Dealing with fear

[desmodromic]

Hi everybody! My name is Ben and I'm 18.
For the last couple years, I've been having a lot of unwanted OBE's while sleeping, probably at least once a week. I've heard many ppl call it sleep paralysis. Most of the time I'll barely hear myself yelling/screaming and I'll be struggling to breathe and move then wake up out of fear from these episodes. Sometimes they will be activated by a dream, like today when I woke up from a nap. It's very frightening for me. I've never actually been able to control my "astral body" completely.

If I try and do astral projection on my own and experience it completely, would that help reduce the fear the next time I have one of these experiences while sleeping? I've read articles and stuff on how to do it, but I guess I'm too afraid to even do it on my own.

Last year my mom got all paranoid on me because I was seriously depressed and she had me meet with a Christian pastor who talked to me about demons and stuff....... My dad believes our house is, or was haunted and he had a medium come over (which I only later learned from the pastor I was meeting with).
All this stuff really scared me. I'm kinda afraid that if I get into an astral projection, a demon or something might try to enter my body..... lol I dunno

I just want to learn to deal with the fear of astral projection since I have all these episodes while sleeping.


It's long, I know... lol I'll shutup

[Cleric P]

There seems to be general agreement on this subject that the dimensions or realms just beyond the physical are highly thought-responsive. This basically means that strong feelings or beliefs can manifest in front of you, seemingly very real. Fear of course will loom large as you are entering a state of being very unfamiliar to your normal day-to-day life, it's a natural reaction and hard to control. But you can and must control your fear if you want to progress. Any voices or ghoulish imagery are almost certainly a type of subconscious projection of your own making, same as the feeling of dread or of not being able to move or breathe, these are all normal. Learning to relax through this stage is key to making the most of this potentially beautiful and life-enhancing experience. Astral projection is a hard-won skill, it's not easy and it is also not for the faint-hearted, as you are finding out Just try to convince yourself that you can come to no harm and that everything is quite normal and going according to plan. Maybe learn to fix some counter-imagery in your mind such as white light around you or a friendly angel, anything to distract you from fear will do. Your are actually very fortunate to get to this stage, many people try hard for a long time to get where you're at now. Stick with it and soon you'll bypass the fear stage and go straight to the more interesting areas ...

[bondgirl3007]

Hi Ben,

For  a long time I had sleep paralysis, and was freaked out too. I really had no idea what was going on. It wasn't until later that I learned that sleep paralysis is the early stage of a possible OBE experience.

One day after taking a nap, I had that feeling of sleep paralysis and vibrations coming over me. I decided to just go with it this time, just to see what would happen. I was so glad I did!!! Once I was out, I just floated around the room for a few minutes. This took all the fear away.

Now, I welcome the sleep paralysis and vibrations because it is an opportunity to have an OBE. I do it as often as possible now.

Like you, I also had fear of meeting a demon, or something weird. I was also concerned about something entering my body while I was out. Demons do exist in the lower levels. The best way to deal with this, is have an intent before you leave your body. Only think about positive things. You attract what you think about. Also, pray and ask God to protect your soul and spirit. Nothing can harm you if you pray. Just remember- even if you do run into something bad and you feel scared, at any time you can return to your body. Just think about your body, try and move a toe or finger, and INSTANTLY you will be back.

You will probably just be in your room, in close proximity to your body the first time you project anyways, so no need to worry because the things like that do not exist on this plane. The frequency is too close to the physical.

Now the concern you have about something entering your body. Nothing can do that, unless you give them the permission to.

The biggest advice I can give, is just try it! It is such a rush, and euphoric feeling when you return. It will rock your world, and make you realize that you can exist without your body. It will allow you to KNOW rather than to BELIEVE.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any questions about what I said.

-Lindsay

[desmodromic]

Wow, thanks for the replies guys!

I just had yet another sleep paralysis episode while sleeping last night... It seems to happen so easily, yet it comes without warning.

I will definitely try to "go with it" the next time this happens.

Thanks again

[nickspry]

The fear reaction is very normal.  The knowledge that it is normal and experienced by most people is usually enough to overcome it. You will often hear bizarre noises, even screams and voices but don't be afraid of them. They can't harm you. Muster your courage and shout back at them if it helps - they are part of the transitory stage. You will soon be past them and into lucidity/obe.

[Starvingpercussionist]

You might start hearing stuff too, like voices or other strage sounds, but don't freak out. This state of consciousness is the preliminary stage of an astral projection, and hearing stuff is normal. Just keep your thoughts focused on mentally lifting your body up and as far away from your body as possible and before you know it you'll be astrally projecting. Don't let fear overtake you, there's nothing to be afraid of.