Power of suggestion...are you susceptible?

Hello my friend Is that what they call it? never knew that thanks for sharing that I heard of it just did not know this pertains to it, really cool Yawning gets me all the time, one day I was on the train I could not stop yawning I said to myself o.k lets see who follows suit, no one I idd it again still nothing, then one last time someone yawned lol Crying I am a cry baby, when I see someone cry something in me has to cry as well, hard to explain but its like seeing this person cries triggers something in me lol Laughing , depending on the persons laugh, my sister has an infectious laugh, you hear her laugh you will laugh even if you don't see her.

oh yes when it comes to food i certainly am.. I dont know about anyhting else.. the yawn of course.. i think that's the most contagious thing on earth. I seen a pepsi comercial once that had a million people yawning on it!! i only seen it once.. they must have pulled it.. The food thing was even worse when i was pregnant though..holy.. i hated when people talked about food around me. i jsut wanted to eat whatever they where talking about!

Hi Karen, oh dear is that me? I am awfully sorry, I know I did a discussion about Haagen Daz, is this the one you are referring to? Am I guilty for your sudden urges and cravings? Seriously though have you ever seen people when you start talking about fleas on animals? They can't help themselves from scratching or giving them the power of suggestion that they need to touch their hair? But I am certainly susceptible to yawning, mind you I am a habitual yawner and usually it's me that starts others yawning so once again I am guilty as charged your honour ;0)

Yup.....and it's about the same things that your are susceptible to....the yawning...cravings....laughing.....weeping.....it must be in our nature...I think everyone has a little of it.

hi karen madam, have you still having that much time to think all these things,i think you have to attend court and also your clients ,you are also a good writer,if you have leisure time our ideas will go just like this,have a nice day

Hi Karen, One time a co-worker went to me while humming a tune I somewhat didn't like. I told him to stop and reminded him that singing while working is distracting. A little later I was humming the same tune in my head, and before I realized it I was humming it a little too loudly that my co-worker told me "I thought you hate that song?". I answered "yes, but you're contagious!". And we both laughed.

I have done the same thing. I always yawn when someone else does & another thing i do sometime is cry when someone else is. MY grandson was here sat. he had a complete meltdown when he had to leave so i did to, lol. I of course told him he could stay & finally his mom did to. poor baby, he wanted me to go w/him & THEY WERE GOING OVER TO SOME FRIEND'S HOME.I told him i wasn't invited but he didn't understand that. I felt sooooo sorry for him.

I would love to be able to say no, I am strong minded and suggestion has nothing to do with influencing me. But that is just not true, now I do ask questions and don't just do it because someone says to but suggestions do halve a lot to do with how i think. Tapping is my latest one. Some one on mylot suggested that this might help me cope with stress and this was a great suggestion, I followed it and found a whole world new to me. A bad suggestion is things I hear about politics, pretty soon my mind is suspicious of everyone even though I know that there are good people working very hard for our country.

Hi Karen, I think it really contagious too. Like once I accidentally yawned in front my class (guilty! shouldn't do that!) As a result, a few of my students started yawning too. I don't know about weeping though, I wasn't effected if I saw one. But I don't know what to do if someone cry in front of me. For laughing, unless I read/see the jokes, I can't laugh along.

Hi karen, Yes, yawning is really contagious, myself even can't explain why I do the same when I see somebody yawning. Also, while watching drama series on television I can't help crying when i see my favorite character cries or should I say I'm a bit emotional when I can relate with the story I'm watching or listening. Another thing is the craving for food, it's actually my weakness when I see somebody eating a mouth watering food, instantly I will go and buy the same or cook when I have time. Those things are the most suggestive that I can be very susceptible. Nice to see here again Karen! Good Day!

Your reaction is normal to do the same because you will not do the same if it is not in your liking.

hi,my friend .I am glad to share the discussion with you.there is a line which is people 's talk will make you sad or happy.I am not a rational girl before.But now I am a rational girl.

I have experienced this quite often with yawning. And ice cream, as well! So I guess we are quite alike. U get a smile, u return one. U do it unwittingly. Weeping also. If a person is weeping in the room, I lose all my other emotions like happiness, peace, anger, so I guess, it is the heavy thing. Because of these interconnected reactions, I often think that the theory of cosmic energy passing thru us is indeed true. Because as the energy passes thru our body and leaves for the next person, it carries in some form the emotional energy. Depending upon the number of persons present in the room, and their feelings at that point of time, the feelings of a person indifferent to the situation can undergo drastic change. But of course, this is just my belief, it has not been scientifically proven.