Did you get stuck to your chair?
Derren Brown: The Events ‘How to Control the Nation’
Post a comment below and let us know if you got stuck to your chair, how long you were stuck for, or if you found it harder than usual to stand up, or if it didn’t work at all and you think it was all a load of rubbish.
really gutted, i wanted to be stuck, but wasn’t. my hands felt really stiff tho ??? My boyfriend didn’t stick either, but what a build up really intense, great fun, thanks xx
I wasn’t stuck during the video, but when I tried to get up during the final ad break I really struggled! Which is weird as the actually video had no effect on me what so ever!
I have a flatscreen TV in my bathroom.. I got stuck on my toilet.
Watched with my 11 year old daughter- much anticipation and excitement waiting for it. Then naturally my sodding idiot husband chose precisely when the film had just started to bother coming home, started wittering on and walking in front of the screen, and maybe that’s why, but it had no effect on either of us- I was a bit cynical, she was very open to it, but absolutely nothing. She was so disappointed she burst into tears- but I reckon she’d have done that if it had worked too! Seemed like a long time before he ‘released’ people, could have been quite scary. Recording repeat which we’ll try after locking husband out of the house tomorrow 🙂
My theory is the name of the show “Control the Nation” was titled literally. You successfully manipulated millions of viewers to do what you told us to – “Stick your hands on your thighs, Feet on the ground ” etc. Really wanted it to work, but it didn’t for me. Ah well, awesome show anyway.
You have to tell us how it was done
Me and hubby both wanted it to work but nothing happened, I felt a bit sick with the lines but that’s all 🙁
I was able to stand up right away, kinda disappointed that it didn’t work but a little relieved I guess that I’m maybe not as suggestible as would be dangerous!
Unfortunately it didn’t work for me but I was soooo hoping something would happen. The only thing that was odd was when the spiral screen was on – as I continued to watch it go round and round three boxes appeared in the centre of the screen side by side, but I could only concentrate on the centre box. My vision went very blurred. I could only see these boxes and nothing else, apart from the screen swirling. Then, when the film finished and the swirling stopped, the boxes took a few seconds to disappear before I could see the show again. Weird……
It did’t work on me either although I’m usually sceptical, was willing for this to take effect. Some insight in to my thought process during the event; I found myself asking too many questions about how this would actually feel. Would it feel like a weight pressing down on the top of my legs? Would it feel like glue sticking my bum to the chair? If it was glue, would the glue simply stick my pants to the chair leaving my person free to move within them, or would the glue be absorbed by my pants sticking both myself to my pants and my pants to the chair? Would my back also be affected also? I thought several times that I needed to quickly make a decision and focus on on the feeling instead of thinking about it. Obviously that didn’t eventuate 🙂
Neither myself, or my hubby were stuck to our seats, but we both suddenly felt really tired – so were off to bed !!
Thanks Derren – it was fun
I just laughed my head off for the whole of the film. I just couldn’t stop even though I felt quite silly laughing at nothing. I laughed so hard I cried and became very hot. I didn’t get stuck though. I stopped laughing as soon as the film was over. Very strange.
Didn´t got stuck, but when you said to imagine the circle around the head I felt a fly passing super fast on my left ear which scared me and kept my concentration off.
I came here to see if I was the only one, so I gess the fly was real!
in addition to me previous comment, i also felt the urge to giggle, but held it in with a grin on my face as i became light headed…wierd
Nah didn’t work for me 🙁 maybe it’s because my tv’s at an angle or something
Lets just say I made a big mistake watching The Ring yesterday!
However, my hands felt really heavy on my lap but then I found I could stand up fine.. But after I stood up I felt a pins and needles type sensation on the backs of my legs. But nice try anyway ;D
Did not work for me, partner laughed tho
Couldnt get up for a couple of minutes – weird!!
It worked for me. I felt so heavy! I couldn’t sit forward and when I managed to do that, I couldn’t move my legs. Took me about 3/4 minutes to get up! It was so frustrating!!
Got stuck felt very heavy… found myself giggling and did feel a bit panicky.
