Hey there :hugs: ... you know regression IS a weird thing. Well at least it's a weird feeling to have to describe, mostly because it doesn't feel weird when it's happening..... now all that sounds weird, right... hahaha. Ok, so what I'm actually saying is that for me it feels like a completely natural and normal state at the time, definitely not like I'm a grown up acting like a baby...(tbh that really seems kinda bizarre and creepy to me)... go figure, right. The fact is, that regression is a total mind shift and it's all about feelings...a complete interdependance between feelings/sensations and my head space...the key here is to be able suspend disbelief, because the physical reality can never match up to the perception. When I am regressed I am not 'playing baby' I am 'baby'
So now here's the really weird bit... I am able to accommodate both my adult and infant personas at the same time, each completely separate from each other like two individuals (which is common for regressors)...the thing is it is always me...I never assume an alternate identity, as though I'm someone else when I regress, it's perfectly natural and me.
Well, it's not some strange phenomenon that takes over my psyche, like some weird trance or something, it's a conscious state that I choose to enter (that is so awesome to be able to venture beyond the looking glass, so to speak) I will say though, that even though the desire has always been there, I have had to create the appropriate mindset, and environmental factors certainly help that. So having access to baby stuff, is both a powerful trigger, and also a very helpful tool to achieving the right conditions for regression.
With your Li'l' bro, I'd definitely recommend a few props as potential triggers. I really couldn't guarantee that these will effect actual regression, cause I think that must be something which is innately there to begin with, but if it is, then creating the right atmosphere can only help.
Beyond that, be gentle, be loving, and help to lul him into the desired mindset. Even though I now have an accepting partner, she's not quite up to 'taking me there' yet...and only just learning to get comfortable with 'me' when I am there...I think it's a big thing for her to get her head around, but she is beginning to recognise that I am legitimately different when regressed.
Because yours is a long distance relationship, it's a bit hard for me to understand how I might be regressed and interacting over social media at the same time, but I guess it could be learnt. I have had successful RP in a daddy/baby relationship, but that was all text based, I never actually physically entered that role...still it was nice.
It's awesome that you have this friendship, and I wish you heaps of luck. oh and yes...he must get into the role hahaha tell him to get into that nappy ASAP...nothing ventured, nothing gained, encourage him to try anything he's curious about, so long as it's safe of course. this is the only way he'll discover his likes and dislikes.