My name is Ian. I'm 24 years old, and I've been lurking here on and off for over a year now. I grew up and still live in Massachusetts.
I've been trying to recreate a small handful of experiences I had when I was 14-15 years young. First, I've had what I believe to be an unconscious OBE. My vision is blurred and bright, and I was approaching the top of my stairs. When I got to the top of the stairs, I quickly realized I was out of body. The excitement of this revelation snapped me back in body, waking up in a cold sweat.
Second, I had at least three unconscious "trance states" at this age too. What I mean by "trance" is this: I was in bed experiencing sleep paralysis, but otherwise I was completely awake. While I was in this sleep paralysis, I felt the immensely powerful sensation of "energy" at my feet, slowly traveling up my body. At the time, I thought I was either being "scanned" or I was about to be abducted by aliens. So needless to say, I was scared and focused all of my thought to fighting off these sensations.
It wasn't until last year, when I found myself reading into lucid dreams and OBEs, that I understood that I may have missed out by being afraid of these sensations.
I went so far as to get the first disc of The Gateway Experience offered by The Monroe Institute. I hit a plateau at about, what I would personally call Focus 3. The sensations were familiar, but far weaker than I remember the spontaneous trance, which I would call, in hindsight, Focus 10.
I've had only a couple of dreams where I became lucid, but they were shortlived. The first time, the dream "flooded" with water and caused me to wake up. The second time, I was lucid and trying to will myself out of body by intending to fly (only thing I could think of). But I was grabbed by a mob of shadow people. They pulled me down as I was trying to float. When I was sent to the ground, I woke up. Those are the only two I remember, and I have a lot of trouble remembering my dreams thereafter.
This has become very important to me. If these experiences were glimpses into a part of myself that's been neglected, I figure it could help me cope with my problems. I could go on and on about that. All I'll say is I've got to decide whether or not to call the psychologist to schedule a second assessment for schizophrenia. I don't take any medications or anything, but I may start soon. So I'm also wondering how medication could affect my aspirations to explore this phenomenon further.
I'd like to be able to induce an OBE or a lucid dream on a nightly basis, like some of you do.
I hope to get to know some new friends too!
Hey!
My name's Tiffany, welcome to the forums. Its nice to meet you.
Well the drive is the first step, so you're on your way! :-)
I'll send you a PM. :wink:
Tiff
Hey welcome to the forums :) what i have heard if you tell yourself you want to remember your OBEs then i think you can but if you keep praticing you will find it easyer to get into sleep paralysis
i hope you all the best and apprently drugs can make you stop having an OBE or Astral Projection
i can't say if i am right or wrong its just what i have read or heard
:) i hope you enjoy your stay here :D
Welcome aboard, Ian! :)