You seem troubled, Naz.

"Yeah, well, these are troubling times."

Indeed. But is there something specific bothering you? You look both tense and stressed.

"Disrespect, denigration, and disingenuity to start with. But the list goes on."

Yes, of course it does. I understand. Let me help.

"How?"

Not with the problems. Not now, at least. Let me help you. Help you unwind and decompress.

"That's a tall order. And I don't think you can fill it."

Give me a chance. I'm good at this.

"Sure. Whatever."

Take your shoes off. Your socks, too. Now put your feet up. Get comfortable. How is that?

"Fine."

Now, take control of your breathing. Consciously breathe in. Hold it. Breathe out. In. Hold it. Out. Yes, just like that. Focus on your breathing. Think about it. Don't let it fall out of rhythm. Good. Very good.

"Look, no offense, but I know how to control my breathing. I don't need your help with that."

Of course you don't. That's just the first part. For the next part, may I work on your feet?

"Yeah, I guess so. But be careful. I'm ticklish."

This won't tickle. I know what I'm doing. It will relax you. Soothe you. There, how does that feel?

"It's okay. You're right, it doesn't tickle. It feels good. Mm. Actually, it's nice. Mmm. Really nice. Ooh. Oohhh."

It's relaxing, isn't it?

"Yes."

So relaxing. You feel so relaxed. Completely relaxed.

"...Completely relaxed."

All that tension is slipping away.

"...Slipping away."

All that stress is evaporating.

"...Evaporating."

All that is left is calm. Calm, relaxation, and happiness.

"...Calm...relaxation...and happiness."

You feel utterly calm, relaxed, and happy.

"...Utterly calm...relaxed...and happy."

It would feel so good now to just drift off to sleep.

"...Drift off to sleep."

That is what you want to do. Drift off to sleep. Sleep. Sleep.

"...Sleep...s-sleep...zzzzzz."

Can you hear me, Naz?

"...Yes."

You are in a trance. You are hypnotized.

"...In a trance...hypnotized."

You will do whatever I tell you. You will obey me without question.

"...Do whatever you tell me...obey you without question."

You are still calm, relaxed, and happy.

"...Still calm...relaxed...and happy."

You feel good.

"...Feel good."

So very, very good.

"...So very, very good."

This is how you will always feel when you obey me.

"...Always feel when I obey you."

You want very much to be my slave. That way, you must obey me, and then you will feel so very, very good.

"...Want very much to be your slave...must obey you...then I will feel so very, very good."

I have given you what you want. You are my slave.

"...Given me what I want...I am your slave."

My mindless, barefoot slave.

"...Your mindless, barefoot slave."

You love being my slave. It feels good and makes you happy.

"...Love being your slave...feels good...and makes me happy."

I can't keep you hypnotized forever. But that's okay. Because even when you're awake, any 

time you don't feel good, any time you are tense or stressed, all you need to do is let me know.

"...Don't feel good...tense or stressed...let you know."

I will tell you to be barefoot, to drift off to sleep, and to obey me. When you do those things, you will feel so very, very good.

"...Be barefoot...drift off to sleep...and obey you...and I will feel so very, very good."

I can't take care of the world's troubles, my dear. But I can always help you.

"...Always help me."

In a little while, you will wake up feeling relaxed, refreshed, and no longer troubled.

"...Wake up feeling relaxed...refreshed...and no longer troubled."

That's right. But for now, you remain my slave.

"...Remain your slave."

And it's time for my slave to make me happy and help me feel so very, very good.

"...Time to make you happy...and help you feel so very, very good...."