Posted by sarah67zillion (149.123.212.185) on April 30, 2002 at 11:36:11:
In Reply to: Trust posted by Bartholomew (63.214.102.96) on April 27, 2002 at 11:45:35:
> The whole relaxation thing boils down to trust.
> If you trust yourself, then you don't "block off" any part of yourself from any other part. You use each part of yourself to its fullest, because you trust that doing so won't hurt you.
> If you trust your environment, then you don't block yourself off from your environment. Your stomach isn't tense, because you're not worried that someone's going to punch you there. All your muscles are relaxed, because you're not planning on having to run from anything or fight it. You don't have any emotional reservations because you trust that any bonds you form with other people are not going to be abused. You have no fear of anything.
> If and only if you fully trust both yourself and your environment, you are completely relaxed.
***all true.
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> As a result of this, the more relaxed someone is about other people, the easier they are to manipulate. Hypnotism springs to mind.
***I beg to differ, well no--i don't beg, i just differ, when people are the most uncomfortable with themselves and their environment, they are the MOST easy to manipulate because they are clawing for something to make them comfortable. take those angry puberty years for example, between the pressures of school, parents, relationships and your body doing all kinds of foriegn things, humans are SO eaily manipulated.
When people are the most grounded, centered, focused, and relaxed, they are far less able to be manipulated. They know and except what they need. you know?
> What type do you think is most relaxed, in general?
***healthy people.