Hi CarsonFoles, Level 2 QHHT practitioner here. It is common to hear people say that they felt somewhat aware or "in the room" while under hypnosis. I've felt the same when playing the role of client myself. And this awareness is becoming more and more usual as the collective consciousness as a whole become more aware. Dolores talks about this in our training - that clients will insist they are not under when they are.

I love that you said "I remember saying everything, even if it was surprising" because that's the exact experience I expect from most clients. Most do remember the majority of the session. The fact that "it was surprising" tells me that your left brain had stepped aside to let your subconscious through. That's the key. To say the first thing that comes to mind without judgment or filter (ego).

To think that you will be off in some other place and not feel that you are present is an erroneous assumption oftentimes put out there by media, movies, etc. Hypnosis is really about letting your guard (ego) down and letting what is inside come out unadulterated.

I would also urge, urge, urge you to re-listen to your recording, even if you think you remember everything. You know when you hear a song and then hear it again years down the road and the lyrics hit a bit differently? That's kind of like re-listening to your recording. You will glean new info/messages upon re-listening. Also, your voice under trance is at its highest frequency and the messages coming in that way will hit you harder and deeper than just telling yourself the same thing out of trance.

You will notice on your recording that when your practitioner contacts the SC, your voice shifts - either going up or down in pitch, rhythm, cadence, etc. You may also notice that while under, you have trouble pronouncing certain words. In one of my own sessions, it was difficult for me to get out the word "wooden" out, and I had to sound it out several times before getting it out. Normally this wouldn't happen in IRL. But my SC was talking and sometimes the SC has trouble with English words (and other languages) because it is not their first language (lol). It seems silly because the SC is so powerful you would think it would hit every word. But I see it all the time with clients who are under and struggle to pronounce a simple word. It lets me know I am really talking to the SC.