Welcome back!

Dream journaling is definitely the right way to start out - pursuing DILD is also good for coming back into things. I suggest you take part in the DV Academy's DILD class: DILD - plenty of people will help you out along the way.

WILD can be scary, but there really isn't anything to be afraid of - nothing can hurt you. It's all just a foreign feeling - you do get used to it.

Hope this helps!