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<onlyinclude>'''Suggestibility ~~enhancement~~''' ~~can be described~~ as an ~~increase in one's quality of being inclined~~ to accept and act on the ~~suggestions~~ of others. ~~This component commonly occurs under the influence~~ of ~~[[hallucinogens]], particularly for those who are inexperienced or currently undergoing [[delusion]]s and [[memory suppression]]~~. A ~~typical~~ example of suggestibility enhancement would be a [[trip sitter]] making a person believe ~~something~~ false without question simply by telling it to them as true, even if the statement would usually be easily recognizable as impossible or absurd. If this is successfully accomplished, it can potentially result in the experience of relevant accompanying [[external hallucinations|hallucinations]] and [[delusions]] which further solidify the belief which has been suggested to them.

'''Suggestibility intensification''' is defined as an increased tendency to accept and act on the ideas or attitudes of others.<ref name="SjobergHollister1965">{{cite journal|last1=Sjoberg|first1=B. M.|last2=Hollister|first2=L. E.|title=The effects of psychotomimetic drugs on primary suggestibility|journal=Psychopharmacologia|volume=8|issue=4|year=1965|pages=251–262|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/BF00407857}}</ref> A common example of suggestibility enhancement in action would be a [[trip sitter]] deliberately making a person believe a false statement without question simply by telling it to them as true, even if the statement would usually be easily recognizable as impossible or absurd. If this is successfully accomplished, it can potentially result in the experience of relevant accompanying [[external hallucinations|hallucinations]] and [[delusions]] which further solidify the belief which has been suggested to them.

Suggestibility intensification most commonly occurs under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelics]], [[dissociatives]], [[deliriants]], and [[cannabinoids]]. This holds particularly true for users who are inexperienced or currently undergoing [[delusion|delusions]] and [[memory suppression]]. It's worth noting that this effect has been studied extensively by the scientific literature and has a relatively large body of data confirming its presence across multiple hallucinogens. These include [[LSD]],<ref name="Carhart-HarrisKaelen2014">{{cite journal|last1=Carhart-Harris|first1=R. L.|last2=Kaelen|first2=M.|last3=Whalley|first3=M. G.|last4=Bolstridge|first4=M.|last5=Feilding|first5=A.|last6=Nutt|first6=D. J.|title=LSD enhances suggestibility in healthy volunteers|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=232|issue=4|year=2014|pages=785–794|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-014-3714-z}}</ref> [[mescaline]],<ref name="SjobergHollister1965" /> [[psilocybin]],<ref name="SjobergHollister1965" /> [[cannabis]],<ref name="KellyFisher1978">{{cite journal|last1=Kelly|first1=Sean F.|last2=Fisher|first2=Seymour|last3=Kelly|first3=Reid J.|title=Effects of cannabis intoxication on primary suggestibility|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=56|issue=2|year=1978|pages=217–219|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/BF00431853}}</ref> [[ketamine]],<ref name="CheongLee2011">{{cite journal|last1=Cheong|first1=Soon Ho|last2=Lee|first2=Kun Moo|last3=Lim|first3=Se Hun|last4=Cho|first4=Kwang Rae|last5=Kim|first5=Myoung Hun|last6=Ko|first6=Myoung Jin|last7=Shim|first7=Joo Cheol|last8=Oh|first8=Min Kyung|last9=Kim|first9=Yong Han|last10=Lee|first10=Sang Eun|title=The Effect of Suggestion on Unpleasant Dreams Induced by Ketamine Administration|journal=Anesthesia & Analgesia|volume=112|issue=5|year=2011|pages=1082–1085|issn=0003-2999|doi=10.1213/ANE.0b013e31820eeb0e}}</ref> and [[nitrous oxide]].<ref name="WhalleyBrooks2008">{{cite journal|last1=Whalley|first1=M. G.|last2=Brooks|first2=G. B.|title=Enhancement of suggestibility and imaginative ability with nitrous oxide|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=203|issue=4|year=2008|pages=745–752|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-008-1424-0}}</ref> However, anecdotal reports suggest that it may also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of [[GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]] such as [[alcohol]] and [[benzodiazepine|benzodiazepines]].