Legs still feel like something is resting against my thighs… have walked around a bit to try and ease it off.
saw the 2 pencil drawings/ images of a man sitting on a chair wraped with a rope…, they were not the same, saw them very clearly… and still during the film could not move my hands though my ear was terribly itching 🙂 loooooved it understood that i am very easy to manipulate, i will fight the feeling next time promise but still unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!
My mother got up after the film, and so did me and my brother, then she said “We’re just not susceptible to it” and then she sat down again, and after a few seconds she started struggling to get up. I was like “Are you taking the piss?” (She was really skeptical)
She really looked like she was genuinely struggling to get up, and she even asked me and my bro to try and help her up, but she was like dead weight, well more as if someone else was pulling her back down. Then she started panicking because she was really struggling to get up, and she started hyperventilating. She saw the “Relax, stay calm” and just panicked even more. Then when the blue screen came up, she leaned forwards, and just stood up.
I was shocked that it worked on her. I wanted it to work on me. 🙁
Great show =]
Didnt work for me but it did for my cat! aha
YES!!!!!! TOTALLY STUCK, RIGHT SIDE OF MY BRAIN FELT SO STRANGE LIKE IT WAS TWITCHING. PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS NORMAL SO I CAN BOOK A CT SCAN TOMORROW (LOL) WELL DONE DERREN………OH AND I WAS STUCK UNTIL YOU STOPPED SPEAKING AT THE END!!! I LIKED IT!! 🙂
OH WELL it didn’t work on me, which means I’m obviously not one of Derren’s ‘bright and talented ones.’
Of course I wanted it to work but I just couldn’t stop that little voice in my head analysing everything he said.
I reckon that phrase ‘bright and talented ones’ was designed as a Barnum statement to apply to anyone. Who doesn’t want to be seen as bright as talented? Mostly it was all about the power of Derren’s suggestion/ clever use of language and I don’t think the white noise had much to do with it. Sorry Derren, this did leave me with an emotional reaction:really angry. I thought you never wanted to resort to ‘tacky stage hypnotism.’ What happened to all those enlighting shows that blew me away and changed the way I think?
I tried to get up but my back had a sharp stabbing pain as though someone had something attached to my back and was pulling me back. The further I tried to get up the more painful it was. It actually really freaked me out and made me cry (shameful!) When I was watching the video I felt my legs keep getting stiff so I had to keep relaxing myself so I assume this was what he meant by ‘fighting it’ totally weird! Thanks Derren I am impressed! (didn’t have a giraffe walk through the living room while I was stuck though…tsk!)
it kinda worked for me… but only for like, 10 seconds… it felt like i became heavier and a little numb.
but however, it worked on my friend amelia who sat beside me…. she was totally STUCK! it was fasinating to watch her struggle to get up. she could move her legs and arms… but she just couldnt get up!
really enjoyed the show… love derren brown, he’s a total legend. by far the best derren brown ive seen.
I didn’t really get stuck, but I would like to try it again, because I don’t think I concentrated hard enough. 🙂 And for anyone who said they will try it when t gets on Youtube, you can’ do it because it is not the right resolution for the subliminal film to be shown and will therefore not work. 😀
Didn’t work for me, because I think I “got” how it was working. I think the success rate via TV must be v low: you need controlled conditions for that to work (like the difference between cinema and DVD, only more so). Obviously perhaps, everything in the rotating figure and music, subliminal images of shackling adn torture, also in Derren’s stern careworn demeanour, the unnatural “locking” position of the arms and hands on thighs, the “halo” restriction, the expectation of something gripping about to happen, etc etc was all designed to tense up the muscles of the legs as much as possible. Good show though, I thought!
I got stuck.
Was very weird, but very cool at the same time.
Cheers Derren!
I was there, and I went to reach for the telephone, and for the first 10 seconds I couldn’t move my hands, and then they started to shake and my heart started to race. Then I could move them, but I just couldn’t put any weight down to lift myself up.
It was strange, I could hear myself in my head telling me to move, to get up, and I just couldn’t.
Thank you for another great show 🙂
The work you put into these things is extraordinary.
stuck to my chair for a minute but then managed to heave myself up to grab the remote when pepp show came on. I didn’t feel like having my eyes burnt from their sockets! It was a really strange feeling, quite helpless. My family (that it din’t work on) just laughed and poked me . . . they love me so much 😀
Derren your my hero, and if it weren’t for that adorable beard of yours I might just be scared of you!
