Most people can be hypnotized, but about 20% are exceptionally responsive and called somnambulists. Hypnotizability isn't fixed; it depends on willingness to follow instructions and can be learned and improved like any skill.
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So can everyone be hypnotized? Well, the majority of everyone can be, yes. But there's a top 20% of people that we like to call in the hypnosis industry, somnambulists. So these are the people that you see acting like chickens on stage or going crazy at a dance battle. These are the really, really top subjects that we're looking for when we do something like a stage show. That being said, nearly the entire population is all hypnotizable. It all depends on just your willingness to listen and your willingness to engage with some simple instructions. It's not something that some people are born with and some people aren't. It's not some innate thing. It is actually a skill that can be learned. And the more you learn that skill, the more you'll actually learn how to use your own brain, which will actually be very productive for your life.