Never projected before, started trying a few years ago and its been a really long time since i've tried, sorry if its a bit wordy.
The past week or so i've been remembering my dreams which is unusual for me. One night ago i was dreaming about being at a theme park with a friend and we were on our way to meet a few other friends and i noticed a wasp on my pant leg and i brushed it off, a moment later there was one on my shoulders and then all of a sudden they were all over my body stinging me, it felt so real that i was thinking i felt the pain of being stung.
That's when i realized i was dreaming, i was afraid of the dream, then i felt like my mind split and part of me was watching the dream and i was coming in and out of focus on it seeing all kinds of swirly colors and i felt terrified so i decided i needed to wake up. I was telling myself to scream over and over thinking it would wake me up then next thing i know i was looking down at myself sleeping, while the dream was still going on another part of me could see it happening still and i didnt grasp what was happening, and i was trying to scream but there was no sound, next thing i knew all i could see was swirling colors then black then i woke up in cold sweat. It didnt even dawn on me that what might have been happening but after thinking about for awhile i was thinking maybe i was out of my body? Thoughts on this?
I think your dream became a lucid dream and then a brief projection. The fear obviously woke you up and ended the experience. Fear is your biggest enemy when you're learning to project (it was mine), but you can work through it, and once you've realised you're invincible in the astral, you'll project for much longer.
Cheers.