the hypnotist

hi

dr. stewart. hi

dr. stewart. nice to meet you -- i'm gary phelps. my pleasure. gary

have you ever been hypnotized before?

no

i haven't. i'm actually quite nervous

but i just

uh

i --

all right

and you were referred to me by anyone.?

to be honest with you

i saw your name in the yellow pages

and it said you're good at this stuff

so i just

i gotta give it a shot

just kick this whole cigarette thing. so smoking is your problem?

yeah

i can't stop smoking and it's --

it's finally

like

affecting everything i do

i can't run

i can't play basketball and all that stuff like that

so i

i gotta give it up. how long have you smoked

gary?

uh

i started when i was eleven years old

and i just can't kick it

you know?

yeah

right. all right

gary

why don't you just have a seat here and sit down and just relax --

what i do is hypnosis. right. basically i just want you to sit back and relax --

let yourself sit back and relax and sink into the chair

and

um

just feel comfortable and trust me. uh. that's it. o-kay. that's it. that was.o-kay. all right? okay. gary

i want you to close your eyes

and i just want you to again relax and try to concentrate on nothing. okay? that's it. now i'm gonna count backwards from five to zero --

right. -- and i just want you to relax

and you're going to fall into a deep state of mind --

of subconsciousness -- you're very comfortable

i'll be counting back from five

i just want you to relax

and just think of nothing. are you gonna keep doing that

or.?

hmm? just concentrate now. that's it. close your eyes. keep your eyes closed. okay. now. we're very comfortable. five

we're thinking of nothing except being comfortable

and nothing's bothering us. okay. when i say the word relax