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It is worth noting that this component has been studied extensively by the scientific literature and has a relatively large body of data confirming its presence across multiple hallucinogens. For example, [[LSD]]<ref>The effects of psychotomimetic substances on primary suggestibility | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00407857#page-1</ref><ref>LSD enhances suggestibility in healthy volunteers (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25242255</ref>, [[mescaline]]<ref>The effects of psychotomimetic substances on primary suggestibility | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00407857#page-1</ref>, [[cannabis]]<ref>Effects of cannabis intoxication on primary suggestibility | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00431853#page-1</ref>, [[ketamine]]<ref>Brief report: the effect of suggestion on unpleasant dreams induced by ketamine administration (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21346162</ref> and [[nitrous oxide]]<ref>Enhancement of suggestibility and imaginative ability with nitrous oxide (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19057896</ref> have each been demonstrated to significantly increase suggestibility.</onlyinclude>

===Psychoactive substances===

Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:

{{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Suggestibility enhancement]]|format=ul|Columns=1}}

===Experience reports===

Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:

{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Suggestibility enhancement]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}

===See also===

*[[Responsible use]]

*[[Subjective effects index]]

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*[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]

*[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]

[~~[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Enhancement]] [[Category~~:~~Effect]~~]

===External links===

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suggestibility Suggestibility (Wikipedia)]

===References===

[[Category:Cognitive]]

[[Category:Intensification]]

[[Category:Effect]]

