Do you think you could be manipulated out of a bad habit?
Scamfluencers is a weekly podcast from Wondry that takes you along the twists and turns of the most infamous scams of all time, the impact on victims, and what's left once the facade falls away.
Scamfluencers recently dove into the story of Richard Bandler, the godfather of modern mental manipulation.
He revolutionized the world of self help, all thanks to an approach he developed called Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Even though NLP worked for some, many called it pseudoscience, NLP methods have been criticized for being dangerous in the wrong hands and inspiring some of the most toxic and criminal self help movements of the last two decades.
Throw in Richard's dark past as a cocaine addict and murder suspect and you can't help but wonder what his true intentions were.
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This episode contains references to gun violence.
Sarah, do you think you can be manipulated out of a bad habit?
Like if you were a smoker, do you think hypnotism would help?
You know, one thing you will learn about me right now is that I have tried hypnosis and it did work for me.
I think in the right circumstances for something like smoking, it has actually helped people I know.
Oh, interesting.
I once went to a hypnotist to help me get over my fear of flying and it didn't work.
But do you know what did?