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Dreams evolved to help humans and animals deal with threatening tasks so they are somewhat prepared when and if the real threat comes to be.  Ive had many lucid dreams of being in NYC as buildings start to fall (I dont know why they fall) but as the first one falls it starts some what of a domino effect that takes out many blocks.  I try to hide behind a large brick building from the coming debris but the brick building stands no chance.....and I wake.  I think these type of things are what our brains think are threats.  We see all these incidents on the tv every day now... tornadoes, storms, 9-11, yada yada...

Since we're not primal beasts dreaming of being eaten by lions, these are our modern day threats. 

Just my opinion.

In my experience astral projection is just a different type of lucid dream.  False awakenings etc, you are lucid you find yourself in your bedroom, so of course you look back and expect to find yourself sleeping... But things are never the same. What is different is you are in more of a "locked in" phase of lucid dreaming in my opinion where its not as easy to wake up.  I usually attain this type of dream when napping after work.  I hardly ever experience it in a nightly sleep.

Hey all, a long time ago I found this forum through a thing called Stumbleupon.com, anyway I just browsed the forum I didnt partake in any discussion and I became interested in OBE and Astral Projections.  I read peoples techniques and some experiences....  anyway, I was always a lucid dreamer so controlling my dreams, analyzing them etc was something I was already good at. 

Of course after hearing about the OBE, I decide to give it a go, and the right situation arises.   I many times have dreamt about being locked in my bed, laying in my bed, not being able to push myself up, basically trapped in a dream like state with no movement, which you can imagine is very frustrating.  Its not frightening, because I know Im dreaming.  Anyway in this state I decide to practice a method I heard on this forum, about kind of rolling out of your body and off the bed.  I experience the immense "vibrations" talked about when actually doing this, it was very intense from what I remember. 

Anyway my question is this, how am I supposed to believe that was an OBE, when it infact could have been a dream that took on its own life by me actually reading stuff on this forum?  Any advice, comments?