One known trick of stage hypnotists is to induce a trance in a subject by suggesting that a current reality observation is a “formal” indicator of the person already entering the state of hypnosis. While it may not work in a heated debate with another person, it does work when the client has already completed a TDS or is nearing the end of his presenting problem story.Well, I see you are blinking more and more, which means you are allowing yourself to go deeper into a trance; “I noticed how when you first sat down, your hand was up on that table and now it is motionless in your lap, which means you are getting more and more relaxed as you look inside and wonder if this nice comfortable feeling is you in a trance or… that you are ready for more…”; “Can you tell me, as you go into a trance, what really goes on inside, as you sit there with your right palm up and your jaws loosen…”.