Hey everyone, I'm back again with another question. I think I might have finally done it, even if it only lasted a mere twenty seconds! However, I'm having a bit of trouble discerning between whether or not I actually did succeed in leaving my body, or if I just experienced an extremely realistic lucid dream. Let me give you the details.
I had an alarm set for 2:30 am, because this time frame seems to work the best for me when I'm trying to AP. I had my headphones plugged into my phone and was listening to a relaxing video, but forgot to remove them and ended up not hearing my alarm go off, despite all the reminders I gave myself to take them out. I woke up at about 4:30, and realized that I had probably missed my chance, but I decided that because I was already up I would try anyways. I was lying on my side (My usual sleeping position) when my mind began to wander, and I found myself in a dream in which I was staring at my reflection in a pool of water. Behind me there was another pool filled with what appeared to be lava. For some reason I felt compelled to stick my head into the water, and crouched down to do so, when I fell in. Suddenly I felt as if I had woken up and my body was floating in water. I very slowly rotated to my left and fell off the side of my bed, thinking that my physical body had hit the floor. Everything was dark, so I decided not to look back at my bed and instead crawled to my bedroom door, and sat for a moment. Then, a split second later I was lying in bed, staring up at my nightstand and feeling extremely confused. Hadn't I just been sitting by my door? It took me about two minutes to figure out what had happened, and I came to the conclusion that I had either finally had an OBE, or experienced a very realistic lucid dream.
Could anyone possibly assist me in solving this mystery? I could probably give you more details if what I have written above isn't enough. Thank you so much in advance, and I am very grateful for how helpful everyone on this site had been!
I had an alarm set for 2:30 am, because this time frame seems to work the best for me when I'm trying to AP. I had my headphones plugged into my phone and was listening to a relaxing video, but forgot to remove them and ended up not hearing my alarm go off, despite all the reminders I gave myself to take them out. I woke up at about 4:30, and realized that I had probably missed my chance, but I decided that because I was already up I would try anyways. I was lying on my side (My usual sleeping position) when my mind began to wander, and I found myself in a dream in which I was staring at my reflection in a pool of water. Behind me there was another pool filled with what appeared to be lava. For some reason I felt compelled to stick my head into the water, and crouched down to do so, when I fell in. Suddenly I felt as if I had woken up and my body was floating in water. I very slowly rotated to my left and fell off the side of my bed, thinking that my physical body had hit the floor. Everything was dark, so I decided not to look back at my bed and instead crawled to my bedroom door, and sat for a moment. Then, a split second later I was lying in bed, staring up at my nightstand and feeling extremely confused. Hadn't I just been sitting by my door? It took me about two minutes to figure out what had happened, and I came to the conclusion that I had either finally had an OBE, or experienced a very realistic lucid dream.
Could anyone possibly assist me in solving this mystery? I could probably give you more details if what I have written above isn't enough. Thank you so much in advance, and I am very grateful for how helpful everyone on this site had been!