Can a person pretend to be hypnotized? Certainly a person can pretend to be hypnotized. In Hypnotherapy or Motivational Hypnosis, or Consulting Hypnotism it does not make sense for a person to pretend to be hypnotized, but it can happen in Stage Hypnosis. In Stage Hypnosis, the hypnotist tests the audience to determine who could choose to volunteer. These tests aim to det...