▁or ▁to ▁force ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁things ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁interested ▁in , ▁milit ates ▁against ▁tr ance ▁induction ▁and ▁certainly ▁deep ▁tr ance ▁experience . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁patient ▁can ▁be ▁led ▁to ▁accept ▁one ▁suggestion , ▁they ▁will ▁more ▁readily ▁accept ▁others . ▁With ▁resist ant ▁patients , ▁it ▁becomes ▁necessary ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁suggestion ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁accept . ▁Res istance ▁is ▁always ▁important , ▁and ▁should ▁always ▁be ▁respect ed , ▁so ▁if ▁the ▁resistance ▁itself ▁is ▁encourag ed , ▁the ▁patient ▁is ▁made ▁to ▁feel ▁more ▁comfortable , ▁because ▁they ▁know ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁respond ▁however ▁they ▁wish . ▁ ▁Many ▁times , ▁the ▁apparently ▁active ▁resistance ▁encountered ▁in ▁subjects ▁is ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁an ▁un cons cious ▁measure ▁of ▁testing ▁the ▁hyp not ist ' s ▁willing ness ▁to ▁meet ▁them ▁half way ▁instead ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁force ▁them ▁to ▁act ▁entirely ▁in ▁accord ▁with ▁his ▁ideas . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁working ▁with ▁resistance ▁is ▁essentially ▁a ▁hyp not ic ▁one , ▁it ▁goes ▁beyond ▁hyp nos is ▁and ▁tr ance . ▁In ▁a ▁typical ▁example , ▁a ▁girl ▁that ▁bit ▁her ▁n ails ▁was ▁told ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁che ating ▁herself ▁of ▁really ▁enjo ying ▁the ▁n ail ▁bit ing . ▁He ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁to ▁let ▁some ▁of ▁her ▁n ails ▁grow ▁a ▁little ▁longer ▁before ▁bit ing ▁them , ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁really ▁could ▁derive ▁the ▁full est ▁pleasure ▁from ▁the ▁activity . ▁She ▁decided ▁to ▁grow ▁all ▁of ▁her