It really depends on the situation.
If one is participating as a volunteer in a hypnosis comedy show, the person will not take the suggestion if it is out of character for the person. In a clinical setting a client will pop out of the hypnotic state if the hypnotist says something in a way that goes against the values and beliefs of the client.
However, one is in and out of the hypnotic state all day long from the time when one is not quite awake upon waking up to when one is not quite asleep when falling off to sleep. For this reason, these are the best times to do self-hypnosis, also known incorrectly as “meditations” by those who are unwilling to use the actual word for what they are doing with their ‘meditation’ to another’s mind.
That being clarified, do understand that advertisers, preachers, politicians, your computer, and most especially your smartphone are the best hypnotists on the planet and as such people do find themselves doing things that they would not necessarily do if they were not in a heightened emotional state which is the same as being placed in a hypnotic state because they are suggestible in that state. It is how Hitler could use his charismatic speech making ability to cause the Holocaust. It is the method all cults used to engage their people along with abusing them by separating them from their loved ones and forcing them to spend all their time engaged in the activities of the cult; it is how really great marketers can sell you their stuff, etc.
So, it is untrue that one will only do what they desire to do while in the hypnotic state. This is why I will never train a person how to do hypnotism or neuro-linguistic programming without their first healing their personal issues because it is way too easy for those with personalities that need to be noticed, can be abusive to others regardless of the reason, or are just manipulative people again for whatever their reason to abuse this skill set.
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