Are some more susceptible to being hypnotized/brainwashed than others? I am among those who can't be hypnotized. I was told it is because I will not give up power over myself to someone else. It exists on a subconscious level I guess because I really thought I wanted to be hypnotized just to see what it feels like. But it didn't work. I just don't have the right stuff to be hypnotized. I wonder if that would also apply to brainwashing?