strange slow motion-like feeling

[galaxy_storm]

hello all, this is my first post here
yesterday, laying in bed before going to sleep, I have been trying to AP for the first time, and when I was relaxed and maybe in a very light trance, a storm came so I couldn't concentrate anymore.
When I woke up later in that night, I had a strange feeling on my body,feeled a bit like a light paralysation with "exhaustion". When I moved my arm, I could see it move quite sluggishly like in a slow-motion, and it also feeled very light. My vision also differed a bit from normal vision, it was a bit "dreamy", my arm looked white-ish with what I would call "motion blur" when I moved it. I somehow knew this is a near-OBE state and when I wanted to have an OBE, I would have it. However this feeling seemed so frightening that I wanted to stay from OBE as far as possible, and I tried to fall asleep. When trying to fall asleep, I think I even had a very short OBE (not sure about that) but it scared me enough that it instantly ended.
Is it normal to experience these weird frightening feelings after trying to AP for the first time? I must say it quite discouraged me from trying to AP again.

[wonderboy]

Welcome to the club.

I wouldn't say that you had the prototypical first projection effects but you're having effects I would consider well within the range of normal if there is such a 'normal' for the paranormal. Part of the fear is probably consistent with your belief structure or your subconscious social conditioning kicking in. Push onward, there is nothing really to fear with your first projections, once you have a full blown one you'll laugh at the opinions you had while caught in those mid/half projected states.

good luck
wonderboy