<p><em>We had the funny situation where an <a href="https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/4450/how-important-is-eye-contact-for-attraction-between-a-man-and-woman">ambiguous question</a> was asked and then edited to go two ways. Thus, I've reposted the edited version of the question that was not retained, particularly so that the answer that was posted there by @what will have a more natural home here.</em></p>

<p>How important is eye contact for hypnotism? What is the optimal eye locking duration between 2 persons for inducing hypnotism?</p>

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How important is eye contact for hypnotism?
Jeromy Anglim
# How important is eye contact for hypnotism?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-09-02)

*We had the funny situation where an [ambiguous question](https://cogsci.stackexchange.com/questions/4450/how-important-is-eye-contact-for-attraction-between-a-man-and-woman) was asked and then edited to go two ways. Thus, I've reposted the edited version of the question that was not retained, particularly so that the answer that was posted there by @what will have a more natural home here.*

How important is eye contact for hypnotism? What is the optimal eye locking duration between 2 persons for inducing hypnotism?

**Tags:** eye-movement, hypnosis


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