It worked! Not on my Mum, but it worked on me. At first i thought “no, i’m fine i’ve just got it in my head that i’m stuck..” but i actually could not get up! My legs felt really heavy and it actually hurt my arms to try and push myself up.
I honestly half expected this to work, and was a bit nervous about it. I did it with 3 of my sisters in our living room, me and one of my sister got stuck but the other two didn’t. Think this had something to do with where they were sitting as they were sitting at an angle. Me and my sister were stuck from our lower spine area down to our feet, we couldn’t move no matter how hard we tried. It was weird, could feel my arms and legs there but just couldn’t seem to move them. One of my sister then came and lifted up my arm and pulled me off the seat and I came off with no resistance! So weird!
I was able to get up quite easily. However my sofa is stuck to the ceiling.
This trick is a combination of suggestibility and physicality. If you want to try something similar, get someone to interlock their fingers and stretch their arms out in front of them (knuckles towards their face, elbows locked). Talk to them for a minute; tell them to imagine you are pouring glue over their fingers, that the glue is now setting, and now it’s hardened.
After a bit, some people won’t be able to separate their fingers, if they keep their arms locked . A combination of the physical effect of holding your arms and fingers in the position for so long is similar to sitting back on a sofa with your hands on your thighs. It just makes it a bit harder to change position.
The rest is just suggestion
Her arms have gone again!!!!!!
Didn’t work for me or my husband but thoroughly enjoyed the show. would love to know if I would have chosen the giraffe!!!
Me, my partner and my daughter got stuck for about 5 mins. So glad to be able to take part. I really didn’t think it would work. I tried to get up but I just couldn’t – amazing, Thanks Derren 😀 xx
I am a little confused, was not sure of you. Thought it was all done by tv tricks, but tonight yes I was stuck for a bout 2-3 min, but stuck to my chair and unable to get up. sorry I did not believe in you.
How do I learn more?
So freaky… really worked on me. But its wierd, I felt really wierd as soon as the break started, afte rthe video i felt light and feathery and stood up… then during the “Remain calm” section i became glued completely, especcially my arms… FREAKY
Got a little bit stuck, but was able to move quite soon again afterwards-before the phone calls were taken. Mainly made me feel a bit sick and then I started giggling, movement a bit difficut but acheivable with effort.
i honestly got stuck on my sofa my girlfriend and kids was there two but they stood up fine i could move my legs and hands but just couldnt get up no matter how hard i tried…..just gutted none ov my pals will ever belive me ha ha
i felt like pins and needles kinda sensation in my back and my upper legs/thighs just felt like weighted to the seat, i could lean forward but no more
it was amazingly strange 😀
didnt get stuck but felt really relaxed and a bit dzzy (nothing new there !!!!)
I didn’t get stuck but my friend did. Very odd.
He said it was like he wanted to move his limbs but couldn’t at all for a few minutes.
My heart was proper thumping though during the programme.
Will try it again later though.
But apart from not getting stuck, was a very good show. 🙂
no 🙁 I blame it on our lack of a sofa – had to sit on the floor. My boyfriend (who sat on our only armchair – do we sound poor or what? Somebody help us!) started to feel heavy and then fought it, the idiot. hmpf.
My heart was pounding, and a bit of a twitch in the legs but I was not stuck.
Who did it work on? You know, the whole not-able-to-move-from-the-chair act? Because, as great as Derren Brown is, my brother and dad weren’t effected, (though I felt a little off-balance, I got up A-Okay), and apparently my dad can’t be hypnotised, like, ever 🙂
No, but seriously, I absolutely LOVE Derren, watch you religiously, but I taped the show on VHS, and I noticed that there was a flash before and after the 1-minute hpnotising moment. I went back, and looked on pause-step, and there is a cartoon of a man being tied to a chair before and after 🙂
It’s actaully really quite clever, but sorry Derren, I’ve found your secret x x x
I didnt get stuck but my arms did feel strange, kind of weak or not if you get me, also my head started to get really itchy when the video started proberly just the nits lol
Didn’t work for me, and I was hoping it would.