Out Of Body Experiences

United States
November 19, 2006 7:48pm CST
Have any of you had an out of body experience? What was it like? I've tried to have some, myself, but I've never succeeded. :( Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do to help myself have an out of body experience? Do you think it's even possible to bring one on yourself?
7 responses
@djshocker (400)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Actually I haven't but heard it was a little dangerous. Might want to be careful
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@not4me (1711)
• United States
4 Dec 06
I think I began to have one twice. I was in my bed (both times - years apart) and as I was drifting in and out of sleep I started to feel paralyzed. I was lying there with my eyes open but I couldn't move the rest of my body. I could think but I was foggy and I was in a complete panic. I wasn't able to yell out. I tried to lift my arm up and I strained but couldn't. I tried the same thing with my legs and I couldn't move them either, but I could look around my room, see outside of my window and look down at my bed sheets. Finally I would snap out of it, terrorized and sit up in bed, wide awake. Then as I fell back asleep it would always happen for a second time and I'd have to go through all of that again. When I woke up for the second time I would just lie there scared of going back to sleep and I would be up for an hour trying to keep myself awake. If I did fall asleep I would jolt myself wide awake out of fear but I always was able to go back to sleep for good. I've had many life-like dreams before but in these two instances I honestly can't tell you if I was 100% asleep or if I was in and out. In fact I haven't had one of those dreams in like 6 years. Oh and I remember trying to sit up and get out of bed - like straining without trying. Strange huh?! And ironically I had a Time Life book about OBEs when I was young and I tried to do them myself with no luck. I don't know why I was so scared - it was uncontrollable fear.
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• United States
4 Dec 06
Wow, that sounds pretty freaky, but I find the whole thing so fascinating. Have you tried to have an OBE lately? Or did you only try when you were younger?
@not4me (1711)
• United States
5 Dec 06
I only tried it when I was about 13 or maybe a little younger. I don't plan on trying it again but if it does happen again I hope I don't get so scared. It was like I couldn't control my emotions though. :)
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@not4me (1711)
• United States
5 Dec 06
Also I was between 19 and 23 when the two instances happened, so I wasn't trying then either.
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@the_vicar (1477)
• United States
5 Dec 06
I have not ever had an out of body experience but have read about them. I think there are logical explainations such as early childhood experiences. For example, coming to the bright light is basically the birth experience as you travel through darkenss to the light. Flying could be from having a parent toss you into the air as a baby. We retain ALL of our life experiences someplace in the recesses of our minds.
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Jan 07
"We retain ALL of our life experiences someplace in the recesses of our minds." I agree (from our previous lifes too)
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@peizli (1000)
• Australia
7 Dec 06
Only once, many many moons ago, and I was under the influence so don't know whether that counts. I was looking down at myself and my boyfriend sleeping in bed. It seemed so real and felt like it went on for ever. Don't think it is something I would like to experience again.
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@Shadetail (103)
4 Dec 06
Ive had no experiances with astral projection, though i have tried multiple times. I think it would be really good if i ever attained it, but i cant relax to the deep-level needed to actually project out of the body. I think its possible though, many people have done it. I personally try the rope method, which hurt my mind and gave me a headache halfway.
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• United States
5 Dec 06
I can't seem to get to the deep-level relaxation, either. I have a hard time lying in the same position for a long time. What's the rope method?
• United States
25 Dec 06
To have an out of body experience you should try to get to the hypnogogic state, or the state between wakefullness and sleep. Try to remain conscious as you enter this state. When you successfully enter this state you will notice that you are actively dreaming. When this happens you can concentrate on the ringing inside your ears. Try to increase the pitch of it to a point where you cannot bear to hear it anymore, at which point, when you feel the time is right, you make a mental effort to move out of phase with your physical body.
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 Jan 07
you are very deep in that-bee careful
• India
27 Dec 06
Lets go Cam to Cam and i will Give you the tips ! together we can feel it.Let me know when you log in