How to control people's bodies.

Warning: You may find this rather disturbing.

[@jimmi33333]

The wounderful art of NLP in the hands of a guru. It is amasing how smoothly he can run his patterns i wish i would be as skilled as him.

[@rdoetjes]

The slam on the hand is a confusion mechanism to sneak in the first painless suggestion. the back of the hand has hardly any nerves at all in the surface layers, so hardly any pain as well (try it without suggestion). So any suggestion that the hand is numb will be amplified by the fact you do not feel as much pain as one would expect and thus the pain is even more alleviated. Some people will faint by the sight of needles they will claim differently! Even when there's no pain the will feel it

[@wwjd4u3]

I know someone who can do that, even helped a friend who was already in a lot of pain. My friends gallbladder, liver and heart are messed up and shes only 30, and it was causing a lot of pain. This person helped her by turning the pain off. I don't know if that is safe but its better than having all that pain.

[@soylencer]

Hypnotism by it's very nature, cannot be fake. Because if you are effected by it, one might aregue you are faking, or you may only THINK you are affected because you want it to happen. That, as an end to the means, is the power of suggestion; and that's what the point of this all is.

[@NinjaFGL]

all illness starts as a seed in the mind and if the false beliefs are not replaced, or neutralized it moves into dis ease. Love Yourself, Love Your Body, know that the true Nature of your Exsistance is well being.

[@singoutgirl]

The tooth ache part was just to identify which student was the most suggestible. Then he worked with that person. it's totally real and amazing what the mind can do with hypnosis. My dad was a hypnotist and while we were growing up he used to do a few tricks like making our arms float around -- very elementary stuff, but convincing. Once he hypnotised a neighbor who was exhausted (she volunteered) and gave her "10 hours of sleep" in about 5 minutes, and she felt great afterwards.

[@burstrhino]

thank you for your authoritative words, Jeremy - what would we do without you?

[@quietearthMT]

"Happy" is obviously one of the control words.... The mind is amazing...

[@arcade_matt]

Good example of how our minds can literally make us sick.

[@arjay2002ph]

his suggestion was powerful.

[@Basta11]

No, I think he chose a specific part of the hand that avoided the essential veins. I think it's part hypnosis, and part misdirection. When the students thought they were feeling searing pain in their teeth, it misdirected the attention of their mind. But it's mostly Derren's skill as a hypnotist and psychologist.

[@Mirrorrim]

Anyone who calls this fake is an idiot. This is just a prime example of how your mind can make things seem real. It's why your skin "crawls" when you see a spider or insect on television, why your arm starts to "hurt" when you see a horrific injury or the like on a documentary... Derren is simply awesome.

[@Mrster]

"And it gets worse... And it gets worse... And they you realize that you HAVE TO TAKE YOUR PANTS OFF!" "FUUUUUUUU-" I wonder if one has ever made them do that, hahaha.

[@goonerdotcom]

that's also a sign of very relaxed muscles ...

[@DefeatLust]

yes! the ancient Jedi technique ... quite amazing

[@simonjeste]

Derren touched EACH of them, in a confident way that got through their natural defenses (they didn't leave when the first student did so they already had an obvious interest in being affected).

[@justpartytattoos]

He's like, "Wow, I don't feel the pain and a needle is just WOO through my skin!"

[@simonjeste]

agreed -- reading "NLP: The New Technology of Achievement" right now, about 50 pages in only but a lot of what I've seen Derren Brown do is kinda making sense already 8-) Also, yup looks like he got rid of the "doubter" and didn't even ask the remaining 3 if they also wanted to leave -- partly "peer pressure", partly knowing their staying was cuz they "wanted something to happen", so their subsconscious minds gave Derren "permission" in a way. (?)

[@chubysnow]

@mewmewkittenz "Is it in yet?" "The feeling should be returning soon, so, yes."

[@roiboos]

They have been hypnotised before the camera rolls. That´s how he can control them so easily now.

[@squ1sh]

The problem with this kind of thing is that the skeptic in me won't be satisfied unless I have it done to myself.

[@tyniehawk]

The two chicks weren't feeling it and gave him sympathy tooth pain but the dude totally did. Not only did Derren numb his hand but he mentally prepared the guy to stab it properly and not be phased by it being his own hand.

