Not really sure where to put this but I think it works here. I’ve realised I have at least some gaps in what I know about hypnosis and I don’t really know where to go to learn more and/or what to do about that.

Specifically: I’ve gotten a few responses elsewhere that seem to imply that it’s common sense that trance can be easily broken out of with strong emotion.

This isn’t obvious to me - I got the sense that trance states are actually quite difficult to escape, especially since it’s pretty common for hypnosis file creators to warn their audience if a file “doesn’t have a wakener,” and that my own experiences with hypnosis were just kinda unusual (it’s honestly quite easy to resist suggestions if I don’t agree with them).

I’m not sure if I’m unaware of anything else, so is there a place folks recommended to go to find resources that might be able to help with that?