Spring Break
Hypnotist puts students to sleep for amusement of others
Peter Hironaka
Issue date: 12/8/08 Section: News
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At one point, the male volunteers felt the effects of pregnancy. All of this was possible because of one man.
Marc Bachrach performed his hypnotism show to a crowd of about 150 students. Twelve student volunteers were under hypnosis during the performance.
Janelle Vasquez, a freshman occupational therapy major, said she remembered very little from the event.
Some members of the audience, such as Will Ferguson, a junior physics major, said he was thoroughly entertained by the volunteers.
"I saw something like this in high school, and there were definitely a lot of similarities," he said. "I thought (Bachrach) was good with the people in the show."
Bachrach said people generally act uninhibited when hypnotized.
"It's almost as if they are liberating the inner child in them," he said. "This gives them permission to really express themselves without limitations."
Vasquez said she vaguely remembers her flamboyant performance.
"I remember I kind of fell out of a deep sleep, but then I went back in again," she said.
She also said it was her first time being hypnotized.
"Afterwards, it feels like I just woke up," she said. "It's kind of a weird feeling because you don't remember all of it, but you remember bits and pieces."
Christian Gonzalez, a freshman aviation engineering major, said he was not much of a believer walking into the event.
"It was just a weird experience," he said. "I didn't really believe, but then I tried it and was like, 'Wow.'"
Bachrach said he has been both a stage and a clinical hypnotist for 29 years. The difference between the two, he said, is clinical hypnotism deals with patients one-on-one, and stage hypnotism is performed solely for the purpose of entertainment. He said he often refers to hypnotism as a way to give a person confidence.
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