[@slayerpianoman]

exactly, but in this case, his adrenaline would rise, but because of the relaxation in this case, theres no blood

[@radicalteh]

@Chumbbo no that is the general syringe needle, u will find at any clinics or hospital

[@LucciManeCP0]

lakeview21, how dod you do it? The hand one looks awesome!!!

[@simonjeste]

it's both verbal AND physical cues -- both how he touches his clients, and his own body posture and how he moves -- but Derren has always said what he does can be done by anybody. Basic NLP concept -- sorry, "presupposition": If one person can do something, anyone can LEARN to do it.

[@liahboleyin]

Meu você é muito fodahh se as pessoas soubessem o que tudo isso realmente significa o mundo seria diferente! tantas taticas tecnicas enfim... a cada dia aprendo mais sobre isso... Derren voce é fodah!

[@akiladehan]

their facial features, reactions, the way they talk, its acting.

[@mattnelsonmusic]

After pinching the back of your hand it's easy to drive a needle through it with relatively no pain in much the same way. Try it, seriously. If it hurts, you can just stop--but it doesn't. You certainly feel it! But it doesn't at all hurt. Perhaps it was part of the exercise to have them do something wasn't amazingly excruciating....

[@InaudibleWhisper]

Oh of course, I'm not saying everything he does is unique to him. What I was saying is that you can't simply memorise his lines and expect it to work on anybody you repeat them to!

[@djanomoly]

He uses a combination of techniques including but not limited to: Hypnotism, psychology, general magic, mentalism, and NLP. What people don't realize is that he has spent countless hours reading, studying and practicing, he's failed for a long time so that now he knows what works... and what doesn't. if you really want to do this kind of thing, then start grabbing and reading as many books on the subject you can... i bet you won't get through one... and that's why he can do it, and you cant.

[@Dasaru]

I went to the hospital for my asthma a few times, and I can tell you that a needle through the hand for me isn't that bad compared to the wrist or the part of the arm on the other side of the elbow.

[@bRadicalmagic1]

This represents exactly the kind of magic that I choose NOT to pursue!

[@9toStryfe]

2:18. the hand strokin LMFAOOOO

[@Jdaw78]

Some people are so suggestible that they can be hypnotized by just saying "sleep" Stage hypnotists generally do group tests to see who the most suggestible is in the audience. When he noticed the kid in the middle was really feeling it he chose him because he was very suggestible.

[@heartion]

Obviously. Human nature is gullible and we never cease to be swooned by theatrics.

[@wizardfiend]

If you imagine the zeldas lullaby in your head and watch her fall asleep in you're head you'll feel drowsy.

[@briankuzma300]

ok, he hypnotised the patients...which can control pain, bleeding etc. Problem figured out

[@Ab4kus]

Judging from the number of times he repeats that line, it's probably a part of the NLP.

[@VituMV]

many things he coulda done, one of the basic explanations is that he hypnotized them before they started filming, or they got hypnotized unconsciously by their surroundings, who knows, all we know is that it is possible to gain power over people when they're not ready

[@mrzisme]

Heres part of Darrens genius, He picks out a guy to be in the middle of 3 other girls, 1 leaves, but he still has a female to his right and left, even if he felt a little pain, the girls surrounding him is insurance that the guy wont wimp out and claim it hurts. I believe words can mask pain, but he covers his tracks with deliberate situations.

[@meee223]

He really takes a chance with these people because he knows it can't work with everyone. However, young people are quite susceptable to suggestion and hypnosis. Wouldn't work with a lot of adults.

[@ChortortleC]

Yeah, he pulled out a flap of skin, which (if I understand the circulatory system correctly) contains no veins at all. There's nothing to pierce and draw blood. (Maybe capillaries, but if so, they're too small to leave any noticeable amount of blood.

[@itchykami]

It... really doesn't hurt anyways, unless you use a blunt needle, and don't stick it into muscle

[@Yukai]

Have you ever had a wound that did not hurt untill you noticed it? This is pretty much the same thing

[@slayerpianoman]

technically, the feeling of the body affects bleeding, like, when you get cut with a knife by a murderer dude, your losing blood like crazy, surgery, its not nearly so much

[@TheDoomWaffles]

i have a feeling these people have been selected to respond this way

[@deadeaded]

-Nakkiliemi- funny you should say that. Derren Brown openly admits that none of the things he does are real psychic phenomena, It's all just magic and psychology. Also, he's gay :) all in all, a very accurate description.

