jehovah Witness.

“So what is this sneaky persuasion tactic?”

It’s the “flying chicken” persuasion pattern.

Can you guess what this is?

Listen to the podcast to discover this little-known tactic.

Now here’s the kicker—that’s not the only piece of valuable information in the podcast.  You’ll also uncover valuable wisdom such as:

https://www.hypnoticenhancement.com/

David Pakman, a political commentator, has a great piece about how to talk to conspiracy theorists.  I believe some of David’s piece is loosely based off of this article by Charlie Warzel.

In his video, Pakman talks about how socratic questioning is key to helping deradicalize a conspiracy theorist.

Socratic questioning is a method of questioning that seeks to explore complex ideas, concepts, and beliefs by asking questions that challenge assumptions, clarify meaning, and reveal underlying principles.

In this episode, my guest reveals the “Bouncing Souls” right wing media tactic keeping conspiracy theorists trapped.

Hot topics

The “soviet solution” technique that dismantles the New World Order conspiracy theories brick by brick 5:29

WARNING: Never ask for proof of a conspiracy theory…ask the “reversed proof” question instead…this sneaky tactic will cause someone to doubt their own belief 9:42

The four sneaky words Alex Jones uses to keep his followers coming back for more—every right wing grifter uses this 14:09

“Mission Accomplished!” Discover the sick and twisted desire fueling 99% of all conspiracy theorists 35:56

Hollywood False Flag Terror Plot Exposed!  This staged event was a conspiracy theory that came true despite all the coverups 24:56

Drinking babies blood is the biggest QAnon conspiracy theory, right? WRONG! Here’s the QAnon claim that you can ignore right off the bat (by doing this, you’ll shut down QAnon fanatics) 33:03

Introducing the “Bouncing Souls” manipulation tactic that keeps conspiracy theorists glued to the internet (this sends them further down the rabbit hole) 37:03

The Ex Conspiracy Theorists on Facebook

The Ex Conspiracy Theorists Youtube Channel

In this episode, I talk to a former conspiracy theorist turned hypnotherapist.  We talk about the psychology behind what pulls people into cults and conspiracy theories.

Quotes We Loved

Grant on political theatrics: “What’s the difference between politics and professional wrestling?”— Grant [00:02:20 → 00:02:26]

The Importance of Mental Health: “Mental health’s important, but focusing on doom and gloom is not good for your mental health in any regards.”— Grant [00:10:18 → 00:10:24]

Conspiracy Theories: “Because we don’t have this conversation. Oh, why do you feel this way? Oh, because the government has done bad things in the past. Well, why does that mean they’re doing this right now? Oh, well, I don’t really know.”— Grant [00:20:11 → 00:20:22]

The Power of discovering hypnosis: “I felt liberated. I felt like all that time I was searching for something, and I didn’t realize it was hypnosis I was looking for.”— Grant [00:21:41 → 00:21:55]

The Dangers of Believing in Conspiracy Theories: “You start to question the beliefs in general…and then It kinda falls from there, and then you realize I didn’t have all the answers. What else am I wrong about? What other thoughts am I thinking that aren’t serving me?”— Grant [00:25:59 → 00:26:12]

The number #1 driving conspiracy theories: “Because it is all fear based. You’re fearing for your life, for your safety, for your family.”— Grant [00:30:51 → 00:31:00]

The Power of Personal Responsibility: “When you give it your power to someone else you’re no longer responsible for it, and people don’t often like that responsibility.”— Grant [00:36:41 → 00:36:49]

Grant Offenberger’s website:

https://grantmepeace.com/

In this episode, I talk to my guest about the 9/11 Truth Movement, the Sandy Hook conspiracy fear mongers, human trafficking, and more.

Quotes We Loved

Stephanie Kemmerer’s links:

www.tinyurl.com/stephkemmerer

www.infointegrity.us

In this epsiode, my guest and I talk about her life in a religious cult.  As well how she managed to escape.

Quotes We Loved

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Chantelle’s Facebook Page

Chantelle’s Instagram page

Watch the hypnotic storytelling podcast on youtube

In this podcast, I talk to my friend and colleague, James Hazlerig.  I wanted him as a guest to talk about the power of stories.  At the core of conspiracy theories are stories. Stories about how the world is being run and managed.

In the podcast, I mention to James about his infamous hypnotic elephant story.  If you want to experience the power of hypnotic storytelling to take your imagination away to a distant land, watch the video below.

https://www.hypnosisaustin.com/