Narco Hypnosis

Many physicians and psychiatrists use special drugs to put their patients to sleep, and to explore the subconscious mind with a view to locating early experiences which may have caused mental and emotional disturbances. These include sodium pentothal, sodium amatol and the barbiturates. As certain dangers are involved, these drugs must be used only by a qualified medical practitioner.

Some practitioners have even been able to use water, colored with some harmless substance to make it look like a medicine. The subject is told that it is a very powerful drug which will put him into a sound hypnotic sleep in a few minutes after drinking. So strong is the power of suggestion that the subject may fall into a deep sleep after drinking this supposed drug. My only reaction to this method is: interesting, but only necessary in extreme cases.

Narco Hypnosis