[@Orenotter]

None of these ever affect me, and only one of his "predictions" ever came true for me. (and that only because I knew how he was predicting it, so I predicted his prediction.) The same seems to hold true for most aspies like myself. It seems that we are a little less vulnerable to suggestion.

[@RiiFleX]

That's the whole fucking point in this trick. Derren tells his mind that he doesnt feel anything. The brain only registrates a portion of the pinch and the needle going trough his skin. This sort of trick can only be done on people who have a bright mind on these sort of things, people who are interested. But it sure does work. Sorry about my writing, english is my second language.

[@sosocooiam2]

derren brown rocks love your work...

[@loveanpeace4eva]

at 2:52 the guy moves his hand. but my tooth kinda did start aching. but i know how you do that because if you think really hard about throwing up or getting sick you can make yourself do it. just like if you think about scary things you can freak yourself out. it's not that hard. all you have to do is use the right voice tone and level and look straight into some1's eyes to trick the brain. there you go, the explanation :)

[@anatoleas]

wierd and... scary in an interesting way

[@InaudibleWhisper]

If everybody could do it, he'd be out of a job. Just think of how he knows what number somebody is thinking just by reading their facial movements. He knows exactly what to looks for, and if he wanted to plant a number he'd know exactly what to say, how to say it and when to say it. You can't simply memorize what he says and expect it to work.

[@reginaldbowlsiii]

This is like watching Television.

[@toxictits]

this is just a normal thing its like ur itching ur eyes in front of some one and then they have the urge to touch their eyes aswell and start to itch it too as if it was itchy in the first place , this is natural , coz ur focusing ur sensitivity in that particlular place

[@ShirakOmegaX]

Actually doctors used hypnosis for anesthesia up until the pharmaceutical companies developed ether anyone who would like to know the truth research magnetism and hypnosis it was common for amputations and dental work. Yes I do think for myself. Its a shame that this skill has been reduced to stage shows there was also a documented operation on ABC Catalyst where they film a lady getting a stomach operation in Australia under hypnosis.

[@rdoetjes]

You then, are a person that can really focus and has a creative mind. People can generaly make themselves sick, just by thinking negative thing basically all suggestions.

[@die101]

i once got pierced by fish hooks, truth be told i could feel anything untill i discovered it stiking through my arm

[@Law19157]

Hooooooooo! that one was cool!! But why wasn't this one explained on how it was done as appose to the other ones?

[@borstenpinsel]

Try it on yourself! There are only few nerves on the back of your hand. When the boy says he doesn't feel the pinch, he's lying. But compared to a pinch on other parts of the body (eg your nipples) that really feels like nothing. There are also only a few blood vessels. Thus no blood (the sharper the object, the less blood anyway and a medical needle is very thin and sharp). When he lifts the boys wrist and lets it drop the boy has not enough time to react. The hand drops on the table like dead

[@thesweenmeister]

Alot of his work is Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), look it up.

[@NoTimeForComplacency]

Lol at this video. I've heard Derren Brown to claim some pretty amazing things but this one takes the cake.

[@quiettornado1970]

reminds me of my fictions story I wrote one about an evil society of Mind-Superior who controls the less superior humans.

[@ashepe]

He is just fooling their minds, no fakes, setups cheats or magic. He is just very trained..

[@Retsam19]

Its not fake, there were some articles in the news recently about dentists performing tooth extractions without anaesthetic, by using hypnosis. Thats what he is doing.

[@unnamedsandwich]

yeah! the needle is very convincing!

[@simonjeste]

I thot the standard NLP model is a black BEAR (although I prefer "don't think of a pink elephant" , it's more likely to get a smile :) )

[@PMotaPT]

Eramdw, I agree with you, all of them can be actors but if you see all of his movies... My god all of them are good actors. I understand your point, I feel the same. I still think that this is posible.... is just weired

[@mrzisme]

Actually the back of your hand is one of the most sensitive places for heat on your body, if you wanna know if something is hot, putting the back of your hand close to it will sense heat a little better than other parts of your body.

