One year ago, this Valentine’s day, I discovered Shibby’s files, and my life has improved vastly as a result. I thought I’d share a bit of my experience. I hope it’s of interest to others.

A year ago, you could have described me as pretty vanilla: confirmedly hetero, inclined to monogamy, and predictable in my habits. You could say I was sex positive: masturbate frequently, have plenty of fantasies, and don’t feel any guilt about it. My primary life partner is poly, but we’ve worked out that details of that in a way that works for us, so I guess not 100% vanilla. But having a kink wasn’t something I ever envisioned.

And then one night, I happened to go looking at hypnosis videos. I can’t even remember what started me down the rabbit hole.

Of course I found tons of stuff right away: hypnotic spirals with soothing or naughty voiceovers, videos of hot ladies falling in trance, and hypnodoms promising to make me obey, serve, and worship. It was all good fun. I kind of laughed at the videos that claimed to plant suggestions, or tried to slip sneaky little instructions in . It was sexy, for sure, but at the same time it all seemed so transparent. By the time I got tired of it, it was already late at night.

And then, I found Shibby’s video HFO Seduction. It was instantly clear that this was something different. The words seemed to instantly grab my attention. I felt like I forgot where I was. Something about her voice and the way she spoke *compelled* me to take it seriously. I am so glad that I did then what I did next.

I stopped the video. I got my good headphones—the noise-cancelling ones I use at work. I prepared for bed, darkened the room, and got ready to listen to Shibby properly. I didn’t look to see how long the video was or read anything about the artist. I wanted to be surprised.

I distinctly remember that there was a moment in the video when I realized that I was in over my head. Led down through a series of vivid descriptions of sound, motion, and sight, I realized I was deeper than I’d ever been. I didn’t even know there was a deeper, but here I was. It was so pleasant and sensual. I remember thinking something like “I didn’t think could be this nice. I will be so sorry when it ends.”

And that was when the file pulled me even deeper and I realized, probably my last lucid thought for the next hour, that what I thought was the whole audio was only the introduction. I have never looked back.

So that’s the story of the first of many Shibby experiences. Today I am studying hypnosis and sharing it with my partner. I’ve discovered there is a whole world of kink that I can’t wait to explore. I am chomping at the bit for quarantine to end so I can start going to meetups and conferences. Thank you, Shibby for changing my life!