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Hypnotherapy Analysis

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Peter Gibbons is what one would call a company drone. He worked as hard as he could for a company that he hated. Peter went to see a therapist, but the therapist suddenly dies after putting Peter under hypnosis. Peter leaves calm and relaxed along with the idea that he is not going to put any effort into his job. There are days he doesn’t show up and when he does show up he plays games all day. The hypnotherapy changes Peter’s personality and makes him very laid back and blunt. Two consultants come in to the office looking to dramatically downsize, but when they meet Peter they are very impressed with his honest opinions of the company. They offer to put him on the management fast track; Peter was all for this idea until he found out about …show more content…

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