Help - I think I have messed up my nervous system

[thesmokingpants]

I have been attempting astral projection for the last two years. It never lasts that long but I start hearing noises sometimes voices there is intense pressure all over my body and then there is a snap and i feel like I am shooting up at a million miles an hour. I usually can not see anything and then 5 to 10 seconds later I am back in my body. During those hypnogogic states I have also had a woman stick her finger in the base of my spine and I have had the similar crushing pressure sensations. Recently I have had a lot of nervous system problems. (pains in my extremities, tingling, numbness, burning sensations, cold sensations). I psychic friend said that I was forcing myself into other planes and I was not ready. The Doctors don't know what is wrong. Has anyone had any experience with this? What should I do?

[Hagcin]

pains in my extremities, tingling, numbness, burning sensations, cold sensations

All the sensations you have mentioned are also associated with movement of energy. Pain is usually associated with overloading something. If I where you I would stop whatever practices which are giving you negative sensations and see the feelings go away on their own. If this is not that case I would visit a very good acupuncturist or some one else that has a good understanding of energy that can help you rectify any imbalances you have created through the practices you have been trying.

The golden rule when dealing with energy and meditative practices is, don't force it! if you notice your self tensing up mentally or physically trying to achieve something in a altered state of consciousness, its probably  being counter productive or even harmful to you.

Use you intuition to decide if are taking a practice to a place where it is not beneficial for you.  Some times you will get messages in your dreams that you are wasting your time on a certain practice. If you can already project you can just ask your higher self for some answer...you can also an I-ching about the direction your practices are heading in before the lead to situation which is regrettable. But the subconscious or higher self, know much better then the intellect how much too enough. Some times we get so attached to a goal that we don't to hear that maybe it's not right for us to pursuer it.

I wish you the best of luck! and hope you don't have to give up you goal of projection, but if the choice is between projection and health. choose health.