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-<onlyinclude>'''Suggestibility enhancement''' can be described as an increase in one's quality of being inclined to accept and act on the suggestions of others. This component commonly occurs under the influence of [[hallucinogens]], particularly for those who are inexperienced or currently undergoing [[delusion]]s and [[memory suppression]]. A typical example of suggestibility enhancement would be a [[trip sitter]] making a person believe something false without question simply by telling it to them as true, even if the statement would usually be easily recognizable as impossible or absurd. If this is successfully accomplished, it can potentially result in the experience of relevant accompanying [[external hallucinations|hallucinations]] and [[delusions]] which further solidify the belief which has been suggested to them.
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+'''Suggestibility intensification''' is defined as an increased tendency to accept and act on the ideas or attitudes of others.<ref name="SjobergHollister1965">{{cite journal|last1=Sjoberg|first1=B. M.|last2=Hollister|first2=L. E.|title=The effects of psychotomimetic drugs on primary suggestibility|journal=Psychopharmacologia|volume=8|issue=4|year=1965|pages=251–262|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/BF00407857}}</ref> A common example of suggestibility enhancement in action would be a [[trip sitter]] deliberately making a person believe a false statement without question simply by telling it to them as true, even if the statement would usually be easily recognizable as impossible or absurd. If this is successfully accomplished, it can potentially result in the experience of relevant accompanying [[external hallucinations|hallucinations]] and [[delusions]] which further solidify the belief which has been suggested to them.
+Suggestibility intensification most commonly occurs under the influence of [[dosage#heavy|heavy]] [[dosage|dosages]] of [[hallucinogen|hallucinogenic]] compounds, such as [[psychedelics]], [[dissociatives]], [[deliriants]], and [[cannabinoids]]. This holds particularly true for users who are inexperienced or currently undergoing [[delusion|delusions]] and [[memory suppression]]. It's worth noting that this effect has been studied extensively by the scientific literature and has a relatively large body of data confirming its presence across multiple hallucinogens. These include [[LSD]],<ref name="Carhart-HarrisKaelen2014">{{cite journal|last1=Carhart-Harris|first1=R. L.|last2=Kaelen|first2=M.|last3=Whalley|first3=M. G.|last4=Bolstridge|first4=M.|last5=Feilding|first5=A.|last6=Nutt|first6=D. J.|title=LSD enhances suggestibility in healthy volunteers|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=232|issue=4|year=2014|pages=785–794|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-014-3714-z}}</ref> [[mescaline]],<ref name="SjobergHollister1965" /> [[psilocybin]],<ref name="SjobergHollister1965" /> [[cannabis]],<ref name="KellyFisher1978">{{cite journal|last1=Kelly|first1=Sean F.|last2=Fisher|first2=Seymour|last3=Kelly|first3=Reid J.|title=Effects of cannabis intoxication on primary suggestibility|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=56|issue=2|year=1978|pages=217–219|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/BF00431853}}</ref> [[ketamine]],<ref name="CheongLee2011">{{cite journal|last1=Cheong|first1=Soon Ho|last2=Lee|first2=Kun Moo|last3=Lim|first3=Se Hun|last4=Cho|first4=Kwang Rae|last5=Kim|first5=Myoung Hun|last6=Ko|first6=Myoung Jin|last7=Shim|first7=Joo Cheol|last8=Oh|first8=Min Kyung|last9=Kim|first9=Yong Han|last10=Lee|first10=Sang Eun|title=The Effect of Suggestion on Unpleasant Dreams Induced by Ketamine Administration|journal=Anesthesia & Analgesia|volume=112|issue=5|year=2011|pages=1082–1085|issn=0003-2999|doi=10.1213/ANE.0b013e31820eeb0e}}</ref> and [[nitrous oxide]].<ref name="WhalleyBrooks2008">{{cite journal|last1=Whalley|first1=M. G.|last2=Brooks|first2=G. B.|title=Enhancement of suggestibility and imaginative ability with nitrous oxide|journal=Psychopharmacology|volume=203|issue=4|year=2008|pages=745–752|issn=0033-3158|doi=10.1007/s00213-008-1424-0}}</ref> However, anecdotal reports suggest that it may also occur to a lesser extent under the influence of [[GABAergic]] [[depressant|depressants]] such as [[alcohol]] and [[benzodiazepine|benzodiazepines]].
+</onlyinclude>
-It is worth noting that this component has been studied extensively by the scientific literature and has a relatively large body of data confirming its presence across multiple hallucinogens. For example, [[LSD]]<ref>The effects of psychotomimetic substances on primary suggestibility | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00407857#page-1</ref><ref>LSD enhances suggestibility in healthy volunteers (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25242255</ref>, [[mescaline]]<ref>The effects of psychotomimetic substances on primary suggestibility | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00407857#page-1</ref>, [[cannabis]]<ref>Effects of cannabis intoxication on primary suggestibility | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00431853#page-1</ref>, [[ketamine]]<ref>Brief report: the effect of suggestion on unpleasant dreams induced by ketamine administration (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21346162</ref> and [[nitrous oxide]]<ref>Enhancement of suggestibility and imaginative ability with nitrous oxide (PubMed.gov / NCBI) | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19057896</ref> have each been demonstrated to significantly increase suggestibility.</onlyinclude>
 ===Psychoactive substances===
 Compounds within our [[psychoactive substance index]] which may cause this effect include:
 {{#ask:[[Category:Psychoactive substance]][[Effect::Suggestibility enhancement]]|format=ul|Columns=1}}
+===Experience reports===
+Annectdotal reports which describe this effect with our [[experience index]] include:
+{{#ask:[[Category:Experience]][[Effect::Suggestibility enhancement]]|format=ul|Columns=2}}
 ===See also===
 *[[Responsible use]]
 *[[Subjective effects index]]
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 *[[Dissociatives#Subjective_effects|Dissociatives - Subjective effects]]
 *[[Deliriants#Subjective_effects|Deliriants - Subjective effects]]
-[[Category:Cognitive]] [[Category:Enhancement]] [[Category:Effect]]
+===External links===
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suggestibility Suggestibility (Wikipedia)]
 ===References===
-<references/>
+<references />
+[[Category:Cognitive]]
+[[Category:Intensification]]
+[[Category:Effect]]