10 Most Compelling Pieces Of Evidence That Proves Hypnosis Is Real

3. The CIA Have Used It

Again, the CIA do all sorts of kooky things. Like the whole MKUltra program that grew out of their initial dabblings with hypnosis, where the drugged and tortured a group of mostly young American men and veterans in an attempt to crack mind-control.

That was terrifying and morally reprehensible. They started off mildly less bleak, however. In documents that were classified until a few years ago, the CIA set out the viability of hypnosis in interrogation: "A priori considerations prejudicing successful interrogation by trance induction suggest a possible variant technique."

Which is to say, they were still sort of hooked on that mind-control thing years later. Just like in The Men Who Stare At Goats! According to their studies, there was success in hypnotising people when they were already suggestible, when they were actively trying to avoid going into a trance, and even when they were already asleep. Obedience varied to different levels when they were actually hypnotised, but people tend to listen to the CIA whether they're mind-controlled or not.