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The Funny Thing About Mind Control

By: JK Ellis

This is something that I've been pondering a while about how first how easy people are to direct and, at the same time how hard they are to direct.

These are paradoxical extremes so I began to ask what qualities COULD make people impervious to mind control.

Despite the fact I love to throw the word “sheeple” around to illustrate the rampant herd mentality that many of are a part of, we are not sheep. At least not entirely.

We have something that is beyond our mere instinctual responses. Let's NOT call it "free will" as that has too much baggage attached to it.

"Self reflection" is a better word. Self reflection allows us to STOP and examine and reevaluate our instinctual responses.

A sheep has a limited ability to self reflect but it has a long heritage of instinctual herd responses. These responses have worked quite well. So well, in fact that sheep haven't progressed much beyond that.

Self reflection however is a fairly new ability for us humans and being new it creates a bit of a trap for us. On one extreme we can easily ignore it and rely on our instincts becoming the sheeple I speak about. For these people mind control, persuasion and influence is easy to use on them.

On the other extreme we can self reflect too much and be paralyzed in self analysis. This too makes people easy to influence, all one needs to do is give more and more information about that person until they create a loop of self reflection and "lock up" or become paranoid.

So let's get back to what would make someone most difficult to influence.

The answer is some happy medium between instinct and "analysis paralysis".

Here's what comes to mind:

1) A deep connection to their own personal values.

Truth be told most people will tell you what they value in life and then forget all about it completely as they go back to instinctual responses. They love their slim figure and health but will go on a weekend cruise of eating, drinking, slothfulness and debauchery (what fun!).

This is prevented only to the degree that a person regularly examines their own value system.

The word "regularly" should be emphasized because instincts are very VERY strong and can easily override values given the right pressure at the right place and time. Real mind control is really about uncovering and applying this pressure under the right conditions.

2) Well established boundaries of behavior and responses.

Boundaries is an interesting and complex topic. There is a gradient of boundaries. Some people have no boundaries at all and other people don't have boundaries, they have walls.

The difference between a wall and a boundary is an issue of permeability and flexibility. A boundary can be extended and permeated, i.e. given a reasonable exception. A wall is unmoving and does not allow exceptions.

Those with no boundaries will do whatever they are told for whatever reason. While this may seem ideal for someone who is looking for a mind control subject I encourage you to research the topic of "Borderline Personality Disorder" to find out just how much hell a person with no boundaries can create for you.

If someone has a too rigid boundary, a wall, they can be forced into reaction, i.e. controlled, by asking then to do or witness something that breaks their rigid set of rules. The response is a recoil effect, an instinctual response.

Boundaries and walls can also be external and internal. External boundaries are determined by what types of behaviors they will respond to from the outside world. For example, some gold digging females will only associate with men of a certain status and income.

An internal boundary relates to a standard of behaviour the expect of themselves. "I will not strike a woman." is an example. If this were a Wall they would be in a difficult situation when attacked by a bat wielding meth head prostitute.

Even after giving this a lot of thought I don't think a person can be completely impervious to mind control and persuasion. If you frame what you want them to do as though it would appeal to their clear set values they will very likely go for it.

In conclusion, there are some things we can do to be less susceptible to mind control but it's work. And in general people, like sheep are lazy. We still have a strong list of instinctual behaviors that will not easily be overcome. The need for a sense of hope when things seem hopeless, the need for a feeling of being in control are some examples.

JK Ellis is a writer and researcher on the topics of mind control and self improvement.
His books include "Perfected Mind Control"

and "Mind Control 101"