well lets see where should i start?

About 5 years ago i started studying self hypnosis in order to have lucid dreams. i learned it entirely from websites with no formal training. this was a minor failure as the hypnotic state i would obtain created a sort of super day dream.

My mind would split and i would be a sort of storyteller as well as observer. 3 times in the last 5 years i would get into strong states of joy when in a deep state of hypnosis but those were quite rare.

The interesting side effects to my ventures in self hypnosis were, dreams feeling more realistic. i.e. foods tasted, sound and a lot of flight or fight types of dreams, and 3 moments of SP with the typical character sitting on your chest/choking you. as well as 3 moments of LD.

recently i've used binaural beats in conjunction with light self hypnosis, and this has improved my ability to enter that very strong state of hypnosis dramatically. since then i've had one FA which ended with SP (thankfully with no hypnagogic imagery this time) and a moment when i forced myself up from a nightmare. which also resulted in a very brief SP.

I have only just begun to attempt the techniques mentioned here and i am in fact still exploring the site. I just started a dream journal with mixed results. when i do wake up i don't immediately remember the dream sometimes and i wonder how much i should put down in the first place.

anyways, glad to join the site and hope to make friends with the lot of you.