[@Ullbritt]

Im thinking it could have something to do with peer-pressure, ergo they dont want to feel like they are ruining the show for him even if its not said out loud.

[@the0th]

the think about darrens career is that he does a lot of real amazing tricks which are obvious to everyone to be real like this one. then he does a few tricks which you cannot be 100% sure of whether they are real - in actual fact they're staged but after being convinced by his other tricks people give him the benefit of the doubt on the trick being real.

[@revinum]

Small needle, won't hurt in any case. Actors.

[@Donald6309]

what he did was isolate that hand by saying "THAT hand" never once during that pin pushing part did he say "YOUR hand" other wise that would have brought back control to his hand and he would have been in extreme pain. DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU ARE NOT TRAINED.

[@harsha8976]

seems very amazing and very cool. it was entertaining, derren brown seems like a genius but then again, im a pretty gullible guy lol =P

[@DjGothamCitysHero]

this guy could get chicks like donuts shit i wish i had this power

[@bdaballa]

that needle is tiny its quite easy to poke through skin without bleeding if you do it right and he did it right

[@winxclub4ever1]

oh nevermind. i just thought he couldnt feel pain. i didnt know he couldnt move it.

[@lallouzz]

he is a magician who does fake stuff with some card tricks and so on....but Derren also spent years studying NLP, Hypnosis, and related stuff..........so this can be possible, but also could be fake

[@locust1536]

im pretty sure derren would be able to do it in real life but he probably isnt allowed, so he has to make it fake

[@Zeedub93]

Madness... Dang I wish I could do that.

[@PuraVid4]

@Llawliet246 I probably would if I was stuck in a similar situation. Pain is a subjective experience and can be influenced by forces other than the pain receptors in question. It all depends on the context.

[@copyvio]

"I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT SO IT MUST BE FAKE"

[@Dysfunctional126]

Surprisingly...I got entranced by the video, and my tooth actually started hurting. I was just mindlessly watching. I don't think I can make it happen again, but that was legit...and fucking weird. I'm going to bed now..for a while hahaa

[@darkness120p]

I think when derren slapped the table it was a shock induction and then when he said that they felt nothing, that was the embedded command that dictated that his hand would lose feeling. Is this Right?

[@madmax0]

he doesn't use straight forward hypnosis he uses suggestions and it is not illegal if the person agrees to it

[@midnayay]

i did this to my freinds at school (but obviously to much lesser extremes eg. no needle, less tooth pain etc.)

[@daxter268]

0:00-0:35 scared me and confused me a LOT!

[@jamesdrummerman]

I would love to be there when he does this kind of stuff

[@hydrox24]

the toothacke is in the mind if a dentist were to examine it it would show no sighns of a genuine problem its just them imagining it , which is, valid

[@jcgm90]

it's pure psychology

[@sagem14]

no, ive done this, and sticking a needle through just skin like that does make it bleed

[@byne2323]

its a figure of speech in england, in this situation it means would you be comfortable right now if i were to do this.

[@sdaxm]

@danapane Derren Brown is from England

[@A7XAvA]

@heightboosting NLP is neulinguistic programing google it because i dont know much about it

[@insanomonkey]

Lol, he barely even pierces the 2nd-3rd layer of the epidermis, we only got that illusion that he pierced it thru a substantial amount of skin, but remember, he didn't grab any flesh, only SKIN LAYERS, so obviously no blood. And why didn't they so the guy's face side by side DURING the needle entering and going thru his arm....probably because he was gritting his teeth !

[@vasekc]

@alinaila Actually it isn't. In 2:10 the boy could move his hand, but after few second it wasn't possible. Especially after Derren touched his hand a talked to him.

[@deelean]

It's called the Vegal response.

[@Annsunshine30]

The needle can`t have been in, since there is no mark or no blood, so please please tell me how he made us see the needle in there? Did we all get hypnotized to believe it was in????

[@zenvuk]

This is known to hypnotists as "Waking Hypnosis". It's a technique very common amongst Evangelists and exorcists - kinda cheap! :) Derren show his mastery whenever he uses it.