I hypnotised myself to become a headline act

A hypnotist born with the most severe form of albinism has gone from the depths of despair for his disability to lead his own show.

Fraser Penman, 30, was born with oculocutaneous albinism.

Congenital disorder affects only one in 20,000 people and means that it lacks pigment in its skin, hair and eyes, in addition to having a visual disability.

Growing up in East Kilbride, Fraser was intimidated at school “because it was different,” culminating in a violent gang attack when I was a teenager.

He said: “The hate texts began when I was only eight years old. As it grew, it worsened a lot with rocks thrown before a 15 band of 15.

His difficult school days led him to try to cover up his condition.

“I was so tired of fitting society that I wanted to cover up and change my appearance,” he said.

“From the age of 14, I used makeup, false tan and I dyed my hair.

“In my 20 years, I felt that I was living a double life and gave me depression and anxiety. And he asked me questions if I wanted to be here at all.”

Fraser’s inflection point occurred after a heart with his older brother Ross. He encouraged Fraser to be anything in the world he wanted to be.

Fraser, who had become a fan or well -known hypnotist and illusionist Arre Brown, said his only desire was to be a hypnotist.

“I was inspired by the narration and the show of Derr Brown,” said Fraser. “I should have seen a DVD about hypnosis thousands of times. I remember being in a barbershop and we were talking about hypnosis, and I told the barber that I had done this before.

“Then, after my haircut, I hypnotic someone in the store using the same language and the patters used in the DVD and the person simply left unconscious and in trance. Then I began to hypnotize my friends in the pub for fun.

“I had never made a presentation on the live stage and for the first time I didn’t care how I saw me. It was total freedom, the feeling was incredible,” he said.

Fraser wanted nothing more than acting on stage, but I knew I had to solve his own mind first, so he tested hypnosis techniques on his own.

“I used self -hypnosis to give me a suggestion. The simple suggestion I gave myself was’ you are enough,” he said.

“When I woke up the next morning, I hated the false redness and hair. I shaved all my hair and it was the first time I saw my hair so short and white since I was 14 years old.

“I felt liberated and walked through the supermarket in shorts and t -shirt, I didn’t care that people would see me.”

Fraser completed a diploma in clinical hypnotherapy and Duration Covid worked with online customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. After the pandemic, he embarked on a tour of pubs and halls throughout the country to improve his trade.

And he has just announced the leg as a main act at the world’s largest arts festival in Edinburgh.

He has given the tip as one of the rising stars of the fringe after ensuring a 25 -day position in the greedy globe in July and August.

Fraser’s Show is a mixture of hypnosis, mental reading and comedy that offers an idea of ​​the coping mechanism that he initially used with his limited places with his senses, which allows him to perform acrobatics.

He is determined to change the perception of those with albinism and expects his show on stage to act as an inspiration for people with the condition.

“If I had gone through the thesis struggles, I would inspire me bone to make a difference now.

“Many people with albinism are confined in the house with dark glasses, but I am determined to change that perception, I go against the grain.”