as someone that's trying to get back into hypnodomming for its friends after some time of not doing it (long story) do you have any tips or anything for someone trying to get back into the groove of things
Absolutely!! I actually have some experience with the topic because back in 2020/21 I stopped switching. It started with shutting down my subbing for people and listening to files and then, eventually I stopped playing entirely besides the odd session with my wife (my doll).
There were many reasons for this, some of them include pretty common life things like:
My health got really bad (I have thyroid issues)
Pandemi made me nervous so munches were out for me
I was being put through a situation online that made me hard to be around and a risk to people I was around
My wife and I got married and we are monogamous making play situations back then a little harder
Being a content creator in this space sometimes I find it hard to make genuine connections with people who aren't trying to play with me to gain clout or to tell everyone and make it weird
Now things changed nearly a year ago. I had a serious chat with my wife about how I was thinking about going back into the switch pool and finding play partners to explore with and while there are still good and bad days, I appreciate that we take it a day at a time and honestly it's lead to some seriously cool things. (I am DYINGGGG to talk about it more but I'm being very cool about it all, if you know you know and if you see tags no you didn't.)
So, my advice? How do you get back on the horse after you've been thrown off?
The biggest tip is go at your own pace. If it's been a while since you last led a scene with someone there might be some rust that needs to be shaken off. Don't be too harsh on yourself if you do lose stamina for it quicker than you used to. Start small and build up to things you want to do. I always start with a little teasing, a little poking, a few drops and then as you get to know the brains you're playing with you'll know what to do more and more. Those instincts for it will come back.
Take time to relearn skills you had. My favourite part of getting back into hypnosis is reading books I never got around to before, listening to a ton of files I would have never explored and looking at kinks I have that I never would have mentioned to people before. So, use this as a time to re-equip yourself and gain new confidence in what you do.
Find good friends to do it with. The best sessions are with a person I play with who we just have what I call "mad hypnokink chemistry" it just works. If you don't have a level of rapport with someone and trust I personally find the scenes aren't always as good. So trust your gut, the vibes and find people you enjoy spending that kind of time with.
Don't beat yourself up, and make sure you get looked after too. Seriously we do not discuss enough the topic dominant aftercare. Dom/mes need it too and make sure you set aside time after scenes to unwind, regroup and not allow yourself to burn out. Dominant burn out is REAL, I've had it. I used to feel like a trance dispenser with my job and my play all being a dominant lean, if you can do that amazing if you can't that's okay. Take small breaks.
I hope this helpled and yeah have fun with getting back in!